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replace my 7990

maka12

maka12

maka12

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hi
I am sick of crossfire now i give up with it, shadow of mordor has no crossfire support, so i am looking for another card is the gtx 980 the one to go for,
i know my 7990 will beat it when crossfire profile is out but it takes weeks after release of game for it to work.
i was thinking of buying 1 980 then getting another a few months later as i heard sli is better than crossfire atleast if the sli is not working straight away 1 980 is a lot faster than 1 7970 thats what i am running till crossfire profiles come out.

my current system
windows 7 64bit pro
ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
Intel Core i7 2600K Antec h20 920 cooler
16gb corsair vengance
Radeon msi 7990

thanks

maka
 
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No reason to upgrade sli profile for shadow of mordor wasn't there at release either and you usually have to wait longer with sli support. force xfire on CCC or just wait for a bit it's not going to hurt you.
 
NZXT30 said:
No reason to upgrade sli profile for shadow of mordor wasn't there at release either and you usually have to wait longer with sli support. force xfire on CCC or just wait for a bit it's not going to hurt you.
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Yeah i know what your saying your right, i just like to buy the games on release day and play them straight away, i am just impatient and sick of having to wait on crossfire profiles..
 
tbh you'd be better with a single, higher end card. If you don't like crossfire then SLI is surely going to be the same thing, whether it's slight 'better' or not.

ok it may not be as quick as a dual GPU but you won't have the hassle of trying to get things to work.

What size is your monitor?
 
JamesM said:
tbh you'd be better with a single, higher end card. If you don't like crossfire then SLI is surely going to be the same thing, whether it's slight 'better' or not.

ok it may not be as quick as a dual GPU but you won't have the hassle of trying to get things to work.

What size is your monitor?
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monitor is a 27" 1440p
newer games are using more gpu ram for ultra textures ie shadow of mordor, so will i have to but another 980 later on to play on ultra?
i know sli is same problem as crossfire but 1 980 is twice as quick is 1 7970 what i am using at present.
thanks
 
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the 980 destroys the 7970

Doesn't matter how many 980s you buy, the VRAM will still only be 4GB just like the 7990 is only 3GB. You'd have to buy a 8GB card but tbh unless your running 4k resolution I don't see it really being worth it.

My 970 overclocked happily pushes over 120 fps in BF4 on High settings at 2560x1080. Thats the smaller brother of the 980.

I think you'll be quite surprised at the performance of a 980 tbh
 
The 980 is "The Card" to get if you want the fastest but of course it is quite pricey. The GTX 970 is the better card for those who want to save a few quid, as it isn't that far behind the 980 but funds allowing, go big :)
 
I just noticed that there is a beta driver out already just after the 14.9 WHQL and there are particular references in the known problems and fixes towards the 7990.

■Users of dual AMD Radeon™ HD 7990 in AMD Crossfire™ mode should completely uninstall older versions of Catalyst™ drivers from "Add/Remove Programs" in Windows Control Panel before installing the AMD Catalyst™ 14.9.1 Beta. If users of this graphics configuration are still having issues after taking these steps when installing the AMD Catalyst™ 14.9.1 Beta please use the AMD Catalyst™ 14.7 drivers .
■Some users may find that their graphics product is not currently being supported by the AMD Gaming Evolved Application. We encourage those users to visit http://raptr.com/ to download the latest client or for information on when the application will be available to them.
 
JamesM said:
the 980 destroys the 7970

Doesn't matter how many 980s you buy, the VRAM will still only be 4GB just like the 7990 is only 3GB. You'd have to buy a 8GB card but tbh unless your running 4k resolution I don't see it really being worth it.

My 970 overclocked happily pushes over 120 fps in BF4 on High settings at 2560x1080. Thats the smaller brother of the 980.

I think you'll be quite surprised at the performance of a 980 tbh
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am confused now lol, thought my 7990 had 6gb of memory
so if i put 2 980 in sli i will only have 4gb?
thanks
 
Woodsta888 said:
I just noticed that there is a beta driver out already just after the 14.9 WHQL and there are particular references in the known problems and fixes towards the 7990.

■Users of dual AMD Radeon™ HD 7990 in AMD Crossfire™ mode should completely uninstall older versions of Catalyst™ drivers from "Add/Remove Programs" in Windows Control Panel before installing the AMD Catalyst™ 14.9.1 Beta. If users of this graphics configuration are still having issues after taking these steps when installing the AMD Catalyst™ 14.9.1 Beta please use the AMD Catalyst™ 14.7 drivers .
■Some users may find that their graphics product is not currently being supported by the AMD Gaming Evolved Application. We encourage those users to visit http://raptr.com/ to download the latest client or for information on when the application will be available to them.
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thanks for this will try it out.
 
maka12 said:
am confused now lol, thought my 7990 had 6gb of memory
so if i put 2 980 in sli i will only have 4gb?
thanks
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Yes the 7990 physically has 6GB but since the card is a dual GPU model (essentially 2 cards on one PCB) it works out as 3GB for each core.
 
maka12 said:
thanks for this will try it out.
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Best driver uninstaller is DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) Though be sure you can safely boot into safe mode first and you dont get a loop.

Display drivers ideally need to be uninstalled whilst they are not loaded and working. So DDU boots into safemode automagically to clean the drivers thoroughly as the driver is not in use so all components can be removed.
 
Stas823 said:
Sure.

690- http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2692858
970- http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2880405

Bear in mind that is the best 690 result i have, the lowest is about 100 points lower at the same clock.
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I mean game benchmarks - ones most people will be realising card performance for and what the OP is using a card for

I was more thinking something like this where the 7990 has been used in modern game banchmarks for comparison. The Anandtech is using historical data for older cards. Games and drivers have advanced older card performances.

And graphical benchmarks - well buying hardware to get a bigger number dont sound like fun to me. But each to their own.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-980-sli-review,1.html
 
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