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GTX 980 / 970 Discussion

Noxia said:
I'm getting the new tech excitement buzz. Still not done CF, worried about heat, but I accept I kinda need dual GPU to run 1440p decently.
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I don't agree with that. I just played Crysis 3 on a single GTX570 @ 1440p and it looked awesome. (Medium settings for most things/No AA). No idea on framerate but it was playable throughout.
 
Id go with the gigabyte. After the whole oil leakage thing with MSI I wouldn't be going for them myself.

As for the above its the old "what is playable to one person is unplayable to another".
 
I have to say this....This release has me worried. The $ price for these are very good (especially the 970) and AMD are quiet. I see people from Team red jumping and others whom I never thought doing the same.

AMD had a good spell in Q1 of this year I believe but with this release, how much damage will that do to them financially.

If they have nothing coming, they will have to cut big profits from the cards they currently sell to compete and even then I am not sure that will be enough.
 
Have the Inno3d cards just been put on the OCUK website? Didn't see them earlier. Their 970 OC is the cheapest with a decent looking cooler.
 
They have cut profits already. Look at the price of a tri-x 290x thats already 60 quid lower than what I paid for a 290P back in Feb. I think they arent that far off rock bottom already.

Some 290ps going for 260 and etc, like yeeer not much more margins in it sureeeely?
 
Dirk said:
I don't agree with that. I just played Crysis 3 on a single GTX570 @ 1440p and it looked awesome. (Medium settings for most things/No AA). No idea on framerate but it was playable throughout.
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Yes but I don't have a PC to 'make do' with medium settings.
 
Gregster said:
I have to say this....This release has me worried. The $ price for these are very good (especially the 970) and AMD are quiet. I see people from Team red jumping and others whom I never thought doing the same.

AMD had a good spell in Q1 of this year I believe but with this release, how much damage will that do to them financially.

If they have nothing coming, they will have to cut big profits from the cards they currently sell to compete and even then I am not sure that will be enough.
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It's ok AMD fans can look forward to PR tweets from Egghead Huddy till the new cards come along.
 
Gregster said:
I have to say this....This release has me worried. The $ price for these are very good (especially the 970) and AMD are quiet. I see people from Team red jumping and others whom I never thought doing the same.

AMD had a good spell in Q1 of this year I believe but with this release, how much damage will that do to them financially.

If they have nothing coming, they will have to cut big profits from the cards they currently sell to compete and even then I am not sure that will be enough.
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They will have something out before the end of the year iirc, they will also cut prices in the meantime like they always do, but I wouldnt be at all surprised to this quarters market share back up to 65%+ for nvidia, who had slipped to 60% through a lack of anything new
 
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