Good Higher end GPU

Doug13-1392059 · Aug 26, 2013

Hi guys...... Any ideas for GPU
My Specs
12G of ddr5 RAM
i7 960 3.2 GHz
750 watt PSU
x58m Asus Mboard

I want it to able to run Rome 2 and Arma 3 on high/ultra with decent frames.

fkr · Aug 26, 2013

did you look at the system requirements for these games they recommend a 1 gig card and you bust out a crysis 3 card. nice recommendation. you will also need an intergalactic space station.

ohh but guess what these will be CPU limited games. they both want an i5 2xxx chip.

so if I wanted to make sure I had all of the gaming power i needed I would think a 7950 or a gtx 760 would be fine. these will cost ~$200 for the 7950 or ~$250 for the gtx 760.

If you like physx based games get the gtx 760 if not go for the 7950

fkr · Aug 26, 2013

or instead of the $400 770 you can get 2 7950's and blow the doors off of the 770.

this setup will last you the rest of your life, trust me i can predict the future

Doug13-1392059 · Aug 26, 2013

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202001 could this do it well ?

JackNaylorPE · Aug 26, 2013

fkr :

Heck, two $155 650 Ti Boosts for $310 beat the 7970 GTX, 770 and 680.....but AMD still needs to fix Crossfire

JackNaylorPE · Aug 26, 2013

Doug13-1392059 :

You decide

fkr · Aug 26, 2013

I am being a little sarcatic in case anybody was wondering

the 7950 is more than plenty and if you wanted to go cheaper even a 650ti boost will be enough for these games.

everything over the 7950 and gtx 760 gives seriously diminishing returns on FPS/$

on another note the amd crossfire drivers are now on beta 2 and are working really well with runt frames and stuttering being almost the equal to what nvidia solution is. neither is perfect but both work very nice

2 7950's will be a great solution a year from now if you want to upgrade again but it will mean absolutely nothing to you now as one of these cards will produce 60fps at high/ultra settings.

the only reason what I said above could be wrong is if you play at 1440p resolution or you are pushing three monitors.

the 7950 or the gtx 760 is all you need

fkr · Aug 26, 2013

arma is still in alpha
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2306250

an overclocked 7950 will perform to a 7970

so like i said earlier this is going to be a cpu limited game

with your CPU nothing above the 7950 gtx 760 really makes any sence.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2306247

this games engine is beautiful and disgusting at the same time. It is just so unrefined . hopefully they continue to fix this

make sure you notice that even with a 690 that they use your processor will not do much above 30fps

determinologyz · Aug 26, 2013

fkr :

I wouldnt recommend crossfire

fkr · Aug 26, 2013

determinologyz :

provide some supporting material
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/Frame-Rating-Catalyst-138-Brings-Frame-Pacing-AMD-Radeon

this shows a vast improvement and the drivers have been updated once since then. these professionals give it thumbs up and say it is good.

Doug13-1392059 · Aug 26, 2013

Im upgrading from two medium-low end crossfire and im not a fan... Isn't compatible with some game I play (Warthunder).

Im choosing between http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121770

and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202001

fkr · Aug 26, 2013

both are great cards. i would just decide between the 2 gigs of ram and the 3.

i think the gtx is a better card but the 2 gigs of ram will be limiting in the future, but probably not for the games you are deciding to play.

btw have you tried the beta 2.0 driver that came out a week ago for the AMD's you have

Doug13-1392059 · Aug 26, 2013

No I have not..... If it improves compatibility I will go for the 7970 because it crossfire compatible.

determinologyz · Aug 26, 2013

Doug13-1392059 :

I personally would go sli do some research and ask around issues still remain and sli isnt NO where near as bad. Just giving you heads up

Doug13-1392059 · Aug 26, 2013

Thanks by the way guys!

fkr · Aug 26, 2013

no problem

these guys I linked earlier are working with AMD to help them resolve there issues
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/Frame-Rating-Catalyst-138-Brings-Frame-Pacing-AMD-Radeon

and this was before the most recent driver beta 2

SLI is a better solution right now just not by very much and it is getting to the point where there is no discerable difference in game playing.

It is not like SLI does not have microstuttering also. It is just below a threshold that we can notice. so where is that exact threshold of runt frames or microstuttering at. looking at all of the real world test of in game play the graph look very close.
the new beta 2 drivers continue to improve the crossfire solution.

I think that you really need to consider what your CPU will be able to push and what type of gaming you are going to be doing.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6934/choosing-a-gaming-cpu-single-multigpu-at-1440p/7

here is a good article describing CPU bottlenecks with all sorts of charts.

I think you get a less expensive card that you can SLI/CF later and save up and get an i5, i7.
either what i said above or you get that 770, this is about as high as you can go for GPU

Doug13-1392059 · Sep 4, 2013

Well I have an i7 already haha Im going with this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202001

In the future I will crossfire it !
My old card (6750) can run rome 2 on very high with my i7 so this one can probably do extreme or ultra.

fkr · Sep 4, 2013

i just purchased a 7950 to crossfire with my other card. the 7950 overclocked will run this game maxed on everything doing there benchmark. it sits around 30fps. when i say maxed setting I mean everything.

I will let you know when i get the crossfire working, turns out i fried my southbridge at some point so a replacement motherboard is on its way.

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