@ cars being brought up in here again.
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@ cars being brought up in here again.
BDsavage92
lil boi
Thoughts on this build?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jWQpRB
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jWQpRB
I like it. Tho I'd opt for at least a 250+gb ssd.
Redguard
Hoonding
I thinking about getting the Sapphire r9 290x 8gb card but I'm 
cause I heard Nvidia is supposed to come out with 8gb 970's and 980's. Plus AMD should be releasing the new r9 300 series cards soon.
cause I heard Nvidia is supposed to come out with 8gb 970's and 980's. Plus AMD should be releasing the new r9 300 series cards soon.
itsyoung!!
Veteran
who knew a 48 month loan (4 year long) on a 3 year old used car would bring out the insecurities in mafukkas.. like they arent going through the same shyt
the main person tryna roast me on this, bought a 3 year old used car just a few months ago 
does he think his car will not age the same 
I'd wait. I'm in the market for new cards too. The new rumor is the 8gb 980s are coming out in March (but who knows if that's true). I was just checking up on the 390xs and I couldn't find anything. But you know they're coming soon.I thinking about getting the Sapphire r9 290x 8gb card but I'm
With 8gb you'll be more future proof. It's worth waiting. the 290x will be obsolete sooner rather than later. The 980 will last longer. From what I read the 390xs are supposed to be monsters and water cooled.
I just wish this shyt would come out sooner rather than later. I wanna upgrade my shyt now
i don't think it's a smart buy getting a 8gb 970 or 980 because of the 256 bus width. nvidia figured out to optimize 4gb (3.5 for the 970 
) on a 256 bus, but the 4gb gtx 680/670 versions ran horribly, and basically narrowed the bus to 192 . people are complaining about the 970 3.5 vram, but that was a bigger issue on the kepler architecture imo. if you were on a 1080p and using a single card, it didn't hinder anything. but if you were using higher res/refresh monitors or doing sli... you were basically fukked.
nvidia can go to hell... but i can't leave them because i love their features so much
) on a 256 bus, but the 4gb gtx 680/670 versions ran horribly, and basically narrowed the bus to 192 . people are complaining about the 970 3.5 vram, but that was a bigger issue on the kepler architecture imo. if you were on a 1080p and using a single card, it didn't hinder anything. but if you were using higher res/refresh monitors or doing sli... you were basically fukked.nvidia can go to hell... but i can't leave them because i love their features so much
Maxine Shaw
#ColiFam gave more $ 2 my students than my school
I was OCing (FX 8320). Got 4.3 w/no probs, but everybody knows that I can go to 4.5, easy. Voltage tapped out at 1.4...da fuq? Damn, I didn't realize how old my power supply was...Raidmax Volcano 630W. That's like...duo-core swag. So it's time to upgrade. 750, minimum. GPU won't OC for shyt...hopefully a new power supply will fix that.
Yeah, I read that too somewherei don't think it's a smart buy getting a 8gb 970 or 980 because of the 256 bus width. nvidia figured out to optimize 4gb (3.5 for the 970
nvidia can go to hell... but i can't leave them because i love their features so much
Only AMD can save us then
yeah, my "2gb" 660 wouldn't go over 1500mb. it's kind of funny that now there's such a big deal with the 970's. I think it's because of how they marketed both the 970 and 980 as being 4gb cards. everyone thought they could overclock the significantly cheaper 970, and it would be the 'same thing' as the 980... turns out that's not true
the extra shady part is nvidia even put the wrong ROP numbers into the bios. so that when you looked at the card through programs like Nvidia Inspector, it said the card had 64 ROPs, even though there's really only 56. that seems to make the whole "oops, we gave the wrong numbers to the marketing dept" sound like a bunch of BS (as if it didn't already)
the shyt really is a mess now, as a lot of people are trying to return their cards. the missing 500mb really isn't a big deal for most people, but I understand if they feel misled and want their money back. hopefully this mess will at least bring an end to nvidia playing these games with the numbers
the extra shady part is nvidia even put the wrong ROP numbers into the bios. so that when you looked at the card through programs like Nvidia Inspector, it said the card had 64 ROPs, even though there's really only 56. that seems to make the whole "oops, we gave the wrong numbers to the marketing dept" sound like a bunch of BS (as if it didn't already)
the shyt really is a mess now, as a lot of people are trying to return their cards. the missing 500mb really isn't a big deal for most people, but I understand if they feel misled and want their money back. hopefully this mess will at least bring an end to nvidia playing these games with the numbers
itsyoung!!
Veteran
thats how they marketed the 670 and 680 as well and both those cards is what began their dominance on video gaming GPU's.. the 500 series was the break away from AMD but the 600 series is what separated them.
The thing is, im not sure why nVidia had to do this shyt with the 970s
you are in the clear lead, why fukk up ?
itsyoung!!
Veteran
im sure that power supplyi s enough for what you want to do, but call me old fashion I just dont trust anything under 700watts
(not saying to get those ridiculous 1200 watts shyt either)
just got done filing my taxes... dat student tax credit 
thing is nvidia really can't 'fukk up' as long as they have no real competition. most of those people trying to return their 970's are probably planning on getting a 980thats how they marketed the 670 and 680 as well and both those cards is what began their dominance on video gaming GPU's.. the 500 series was the break away from AMD but the 600 series is what separated them.
The thing is, im not sure why nVidia had to do this shyt with the 970s
and AMD probably gonna release some card that idles at 90c and sounds like a rocket ship. they really need to step up and do better
as a watercooler, temps never bothered me as i always throw a block on my cards. if the 290x had came out before the 780, id be running amd right now. i love physx and was dead set on getting a g-sync monitor, but i just can't support these a$$holes anymore. im waiting to see how freesync works out and if its similar to g-sync, im back to team read.