Will you wait for NVIDIA's next-generation Kepler GPU?

W1zzard · Jan 29, 2012, 11:48 AM

Frick · Jan 29, 2012, 11:50 AM

Strong enough. I play at 1280x1024. ^^

puma99dk| · Jan 29, 2012, 11:53 AM

that will seriously depending on if Nvidia will start putting atleast 2gb memory on their cards as a minimum or else i think i will keep my EVGA GTX 570 and or maybe buy a Cheap used EVGA GTX 580 card.

entropy13 · Jan 29, 2012, 11:56 AM

Yes, I'll wait for Kepler...

So that it would be Maxwell that I would be waiting for next.

the54thvoid · Jan 29, 2012, 12:13 PM

Hmm, I can't vote. My GTX 580 is going to be bandwidth limited when i move to a larger res monitor (currently 1.4-1.5GB usage in BF3 at 1920x1200) so my card isn't powerful enough for maximum gfx effects at higher res.
I also haven't decided to switch yet. I'll be water cooling so the shortage of blocks means i'm holding off but if something concrete comes out before end of Feb regarding Kepler, I'll make my choices then.
So my vote is undecided.

LAN_deRf_HA · Jan 29, 2012, 12:26 PM

How come we can't vote from here but we can from the front page?

theoneandonlymrk · Jan 29, 2012, 12:31 PM

yeh defo then il prob wait till AMDs reply 8xxx or weva then buy

WhiteLotus · Jan 29, 2012, 12:32 PM

Wait, it seems pointless to constantly buy the new when the old works just as I need it to.

W1zzard · Jan 29, 2012, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by LAN_deRf_HA

How come we can't vote from here but we can from the front page?

because only the frontpage lets guests vote and tracks the ip so they can't vote more than once in 24 hours

Fluffmeister · Jan 29, 2012, 01:11 PM

Definitely going to wait for it. My current card is fine for all I currently play, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna skip these new gen cards, just that it is sensible to wait.

qubit · Jan 29, 2012, 01:12 PM

My GTX 580 is running just fine, so I don't need to spend so much money on a HD 7970, which is only a bit better at stock speeds. Plus, I use 3D Vision and don't want to lose that feature.

I'll wait for nvidia's next top-end model and make a decision then.

lilhasselhoffer · Jan 29, 2012, 01:13 PM

I can't be bothered to care, and there's one simple reason.

Next Nintendo console comes out Holiday season 2012. Next Microsoft console comes out in 2013 at earliest. Sony has no plans to release a new console yet.

As bad as it is to say, the consoles need to have dx11 support before we'll see it embraced on the PC side. That, combined with the already very powerful card (for my resolution) I've got, has made it difficult to justify a card this generation.

All of this said, by the next generation I will be looking at a new card. PCI-e version 3 will be the standard, and I've got plenty of lanes to populate. One of the only benefits to the 2011 socket.

LAN_deRf_HA · Jan 29, 2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by W1zzard

because only the frontpage lets guests vote and tracks the ip so they can't vote more than once in 24 hours

You can vote again after 24?

Sinzia · Jan 29, 2012, 01:40 PM

SLi'd GTX 470's are working great for me, I see no need to upgraded right now.
I'll wait till I can't keep the eye candy turned up and decide then.

mastrdrver · Jan 29, 2012, 01:50 PM

I'm waiting.........because I ain't got no moneies.

DarkOCean · Jan 29, 2012, 02:02 PM

I will wait till next next generation when maybe i will have money.

radrok · Jan 29, 2012, 02:09 PM

No reason to upgrade at the moment, while 7970 performance is good it doesn't give that edge needed to play current games, the reason has been explained by the poster above me, until consoles will set the bar higher we don't need much more than we have with series 69xx or 5xx.
So yes I'll be waiting for kepler and if it's going to deliver atleast as much as a single 6990 in stock then I'll consider it, just to have awesome perf with less heat output.
Oh and Nvidia has AO in the control panel, I'm sad because AMD hasn't, I'll definitely love that in Skyrim.

Live OR Die · Jan 29, 2012, 02:12 PM

Will see i am a nvidia fan boy i probably sell my 7970s and go for SLI 680s just because i like nvidia hardware O_O god help me.

Crap Daddy · Jan 29, 2012, 02:40 PM

Given the current state of games the answer is: My GPU is strong enough to let me skip this new generation. But even if I had in mind to buy a new GPU I'd still wait for Kepler to see what's capable of.

imitation · Jan 29, 2012, 08:17 PM

HD5870 still going strong, it's in that sweetspot where it only cost me 140€ but can still play almost any game in 1680x1050 with full details and 4xAA.

MxPhenom 216 · Jan 29, 2012, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by puma99dk|

that will seriously depending on if Nvidia will start putting atleast 2gb memory on their cards as a minimum or else i think i will keep my EVGA GTX 570 and or maybe buy a Cheap used EVGA GTX 580 card.

the GK104, GTX680 will be packing 2GB on 256 bit bus.

F1reFly · Jan 29, 2012, 08:45 PM

Keppler? for what games? lol were still on 2007 graphics technologies for the most part and for most multiplat games, its nothing more than the enhancements...AA/AF and resolution. My 580 does wonders. i'll wait for the next console bus

_JP_ · Jan 29, 2012, 09:05 PM

No, I'm not going to wait. For now, what I have works just fine.

m1dg3t · Jan 29, 2012, 09:17 PM

No. I have never waited for anything from Nvidia, why start now?

Maban · Jan 29, 2012, 09:36 PM

Waiting eagerly.

View Poll Results: Will you wait for NVIDIA's next-generation Kepler GPU?
Yes	2,513	38.53%
No	1,494	22.91%
My GPU is strong enough to let me skip this new generation	2,515	38.56%
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Jan 29, 2012, 11:48 AM	#1
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Jan 29, 2012, 11:50 AM	#2
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Jan 29, 2012, 11:53 AM	#3
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Jan 29, 2012, 11:56 AM	#4
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Jan 29, 2012, 12:13 PM	#5
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Jan 29, 2012, 12:26 PM	#6
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Jan 29, 2012, 12:31 PM	#7
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Jan 29, 2012, 12:32 PM	#8
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Jan 29, 2012, 01:11 PM	#10
Fluffmeister Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 297 (0.57/day) Thanks: 133 Thanked 82 Times in 34 Posts	Definitely going to wait for it. My current card is fine for all I currently play, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna skip these new gen cards, just that it is sensible to wait.

Jan 29, 2012, 01:12 PM	#11
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Jan 29, 2012, 01:13 PM	#12
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Jan 29, 2012, 01:40 PM	#14
Sinzia Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 703 (0.73/day) Thanks: 88 Thanked 184 Times in 135 Posts System Specs	SLi'd GTX 470's are working great for me, I see no need to upgraded right now. I'll wait till I can't keep the eye candy turned up and decide then. __________________

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Jan 29, 2012, 01:50 PM	#15
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Jan 29, 2012, 02:02 PM	#16
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Jan 29, 2012, 02:09 PM	#17
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Jan 29, 2012, 02:12 PM	#18
Live OR Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: Perth-Westen Australia Posts: 3,383 (1.54/day) Thanks: 436 Thanked 315 Times in 256 Posts System Specs	Will see i am a nvidia fan boy i probably sell my 7970s and go for SLI 680s just because i like nvidia hardware O_O god help me.

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Jan 29, 2012, 02:40 PM	#19
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Jan 29, 2012, 08:17 PM	#20
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