Help me upgrade my GPUs

jonathan1107 · Aug 16, 2012, 02:39 AM

Hi, I'm thinking about upgrading my video card setup around christmas...

Would like to know what Video card setups would be my current one ?

(I got 2x 6950 2gb in CF, with unlocked shaders...

Look @ my specs before recommending me new video cards please.

baggpipes · Aug 16, 2012, 02:50 AM

Something with lots of video memory....

BarbaricSoul · Aug 16, 2012, 03:14 AM

I just replaced a pair of 5870 cards with a single 7970. I'm happy with the performance of the single 7970 compared to the 5870 crossfire set-up I was running. No noticable perfromance drops. Infact, with the added VRAM of the 7970, I problably have a higher min FPS.

jonathan1107 · Aug 16, 2012, 05:06 PM

hmmm, what about the coming 7990? or the nvidia 690?

how good are those?

raghu78 · Aug 17, 2012, 05:03 AM

If you are going to upgrade around Christmas you might as well wait for the next gen HD 8970 / HD 8950 and GTX 780 / 770. They are scheduled for Jan 2013 launch. You can expect these cards to be significantly faster than the current gen high end cards.

Widjaja · Aug 17, 2012, 05:11 AM

There has been no official news on the 7990s performance so in your case wait till then before you make your choice.

jonathan1107 · Aug 17, 2012, 05:59 AM

well... it looks like they're releasing cards that are going to be "significantly" more powerful than the best ones on the market every 6 months now lol ...

gotta love technology

Jetster · Aug 17, 2012, 06:46 AM

You might look at the 7970 Ghz 6Gb version
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mtosev · Aug 17, 2012, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonathan1107

hmmm, what about the coming 7990? or the nvidia 690?

how good are those?

the gtx 690 is currently the fastest graphic card on the world so it's a really good card

jonathan1107 · Aug 17, 2012, 07:13 AM

I like the idea of 6gb on a single card... I absolutly love the new concept of "adaptive V-sync" in Nvidia cards... any of you guys notice improvments from that feature ?

jonathan1107 · Aug 23, 2012, 03:30 PM

Ok guys, here's my question though: I wanna upgrade my current setup because I wanna be able to MAX game graphics for a few years... Here's the thing: I sold one of my 2x 6950 2gb a little while ago, so now I'm down to just 1x 6950 2gb...

But here's my real question: with my CURRENT setup (look @ my SPECS pls...) what would be the wisest upgrade? I don't wanna get a card that is going to be bottlenecked by my CPU/RAM/MObo setup...

I also wanna verify a few things I was told:

- NVIDIA seems to have better GPUs in general (better driver support too I hear...)
- NVIDIA cards go better with intel CPUs and AMD cards go better with AMD CPUs

Are these statements true?

(EDIT: other quick question: Some single cards have "dual-gpus" in em... does this mean they use Crossfire Drivers or normal drivers?)

Aug 16, 2012, 02:39 AM	#1
jonathan1107 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 797 (0.91/day) Thanks: 102 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts System Specs	Help me upgrade my GPUs Hi, I'm thinking about upgrading my video card setup around christmas... Would like to know what Video card setups would be my current one ? (I got 2x 6950 2gb in CF, with unlocked shaders... Look @ my specs before recommending me new video cards please.

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Aug 16, 2012, 03:14 AM	#3
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Aug 16, 2012, 02:50 AM	#2
baggpipes Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 161 (0.10/day) Thanks: 32 Thanked 45 Times in 28 Posts System Specs	Something with lots of video memory....

Aug 16, 2012, 05:06 PM	#4
jonathan1107 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 797 (0.91/day) Thanks: 102 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts System Specs	hmmm, what about the coming 7990? or the nvidia 690? how good are those?

Aug 17, 2012, 05:03 AM	#5
raghu78 Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 42 (0.13/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	If you are going to upgrade around Christmas you might as well wait for the next gen HD 8970 / HD 8950 and GTX 780 / 770. They are scheduled for Jan 2013 launch. You can expect these cards to be significantly faster than the current gen high end cards.

Aug 17, 2012, 05:11 AM	#6
Widjaja Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wangas, New Zealand Posts: 4,019 (1.85/day) Thanks: 240 Thanked 617 Times in 534 Posts System Specs	There has been no official news on the 7990s performance so in your case wait till then before you make your choice.

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Aug 17, 2012, 05:59 AM	#7
jonathan1107 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 797 (0.91/day) Thanks: 102 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts System Specs	well... it looks like they're releasing cards that are going to be "significantly" more powerful than the best ones on the market every 6 months now lol ... gotta love technology

Aug 17, 2012, 06:46 AM	#8
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Aug 17, 2012, 07:13 AM	#10
jonathan1107 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 797 (0.91/day) Thanks: 102 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts System Specs	I like the idea of 6gb on a single card... I absolutly love the new concept of "adaptive V-sync" in Nvidia cards... any of you guys notice improvments from that feature ?

Aug 23, 2012, 03:30 PM	#11
jonathan1107 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 797 (0.91/day) Thanks: 102 Thanked 28 Times in 17 Posts System Specs	Ok guys, here's my question though: I wanna upgrade my current setup because I wanna be able to MAX game graphics for a few years... Here's the thing: I sold one of my 2x 6950 2gb a little while ago, so now I'm down to just 1x 6950 2gb... But here's my real question: with my CURRENT setup (look @ my SPECS pls...) what would be the wisest upgrade? I don't wanna get a card that is going to be bottlenecked by my CPU/RAM/MObo setup... I also wanna verify a few things I was told: - NVIDIA seems to have better GPUs in general (better driver support too I hear...) - NVIDIA cards go better with intel CPUs and AMD cards go better with AMD CPUs Are these statements true? (EDIT: other quick question: Some single cards have "dual-gpus" in em... does this mean they use Crossfire Drivers or normal drivers?)

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