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Processor | i7 3820 4.0ghz |
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Motherboard | asus x79 deluxe |
Cooling | silver arrow |
Memory | 16gb ripjaw |
Video Card(s) | gtx 1080 OC edition |
Storage | 1tb F3 +500gb sata ii 64gb ssd |
Display(s) | asus 1920 x1080 x3 |
Case | HAF932 |
Power Supply | Corsair 750w |
Software | Win 10 |
tldr at the bottom lol
so i posted a thread in the ati forums a few weeks ago debating wether to get a 7870 or keep my current cards and wait for something better, i ran a benchmark and my current cards seem to compete with a single 580 so im thinking i need to go above the 580. the current 680s are $500 the 7970 is about $40 more. i wont be able to make this purchase most likely til mid april so obviously ill be watching the prices. im just wondering what card you think would be better given somewhat equal pricing. ive seen various benchmarks saying the 680 is better stock for stock but the 79xx series has better power consumption doesnt run as hot and easily maxes oc sliders without worries of overheating. but almost for every bench that says 79xx is better there is another saying the 680 is better...seems like a back and forth battle.
my reasons for upgarding, my cards now will play bf3 etc at high settings how ever the AA settings really bog it down as do they with any card and also when frapsing i have to lower the settings down to a medium with aa off to get a playable 40-50 fps. im not expecting leaps and bounds in performance gain. because once prices drop ill most likely be buying a second card to sli/crossfire to really see the performance and a 1080p monitor
tldr: 7950 or 7870 or 680 for 1080p game play + fraps and future crossfire/sli scaling
so i posted a thread in the ati forums a few weeks ago debating wether to get a 7870 or keep my current cards and wait for something better, i ran a benchmark and my current cards seem to compete with a single 580 so im thinking i need to go above the 580. the current 680s are $500 the 7970 is about $40 more. i wont be able to make this purchase most likely til mid april so obviously ill be watching the prices. im just wondering what card you think would be better given somewhat equal pricing. ive seen various benchmarks saying the 680 is better stock for stock but the 79xx series has better power consumption doesnt run as hot and easily maxes oc sliders without worries of overheating. but almost for every bench that says 79xx is better there is another saying the 680 is better...seems like a back and forth battle.
my reasons for upgarding, my cards now will play bf3 etc at high settings how ever the AA settings really bog it down as do they with any card and also when frapsing i have to lower the settings down to a medium with aa off to get a playable 40-50 fps. im not expecting leaps and bounds in performance gain. because once prices drop ill most likely be buying a second card to sli/crossfire to really see the performance and a 1080p monitor
tldr: 7950 or 7870 or 680 for 1080p game play + fraps and future crossfire/sli scaling