Anybody regret going red?

[erocker]

I don't see regret between brands but more of buying a product before the product that replaces it comes out and is a better product.

Right now one brand has the superior product. In some time the other brand will sell new products, then the other brand, then the other... and so on and so on...

 

[natr0n]

I dont really have favorites, but nvidia does\runs opengl stuff better it seems.

 

[Beastie]

Freesync is better value than gsync. The Nano is a decent card, though it is most useful in a smaller case, it is not bad value for money as long as you didn't buy it before the prices came down.

So I'd say your money was not squandered.

This is from someone who bought a 980ti and a gsynch monitor .

 

[Devon68]

I didn't regret it. Could have gone with a GTX 660 for the same price at the time but still I don't regret it.

 

[Jack1n]

Yes lets compare an Nvidia card from a generation ahead and say how bad AMD is not being as fast with an older gen card, i regret going green and will wait for Vega to go red again.

 

[fritoking]

These threads make me chuckle a bit. I have ALWAYS been budget conscious when I build . I have used both Intel and amd cpus and amd/ATI and Nvidia gpus....and before everyone floods me with graphs/charts and numbers... IN MY EXPERIENCE, I have never really been dissatisfied with any amd product I have owned, nor have anyone I built for. Sure, your not getting max frame rates, but I've always had a smooth game play experience. The only issue I ever had was a faulty 4830 that gave me blues screens , replaced it with a 4870 and all was right with the world, kids were happy,I was happy and the wife was happy we had nice pcs that did what we wanted for a good price.....and that was all that mattered.

 

[Brusfantomet]

First time? yes. I got a x800xt pe when i wanted a 6800 GT, a leaky cpu block from a TT set killed that card, because i tightened the compression fittings to tight. got two 7800 GTs in SLI that was replaced with a HD4850, and that change i do not regret. After that it has been a string of nice cards (5870, CF 6950, 290x and XF 290x).

As for you, is the nano fluid in your games? if so then just enjoy it. I remember when i built my previous machine, a i7 920 with the 4850 at the time, the first news article i read was a review of the at the time brand new LGA 1156 cpus, faster, cheaper and less power hungry than the 920.
In the end, how many are still rocking a lga 1156 setup? compared to lga 1366?

 

[Estaric]

Main reason I brought it was because a guy in my town had it and I could physically look at it and try it in case any issues arise. I was gonna go 980 TI or dual 980s, but didn't. It works well, don't get me wrong. I also have a 4K monitor on deck and the review I saw had the 1080 hold a steady 70ish fps maxed. SLI 1080s would probably hold anyone over for years to come. And the rumors of around 980 TI aren't too thrilling to me either. Their best efforts are NV last effort if true. Maybe I'm just rambling, but the performance of NVs cards are nothing short of amazing.

Isnt that how it always goes though? AMD will make a push back, just gotta give it time. I for one do not regret going red i got my current 280X for $175 and i hold no regret. to me as long as its is capable of playing games then why worry about whos side your on. Isnt that why most of us buy these amazing cards to play games sure the 1080 is simply amazing but its not like its required to play games.

 

[AsRock]

Main reason I brought it was because a guy in my town had it and I could physically look at it and try it in case any issues arise. I was gonna go 980 TI or dual 980s, but didn't. It works well, don't get me wrong. I also have a 4K monitor on deck and the review I saw had the 1080 hold a steady 70ish fps maxed. SLI 1080s would probably hold anyone over for years to come. And the rumors of around 980 TI aren't too thrilling to me either. Their best efforts are NV last effort if true. Maybe I'm just rambling, but the performance of NVs cards are nothing short of amazing.

Only due to the nm shrink, if any thing you should of waited for that like i and many others will unless moneys no object.

 

[flmatter]

Nope I am happy with my 390 and 8320 then again as long as it does what I want it to do then I will be happy.

 

[LightningJR]

How can anyone be unhappy with buying something they really want? If there are no issues with the product when you got it then you should be thrilled.

It's not as if you were fooled in to buying something that you didn't want. There were reviews of the Nano, also it was pretty well known that the new nm shrink was on it's way.

NVidia has the new shrink out first and the price/performance ratio is off the charts yes but unless you had insider info you can't bring that in to your decision making, it's not as if you can tell the future.


Honestly I agree the one of the above posts, it's on you man, all the info was there for you about the Nano and if you browse tech sites and forums you would have known the shrink was on the way yet you bought the Nano anyway.

 

[Fluffmeister]

There are two options in the CPU market, and there are two options in the GPU market.

Sad state of affairs frankly, but hey ho what can you do?

 

[GoldenX]

I don't regret having a GCN GPU, even if it's the smallest one. Every new function added is compatible with it, and by now it has excellent drivers.

 

[eidairaman1]

No Regrets here. DX12 Compatible unit here

 

[-1nf1n1ty-]

I feel the same when I purchased my r9 390, some regret. But I realize that I am not always going ot have the best for no more than like a week haha. always something better than what you have. I appreciate all the help that I got deciding on a r9 390, its a great card and I can run everything at max and then some!

