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Bored of my 7970's - New card time!

savagesam117

savagesam117

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I kinda regret getting rid of my 980Ti because it looked pretty and I enjoyed bragging to my mates :rolleyes: but I never used it.. I went to a set of 7970's which are great, i'm really impressed for cards of this age and they hold their own well buttt i'm bored.. Already..

I said to myself these will do until Pascal next year but I'm already getting the upgrade itch, god I hate my impatience, soooo... I'm thinking of staying AMD but getting either a Nano or the Fury X and putting a block on it.

I'm glad to say that I don't have either a Gsync or Freesync monitor so i'm not fussed over getting another 980Ti or a Fury X. Looking at the prices of second hand 980Ti's i'm thinking this will be a better way to go but I would like to try the small cards.

I only game at 1080p 144hz. I would like to do the jump to 1440p but I can't bring myself to spend £600 a monitor! I did go 4K but my wallet cried then I bought a 980Ti and then went back to 1080p.

Looking at benchmarks between the two (Fury X and 980Ti) the Fury X only seems to pull ahead at 4k and they seem to be on par at 1440p but the 980Ti seems to be all over the Fury X at 1080p..

I rarely game due to not having the time at the moment but when I do I like it to just work and have all the pretties turned up, hence why I want a single card, crossfire is a PITA.

Oh and a card that is easy to get a block for.. Something reference PCB.
 
savagesam117 said:
I kinda regret getting rid of my 980Ti because it looked pretty and I enjoyed bragging to my mates :rolleyes: but I never used it.. I went to a set of 7970's which are great, i'm really impressed for cards of this age and they hold their own well buttt i'm bored.. Already..

I said to myself these will do until Pascal next year but I'm already getting the upgrade itch, god I hate my impatience, soooo... I'm thinking of staying AMD but getting either a Nano or the Fury X and putting a block on it.

I'm glad to say that I don't have either a Gsync or Freesync monitor so i'm not fussed over getting another 980Ti or a Fury X. Looking at the prices of second hand 980Ti's i'm thinking this will be a better way to go but I would like to try the small cards.

I only game at 1080p 144hz. I would like to do the jump to 1440p but I can't bring myself to spend £600 a monitor! I did go 4K but my wallet cried then I bought a 980Ti and then went back to 1080p.

Looking at benchmarks between the two (Fury X and 980Ti) the Fury X only seems to pull ahead at 4k and they seem to be on par at 1440p but the 980Ti seems to be all over the Fury X at 1080p..

I rarely game due to not having the time at the moment but when I do I like it to just work and have all the pretties turned up, hence why I want a single card, crossfire is a PITA.

Oh and a card that is easy to get a block for.. Something reference PCB.
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I'd recommend a 1440P 144Hz monitor - they don't cost £600 - you can get the BenQ XL2730Z for £400 ish, 1440P freesync is such a huge upgrade over 1080P, you'll love it.

A 390/390X/Fury would power it well at 1440P.
 
To be honest, from what you have said in the OP I think you just like spending money dude. I think you will get bored with any card you buy.... ;)

If your card(s) run your games well, then what else is there for them to do. You sold a 980Ti and bought dual 7970's (????) and now you want another card even though your cards are running things to your liking....I dont get that either TBH.

Oh wait a minute....I re-read the thread..."It looked pretty and I liked bragging to my mates".

That right there is your answer dude. Your bored because you have nothing to brag with and say "look what I have got" to your friends.

I thought Gregs tongue in cheek comment was daft (due to cost) but now I agree with it. Currently the only card you can really still brag with is the Titan X, so get one of those.

Or wait for Fury X2 or the new cards in 2016
:)

Sad to say it but I think this very reason is what a fair few Nvidia users covert most....The bragging rights mean more to some of them than actual gaming.
I find benching to be pretty much the same....some people need to know where they stand in the hierarchy/pecking order and need to feel they are at the top. If they
are not then they do their utmost to get there. I think it's called a Superiority Complex. :D
 
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maonayze said:
To be honest, from what you have said in the OP I think you just like spending money dude. I think you will get bored with any card you buy.... ;)

I thought Gregs tongue in cheek comment was daft (due to cost) but now I agree with it. Currently the only card you can really still brag with is the Titan X, so get one of those.

Sad to say it but I think this very reason is what a fair few Nvidia users covert most....The bragging rights mean more to some of them than actual gaming.
I find benching to be pretty much the same....some people need to know where they stand in the hierarchy/pecking order and need to feel they are at the top. If they
are not then they do their utmost to get there. I think it's called a Superiority Complex. :D
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I do get bored really quickly.. I bought a 980Ti because I could at the time and then I sold it while they still were high and got back what I bought it for seeing they have now dropped a bit. A Titan X would be great but they don't seem to hold their value to well and it's basically a full fat 980Ti for more money, I don't need the extra VRAM.

humbug said:
Asus MG278Q ROG Dominator 27" 2560x1440 TN FREESYNC 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor

£400
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This is quite nice. It's the basically the 1440p version of my XL2430T.

Gregster said:
Titan X Sam :p
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It would be nice!

Dave2150 said:
I'd recommend a 1440P 144Hz monitor - they don't cost £600 - you can get the BenQ XL2730Z for £400 ish, 1440P freesync is such a huge upgrade over 1080P, you'll love it.

A 390/390X/Fury would power it well at 1440P.
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£600 ish Rog swift so that's where that came from.

It will just be a new card for the time being as I can't be spending so much money with Christmas coming up. So that'll be in the new year, unless my family actually decide they like me this year and want to buy me something.

Mods can close the thread please. I know what direction I'm going in.
 
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maonayze said:
Oh wait a minute....I re-read the thread..."It looked pretty and I liked bragging to my mates".

That right there is your answer dude. Your bored because you have nothing to brag with and say "look what I have got" to your friends.

I thought Gregs tongue in cheek comment was daft (due to cost) but now I agree with it. Currently the only card you can really still brag with is the Titan X, so get one of those.
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You mean TitanX quad SLI, nothing else will do. :p
 
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