Hey all, it's finally time to chuck away my good old GTX 570. It has served me well.
Copy pasting the template in the sticky. I would appreciate any feedback on choosing my new GPU.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: end of May / early June
BUDGET RANGE: Under $600 preferable
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming and graphics (Designing and Illustrations). I don't play much FPS but I do want to enjoy games like Assassins Creed 4, Tomb Raider (with TressFX), Witcher 2, Arkham City, Skyrim modded heavily, upcoming Shadow of Mordor, etc. on max.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Zotac GTX 570 Amped edition and Seasonic 850W PSU. I can still manage 1080p with 2x AA and other settings maxed in Assassins Creed 4 but frame rates drop below 30 sometimes.
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Gigabyte Z77-M Pro mobo, Intel i5-3550, 8 GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1666Mhz
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD or Nvidia. (more on that below)
OVERCLOCKING: Unlikely to overclock
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Single GPU only
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1080p, not likely to go higher till at least a year. Will upgrade to 1440p.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: First off, I don't have a lot of tech know-how so excuse the dumb questions.
- If I get an AMD card, will I miss out on Physx ? Is it that big of a deal? Alternatives?
- I like to max out whatever I play. I don't really go for max AA however. 2x or 4x at most is quite acceptable for me.
- If you have any comments on DX12 and Mantle, I would like to know those as well. I haven't factored Mantle in my decisions yet simply because I don't know much.
- I would prefer something that can handle max / very high settings at 1440p for the next 2 years perhaps. I was thinking of something like R9 290 (not the X) Tri-X from Sapphire due to the excellent cooling. I think that would serve me well for a few years, even on 1440p. Thoughts?
Copy pasting the template in the sticky. I would appreciate any feedback on choosing my new GPU.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: end of May / early June
BUDGET RANGE: Under $600 preferable
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming and graphics (Designing and Illustrations). I don't play much FPS but I do want to enjoy games like Assassins Creed 4, Tomb Raider (with TressFX), Witcher 2, Arkham City, Skyrim modded heavily, upcoming Shadow of Mordor, etc. on max.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Zotac GTX 570 Amped edition and Seasonic 850W PSU. I can still manage 1080p with 2x AA and other settings maxed in Assassins Creed 4 but frame rates drop below 30 sometimes.
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Gigabyte Z77-M Pro mobo, Intel i5-3550, 8 GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1666Mhz
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD or Nvidia. (more on that below)
OVERCLOCKING: Unlikely to overclock
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Single GPU only
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1080p, not likely to go higher till at least a year. Will upgrade to 1440p.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: First off, I don't have a lot of tech know-how so excuse the dumb questions.
- If I get an AMD card, will I miss out on Physx ? Is it that big of a deal? Alternatives?
- I like to max out whatever I play. I don't really go for max AA however. 2x or 4x at most is quite acceptable for me.
- If you have any comments on DX12 and Mantle, I would like to know those as well. I haven't factored Mantle in my decisions yet simply because I don't know much.
- I would prefer something that can handle max / very high settings at 1440p for the next 2 years perhaps. I was thinking of something like R9 290 (not the X) Tri-X from Sapphire due to the excellent cooling. I think that would serve me well for a few years, even on 1440p. Thoughts?