 

[Kanan]

I don't understand you @OP. You have a great GPU and a great monitor. AMD is slower atm yes, but that will eventually change sometime - AMD was always better in one chart though, price to performance. HD 5850/5830/5770, HD 6970/6870, HD 7870/7950, R9 270X/280X/290X custom (compared to 780 Ti it was cheaper), R9 390, R9 Nano (compared to GTX 980, faster and less expensive after price reduction). Regret is something useless. You have a good PC, enjoy it. Maybe you bought the card too late, maybe you should have waited for the 16/14nm GPUs, that's your "mistake" maybe, but not going to the "red" camp. That's basically just a color.

Coming from a long time user of both camps.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Main reason I brought it was because a guy in my town had it and I could physically look at it and try it in case any issues arise. I was gonna go 980 TI or dual 980s, but didn't. It works well, don't get me wrong. I also have a 4K monitor on deck and the review I saw had the 1080 hold a steady 70ish fps maxed. SLI 1080s would probably hold anyone over for years to come. And the rumors of around 980 TI aren't too thrilling to me either. Their best efforts are NV last effort if true. Maybe I'm just rambling, but the performance of NVs cards are nothing short of amazing.

SLI is another thing DX12/Vulkan makes obsolete. SLI was implemented entirely in drivers. DX12/Vulkan abstracts the hardware so if the game developer programs for it, it can use as much hardware as is available in the system.

 

[HumanSmoke]

I regret paying almost 500 for my nano months ago

Don't sweat it. There are plenty of people who swear that GCN is getting better with age - all you have to do is find one with money as well as that conviction.
Sell the card and bankroll the next purchase....it doesn't guarantee that you won't have buyers remorse again in a few months though.

Fiji is on 28nm and Pascal is on 16nm. The fact Pascal doesn't do better in DX12 exposes Pascal's vulnerability.

Can't say I've seen the GTX 1080 running second in a lot of benchmarks. Care to point them out?

There's also the distinct possibility that AMD could move some orders to TSMC 16nm.

Not a trivial exercise for a monolithic IC, and bound to add delays as well as the possibility of issues in securing enough wafer starts. Still, if the persistent rumours of Polaris delays (since added to by Kyle Bennett in no uncertain terms) have some basis in fact - which looks likely given Koduri's bullish claim that AMD on 14nm was "several months ahead" of Nvidia on 16nm as little as four months ago, yet the Polaris NDA still looks to be a month away.

If they do, it could largely (if not completely) erase the NVIDIA clock speed advantage.

I think the "could", "if", "maybe" conditions are too pervasive at this point in time to start hanging the celebratory bunting. At some point, people have to face up the state of play rather than pin an argument on best case scenario.

NVIDIA needs a new architecture that's fully compliant with the paradigm shift (many commands in the processor simutaneously) caused by DX12, Mantle, and Vulkan. Maxwell and Pascal are achitectures designed for DX11/OpenGL (one command at a time).

DX11 isn't going away, and DX12 isn't going to sweep in and change the gaming landscape in the near/medium future. By the time DX12 becomes a significant factor in gaming, both vendors will be on succeeding Volta/Navi architectures. This isn't much different to many other ATI/AMD initiatives - innovative, but introduced so early as to be almost superfluous. Remember when ATI championed tessellation a decade and a half ago?

 

[GoldenX]

I remember ATI during the X1000 era, saying that shader count will be very important in the near future. Was true.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Can't say I've seen the GTX 1080 running second in a lot of benchmarks. Care to point them out?

I'll show you when Polaris comes out.

 

[MrGenius]

Snowball's chance in Hell you will. But hey...anything's possible.

 

[TheGuruStud]

and upgrade to Vega, later. You already have the monitor. No point going backwards on that front.

 

[AsRock]

Not at all, how ever the only reason up got the 290X was with it having 2GB extra over my 6970 which i was seeing hitting the 2GB point a lot. Other wise i would of waiting for the nm shrink.

 

[5DVX0130]

Months ago =/= NOW.

There is no point in comparing new to old. Unless you want to wait forever, since there is always something better around the corner. I’m sure you got plenty of good use out of your card, and will get even more in future in case you don’t upgrade.

Off course you can get the 1080 now (if you manage to find a place that’s not sold out) and in a couple months complain how much better the 1080Ti/Vega/490x is….


With that out of the way… NO I never regretted going red.

Did I regret some of my purchases? YES, but that is 100% due to the manufacturers producing POS parts.

Nowadays I just avoid anything Asus and in some cases Gigabyte, and off course I mostly buy after the item has been out for a couple of months.

 

[Eric_Cartman]

I don't regret going with my 390 at all.

It is faster than the 970 and cost less.

What is to regret?

Because nvidia thinks they have the lead they overprice all their crap.