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[daze23]

new nvidia drivers out today

GeForce 337.88 WHQL, Game Ready Watch Dogs Drivers Increase Frame Rates By Up To 75% | GeForce

they also put up a Watch Dogs "tweaking guide":

Watch Dogs Graphics, Performance & Tweaking Guide | GeForce

 

[Big Blue]

Why haven't I heard of the Intel Retail Edge program before? I'm glad I found out before I started my build. As soon I get verified I'm copping a i7-4770K for $86 shipped.

 

[Liquid]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($76.94 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.03 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $636.90

How's this rookie setup looking brehs? I'm still on the fence about the CPU. Is going up the FX-8350 worth it? Rep for any feedback.

4GB is not enough

 

[Liquid]

Why haven't I heard of the Intel Retail Edge program before? I'm glad I found out before I started my build. As soon I get verified I'm copping a i7-4770K for $86 shipped.

What? Share details

 

[Big Blue]

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Intel Retail Edge "Holiday Deal" i7 4770k starting $79.00+ship, i7 4930k starting $159+ship *Live December 4*

 

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Thoughts on this article:

Why 'Watch Dogs' Is Bad News For AMD Users -- And Potentially The Entire PC Gaming Ecosystem

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Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs is the latest PC title to take advantage of Nvidia’s GameWorks, a robust collection of tools that allow game developers to produce a visual experience which epitomizes Nvidia’s rallying cry: “The Way It’s Meant To Be Played.” Developers license these proprietary Nvidia technologies like TXAA and ShadowWorks to deliver a wide range of realistic graphical enhancements to things like smoke, lighting, and textures. Nvidia engineers typically work closely with the developers on the best execution of their final code.

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Why 'Watch Dogs' Is Bad News For AMD Users -- And Potentially The Entire PC Gaming Ecosystem - Forbes

 

[Ciggavelli]

Thoughts on this article:

Why 'Watch Dogs' Is Bad News For AMD Users -- And Potentially The Entire PC Gaming Ecosystem


Why 'Watch Dogs' Is Bad News For AMD Users -- And Potentially The Entire PC Gaming Ecosystem - Forbes

I agree, this divide in optimization is bad for pc gamers in general. I've never liked that shyt.

That being said, I'm glad I have nvidia cards

 

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I agree, this divide in optimization is bad for pc gamers in general. I've never liked that shyt.

That being said, I'm glad I have nvidia cards

AMD has tried to share everything with Nvidia but it is not reciprocated. That's bad for the PC community, whether or not you have brand X or brand Y.

 

[Ciggavelli]

AMD has tried to share everything with Nvidia but it is not reciprocated. That's bad for the PC community, whether or not you have brand X or brand Y.

It is bad for the community, but at the same time I guess competition is good....?

From a business standpoint NVIDIA needs this though. AMD has all of the consoles (which would make you think that their PC game ports would be better, but I guess not)

 

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It is bad for the community, but at the same time I guess competition is good....?

From a business standpoint NVIDIA needs this though. AMD has all of the consoles (which would make you think that their PC game ports would be better, but I guess not)

I don't mind the competition, but what happened with Watch Dogs is beyond that. That's actually moving towards monopoly-like development. That's not good for the PC Market at all.

 

[Ciggavelli]

I don't mind the competition, but what happened with Watch Dogs is beyond that. That's actually moving towards monopoly-like development. That's not good for the PC Market at all.

Nvidia did the same thing with Witcher 2. They wouldn't allow AMD to use their eyefinity technology. I used to have a 5870 during that time period (they made it so only NVIDIA user could play in 3 monitors). I was beyond pissed off (thank god for Hayden and his hacks though...)

 

[Fatboi1]

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I used to work for marketsource so i may still have an email.

 

[Liquid]

I used to work for marketsource so i may still have an email.

I figured it was something I wouldn't be able to take advantage of

 

[daze23]

I don't mind the competition, but what happened with Watch Dogs is beyond that. That's actually moving towards monopoly-like development. That's not good for the PC Market at all.

I'm sayin though, nvidia paid for the r&d for that tech

tressfx cripples my nvidia card, but i ain't mad

 

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I'm sayin though, nvidia paid for the r&d for that tech

tressfx cripples my nvidia card, but i ain't mad

TressFX and Mantle have been open to Nvidia. They even hustled to get a patch up for tomb raider for Nvidia owners. AMD has been open doors.

What Nvidia is doing is perfectly fine as a corporation, but as a consumer and a part of the PC community (owner of both brands), this is not good. It looks like competition but it's really monopolizing to an extent.

At the end, the consumer will pay. Nvidia has the right to do what they are doing. The PC community has the right to be upset about it, especially when they see AMD willing to play ball.