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Should I Forgo Physx for a Cheaper AMD Card?

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April 9, 2014 12:50:04 PM

I was told to get a 780 ti. I found a deal on Newegg for one but I didn't purchase it before the deal ended. Now I only have enough money for a 4gb 770, 6gb R9 280x, or a R9 290x. My dilemma is whether I want to forgo Physx for a really good AMD card. I will be playing Borderlands 2, Planetside 2, Assassin's Creed 4, Skyrim, Blacklight: Retribution, and Metro Last Light.

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April 9, 2014 12:55:32 PM

Is there a reason why you're going for the extra VRAM cards? Assuming you're playing at 1080p (even 1440p), you really have no need for 4GB, nonetheless 6GB.
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April 9, 2014 12:58:48 PM

If your using 1080p grab a 3GB 280x, if your using 1440p I say go with the 290 or 290x.
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April 9, 2014 12:59:15 PM

Why not just get the GTX 780 3gb... over the 4gb 770... 3gb @ 1080p is more than enough and the 780 is a good 20-40% faster.
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April 9, 2014 1:00:05 PM

I'll be playing at 1920x1080 when I finish building the system but I'll be upgrading to 2560x1080 in a couple of months
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April 9, 2014 1:01:41 PM

Does Physx on CPU provide as much eye candy as advanced Physx?
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April 9, 2014 1:03:35 PM

joetotheroy said:
I'll be playing at 1920x1080 when I finish building the system but I'll be upgrading to 2560x1080 in a couple of months


2560x1440 is the correct resolution, not 2560x1080. I personally use a 3GB 280x with a 1440p screen and it handles what I throw at it fine, around 50-60fps in BF4 multiplayer, I turn down AA in most games because the pixels are so small which really helps performance. So if you need to saver money rest assured that the 280x works well at that resolution.

But if you are for sure going to end up with a 1440p screen I recommend the 290 and 290x because they really pull ahead at those higher resolutions and for the price you can't beat it.
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April 9, 2014 1:53:43 PM

joetotheroy said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

This was the monitor I was going to buy when I get the money.


Thanks


My bad, I sort of forgot about those crazy ultra wide ones. I personally would take a closer look at a 2560x1440 monitor though, it gives you more screen real estate and keeps you with a conventional 16:9 aspect ratio. Take a look at http://www.overclock.net/t/1384767/official-the-qnix-x-... if you want more information on the Korean models. They are cheaper than the one you are looking at.
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April 9, 2014 5:53:40 PM

Your games list pretty much demands that you go with the best Nvidia card you can afford.

- Borderlands 2, Planetside 2, Assassin's Creed 4, and Metro Last Light are all GPU accelerated PhysX games. Enabling PhysX on the CPU usually hurts performance too much for playability. Some games don't even allow the Advanced PhysX setting without an Nvidia card installed. You should really check out some videos of games with PhysX On vs Off to get a first hand look at what it does.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLKeaP8XEKk
http://physxinfo.com/news/11443/gpu-physx-in-metro-last...


http://physxinfo.com/news/11524/metro-last-light-physx-...


- Assassin's Creed 4, in addition to PhysX, also incorporates other exclusive Nvidia graphic enhancements, TXAA and HBAO+.
http://www.geforce.com/games-applications/pc-games/assa...

- Skyrim also allows you to enable Ambient Occlusion for more dramatic shadows that make a significant impact the game's appearance.
http://international.download.nvidia.com/webassets/en_U...
http://international.download.nvidia.com/geforce-com/in...

If it weren't for the fact that you have such a pro-Nvidia game lineup, I'd say get the one that's the best value, But you'd be missing out on too much if you went with an AMD card. The GTX 780 seems just about right.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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