- Feb 2, 2016
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Hello,
I'm in the point where I've started to assemble a new rig to replace my current old one.
Current setup:
AMD Phenom II 1055T
Ati Radeon HD 7850 2gb
2x4gb 1600mhz ddr3
So far, I've decided to go with the new i7 skylake 6700K just for the longevity, compared with a matching MB and DDR4 memory.
The problem I have, is that I can't decide on the GPU. First I was thinking of the EVGA GeForce GTX 960 FTW 4gb, but thought that it might not get me much milage and has to be replaced farely soon. Then i decided on the same card, but the 970 version. At this point I watched a few gtx 970 vs r9 390 benchmark videos and it got me thinking about the ATI line of cards. My two last cards were ATI so I was originally going to go with Nvidia for a change. Furthermore, the ATI cards have DX12 support, as compared to the Nvidia line cards that don't have it.
So, should i go perhaps with R9 390 8gb (and maybe in the future with 2x for crossfire) OR wait until the new Nvidia Pascal cards come out?
Money is basically no issue, but i'd like to keep the whole rig under 2k, closer to 1.5k if possible.
Sorry for the wall of text and thanks in advance for the suggestions!
I'm in the point where I've started to assemble a new rig to replace my current old one.
Current setup:
AMD Phenom II 1055T
Ati Radeon HD 7850 2gb
2x4gb 1600mhz ddr3
So far, I've decided to go with the new i7 skylake 6700K just for the longevity, compared with a matching MB and DDR4 memory.
The problem I have, is that I can't decide on the GPU. First I was thinking of the EVGA GeForce GTX 960 FTW 4gb, but thought that it might not get me much milage and has to be replaced farely soon. Then i decided on the same card, but the 970 version. At this point I watched a few gtx 970 vs r9 390 benchmark videos and it got me thinking about the ATI line of cards. My two last cards were ATI so I was originally going to go with Nvidia for a change. Furthermore, the ATI cards have DX12 support, as compared to the Nvidia line cards that don't have it.
So, should i go perhaps with R9 390 8gb (and maybe in the future with 2x for crossfire) OR wait until the new Nvidia Pascal cards come out?
Money is basically no issue, but i'd like to keep the whole rig under 2k, closer to 1.5k if possible.
Sorry for the wall of text and thanks in advance for the suggestions!
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