Getting Radeon RX Vega?

Sasqui · Aug 23, 2017

I plan on ditching NVidia for one reason: G-Sync cost

I won't be buying a video card until later this fall and will either go used or Vega 56, depending on prices, along with a new monitor. My current monitor is 12 year old

ERazer · Aug 23, 2017

Sasqui said:
I plan on ditching NVidia for one reason: G-Sync cost

I won't be buying a video card until later this fall and will either go used or Vega 56, depending on prices, along with a new monitor. My current monitor is 12 year old

why buy GPU base on gsync or freesync? i rather buy fastest GPU, i think you have misconception about gsync/freesync

then again its makes more sense for AMD side to have freesync monitor

Sasqui · Aug 23, 2017

ERazer said:
why buy GPU base on gsync or freesync? i rather buy fastest GPU, i think you have misconception about gsync/freesync

I've heard great things about both. Now Vega now has "adaptive sync" that doesn't require either. Part of it is prinicpal, pay $200+ more for a G-Sync monitor that Nvida won't (or cant') allow FreeSync to be part of? I stayed away from them since they would only allow SLI on their MB chipsets. More power to them for setting themselves up to make money, it just won't be mine if I can help it.

ERazer · Aug 23, 2017

gsync is nice to have but its all about fast sync for nvidia tho

bug · Aug 23, 2017

Sasqui said:
I've heard great things about both. Now Vega now has "adaptive sync" that doesn't require either. Part of it is prinicpal, pay $200+ more for a G-Sync monitor that Nvida won't (or cant') allow FreeSync to be part of? I stayed away from them since they would only allow SLI on their MB chipsets. More power to them for setting themselves up to make money, it just won't be mine if I can help it.

Never buy based solely on things you have "heard of". Go into a store and see the technology at work. Your eyes may tell you a different story (or not). The same goes for buying audio equipment.

Sasqui · Aug 23, 2017

bug said:
Never buy based solely on things you have "heard of". Go into a store and see the technology at work. Your eyes may tell you a different story (or not). The same goes for buying audio equipment.

In an ideal world, yes.

bug · Aug 23, 2017

Sasqui said:
In an ideal world, yes.

Why do you need an ideal world to go into a store and test equipment?

Sasqui · Aug 23, 2017

bug said:
Why do you need an ideal world to go into a store and test equipment?

What kind of stores do you have around you where you can compare Free Sync vs. G Sync vs. Adaptive Sync? If you find one, let me know.

Vya Domus · Aug 23, 2017

They're more or less the same things , the only differences that you might perceive come from the games themselves running better or worse on the respective hardware.

bug · Aug 23, 2017

Sasqui said:
What kind of stores do you have around you where you can compare Free Sync vs. G Sync vs. Adaptive Sync? If you find one, let me know.

Just go look at the damn things, see if your eye can spot the difference, that's all. If you actually need them side by side to be able to tell the difference, then the difference is really pointless. Don't apply this piece of advice to audio equipment, though

Octavean · Aug 30, 2017

Happy with GTX 1060 6GB,......yeah, it can happen.

gamerman · Sep 13, 2017

i dont like vote panel.. its not fair..

where is option:

Sticking with Pascal (gtx 1050,1060),sure many users
or
even Maxwell (gtx 970,980) sure many users.

think it get also few precents...come on,

RealNeil · Sep 13, 2017

Got rid of my two 480 and two 580 GPUs in a trade for i9-7900X CPU, Board, and RAM.
I'll be fine with my GTX series cards for a good long time.

Aquinus · Sep 14, 2017

Prices have to change if I'm going to consider any GPU upgrade.

RealNeil · Sep 14, 2017

Aquinus said:
Prices have to change if I'm going to consider any GPU upgrade.

Yeah, I can't afford to buy them at full price. I get them second hand.

Totally · Sep 17, 2017

bug said:
Why do you need an ideal world to go into a store and test equipment?

These stores that just happen to have the equipment you available to test where do they exist?

Not upgrading this round unless a Asus happens to release a Poseidon version of a Vega card then I may reconsider depending on availability.

Aquinus · Sep 17, 2017

RealNeil said:
Yeah, I can't afford to buy them at full price. I get them second hand.

It's not that I can't afford it, it's that I'm not willing to pay that much which should be a little more telling.

EarthDog · Sep 17, 2017

Totally said:
These stores that just happen to have the equipment you available to test where do they exist?

Not upgrading this round unless a Asus happens to release a Poseidon version of a Vega card then I may reconsider depending on availability.

Well, yes, a row of monitors.....perhaps not next to each other, an ideal situation, but, they are there bud.

Totally · Sep 17, 2017

EarthDog said:
Well, yes, a row of monitors.....perhaps not next to each other, an ideal situation, but, they are there bud.

There aren't any Fry's or Microcenters in out here where I live(only 16 states get the privilege), only thing you could consider a electronics store is a best buy. Yes, you can go there to look at their selection of monitors but we're talking about gpus. So only in an ideal world everyone has access to a demo at a brick and mortar store.

EarthDog · Sep 17, 2017

Ideally, sure. Just saying a way to exists at several B&M.

FordGT90Concept · Sep 17, 2017

Aquinus said:
It's not that I can't afford it, it's that I'm not willing to pay that much which should be a little more telling.

That's where I am at too. I'm not upgrading unless I absolutely have to (read: something breaks). The amount of money I'd normally be willing to spend only buys me a side-grade at this point, not an upgrade.

ppn · Sep 24, 2017

1070/80 users totally under represented here. According steam survey 1070 leads with 3.3% user base, followed by 1080 - 1.7% and 1080 Ti - 0.6%. Now what do we see here the Ti has 50% more happy people than both. Others probably didn't care responding or unhappy or going Amd, but why. I'm buying 1070 Ti if priced 20% bellow 1080 where performance is.

Blueberries · Sep 26, 2017

Will this poll stay on the homepage until Volta's launch?

EarthDog · Sep 26, 2017

Blueberries said:
Will this poll stay on the homepage until Vista's launch?

Lol, what?

1. Vega
2. Its already launched.

Blueberries · Sep 26, 2017

EarthDog said:
Lol, what?

1. Vega
2. Its already launched.

Volta, damn autocorrect

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Getting Radeon RX Vega?

Getting Radeon RX Vega?

Yes, watercooled

Yes, RX Vega 64

Yes, RX Vega 56

Happy with GTX 1070

Happy with GTX 1080

Happy with GTX 1080 Ti

Sticking with Polaris

Waiting for the reviews

Not upgrading this round

Sasqui

ERazer

Sasqui

ERazer

bug

Sasqui

bug

Sasqui

Vya Domus

bug

Octavean

gamerman

RealNeil

Aquinus

Resident Wat-man

RealNeil

Totally

Aquinus

Resident Wat-man

EarthDog

Totally

EarthDog

FordGT90Concept

"I go fast!1!11!1!"

ppn

Blueberries

EarthDog

Blueberries

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