Are you sure you want to do that? New video cards will mean changing your signature.
Ha, that's a very good point Freddie. I'm sure it can be updated to say 8GB of GDDR5 goodness.

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Are you sure you want to do that? New video cards will mean changing your signature.
Nothing like flogging a dead horse. It's a clever move though from AMD, they have brainwashed their customers so well that they know they will believe they need 8GB. You have to take your hat off to them for that.
Bless, and NVidia doing the same.
Bit like you don't NEED DDR4....but you bought it.
What DDR3 will work in the Rampage V Extreme ?
The difference is even with 8gb of VRAM in multi GPU setups @4K the 256bit bus really throttles the 980s.
Multi 290X GPUs setups on the other hand although slower @1080p do not throttle @4K due to their 512bit bus.
If any one thinks I am being anti NVidia this is not true as I will be buying several of their cards in the hopefully near future and they won't come with a 256bit bus. It is either that or I am going to be stuck with a big green blob I don't know what to do with.
And I am not talking about the wife.
Not unless you start cutting slots in the bottom of the memory sticks lol.![]()
Any company that aims for an area where there competitor is weaker to gain extra revenue is a smart move. It is one of the laws of business and if you do the same as your competitor it's a race to the bottom.
I guess it's down to the case of maybe many like OCUK approaching AIB partners and requasting some cards because there is a demand. The demand maybe small but so is the demand for Ferarris. But they stil make them.
The cost of those 8GB cards against a Titan is very keen and for those of us that are running 4k and it's a great idea and fills a gap in the market by slapping extra RAM on a current card.
Many people run dual cards today compared to a couple of years ago. The current choices for 4k are (and these wont nessesarily run 4k at max in every game)
4GB ;
X295 £600 (2x 290x's OC'd & factory included water cooling)
3 x 290's £6-700
2 x 290x £600
3 x 290x £900
2 x 980's £850
3 x 970's £775
> 4GB solutions
2 x Titans £1400+
Titan Z £1100+
2 x R9 290X 8GB £700+
3 x R9 290x 8GB £1050+
The 8GB cards are a very clever move and appealing for those that have taken on 4k. I'm not sure the 4k market is as small as people think. Running 1440p at 120 hz isn't going to be much different than the requirements for 4k at 60hz. Both require immense GPU horsepower. The market for 4k is smaller but so will the amount of 8GB cards produced.
No offence Kaap, but I have read this kind of tripe for a long time from people.... Oh you need xGB for 1080p, oh you need xGB for 1200p, oh you need xGB for 1440p and now naturally the same old **** spouted for 4k. There's nothing much else to market, so throw in some memory bandwidth issues too and its still the same old nonsense, nothing changes.
What gripes me is that people tell others that what they need. It's horrible advice. I wish people would buy what they 'think' they need and dont ram bad advice down other peoples throats.
I was told I needed more than 3gb on my 780 to play at 1440p 144hz, I even played with a heavily modded skyrim....I knew I didnt, and proved I didnt.
I'm tempted to buy 4k just to prove it to others again but nothing will change, the same old same old will be branded around. Have you noticed by now I probably sigh an awful lot ?![]()
No offence Kaap, but I have read this kind of tripe for a long time from people.... Oh you need xGB for 1080p, oh you need xGB for 1200p, oh you need xGB for 1440p and now naturally the same old **** spouted for 4k. There's nothing much else to market, so throw in some memory bandwidth issues too and its still the same old nonsense, nothing changes.
What gripes me is that people tell others that what they need. It's horrible advice. I wish people would buy what they 'think' they need and dont ram bad advice down other peoples throats.
I was told I needed more than 3gb on my 780 to play at 1440p 144hz, I even played with a heavily modded skyrim....I knew I didnt, and proved I didnt.
I'm tempted to buy 4k just to prove it to others again but nothing will change, the same old same old will be branded around. Have you noticed by now I probably sigh an awful lot ?![]()
Ha, that's a very good point Freddie. I'm sure it can be updated to say 8GB of GDDR5 goodness.![]()
I just noticed this whole time your sig had a typo.
"4GB of DDR5"
BTW the ICs on these 8GB boards are likely gonna be 20nm.
I know, it was my way of proving a point that I did need DDR4![]()
Lol missed the point completely.
The DDR4 part was a small entry into why you NEEDED X99the whole x99 setup. I'll be needing 8Gb on a gfx card long before what I need in X99, Maxwell CPU AND DDR4.
Jeeesus![]()
Lol missed the point completely.
The DDR4 part was a small entry into why you NEEDED X99the whole x99 setup. I'll be needing 8Gb on a gfx card long before what I need in X99, Maxwell CPU AND DDR4.
Jeeesus![]()
I have not tested but I suspect for gaming a 4790k devils canyon setup is still the best gaming platform.
So with more 8GB r9 290x's on the way and 8GB 980's as well. Does this mean we might see 16GB 990's ?
Never have I said I needed an X99 setup, I wanted it. If you need 8gb on your card then by all means go for it, that's what I said in a previous post, just dont tell people that what they need too because its ********.
16GB 990's would effectively be 8GB.