GPU upgrade decision

boomstik360 · Jan 30, 2012

I am so torn right now. I need a little insight here. I have the money right now or a 7970 or 7950 on Tuesday but would it make sense to buy an Evga GTX 560 Ti 448 for ~$280-90 (or something similar) and use the Step-Up when Kepler arrives? That being said, if it arrives within the 90 day period. Sooooo 7970/50 or buy a hold over card and wait & pray for Kepler to be good then Step-Up to it? What do you all think?

radrok · Jan 30, 2012

I'd say that waiting depends on the setup you've got and if you really are running on Intel's integrated then the 7970 is a good damn choice.
Kepler may be here soon or later, nobody knows, so if you need a discrete GPU then go for the 7970.

boomstik360 · Jan 30, 2012

Yeah I am running on Intel HD right now.

Crap Daddy · Jan 30, 2012

I don't think a 7970/7950 is a good buy now. You can get a quad Ivy and a good GPU for that amount in a few months time. While the step up sounds good we really don't know what Kepler will be out first. Tough decision but I'd say grab a 448 core now.

kajson · Jan 30, 2012

I would hold out, if you value your money that is. There's bound to be some kinda price war.

However if you do not really care about the financial side, I'd say the 7950 and 70 will really not be bad choices, all nvidia has is speculation. Spending 300$ for a card you wont keep instead of 500$ on a card you will keep makes little sense to me. Unless you'll stick with the 560Ti for a couple of years, then it's a fine pick as well.

Dont you have a mate who has a somewhat decent vid card laying about he isnt using?
Would allow you to delay your decision till at least the paperlaunch of NVIDIA's products.

Outback Bronze · Jan 30, 2012

You cant really go wrong with the 7970/50 idea coz u can start playing games now. When u have the funds and also find out what other cpus performances are going to be like(Kepler, ivy bridge etc), then u can make your choice.

boomstik360 · Jan 31, 2012

Well I traded an SSD that I didnt need for a 6950 so I'll keep that until nvidia brings something tasty to the table.

radrok · Jan 31, 2012

Good choice, might be unlockable too

timma · Jan 31, 2012

GIGABYTE GV-R795WF3-3GD Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit...
7950 OC and windforce 3x :cool:

c12038 · Jan 31, 2012

I would personally wait until all drivers have been WHQL and ironed out bugs and such like and possibly a price drop...

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