- May 18, 2007
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Hi guys,
I have a pretty old PC, it's core components being:
CPU: Core i7 920 @ 4 GHz
RAM: 12 GB DDR3 1600 MHz
GPUs: 2 x Radeon HD 6970 in CF (actually they were 6950's, but i made the bios trick and managed to unlock the 6970's in them) (on a custom watercooling loop)
Monitors: 3 x [1920 x 1200] (Eyefinity)
I intend to keep playing on my 3-monitor setup, and i'm also considering a Vive/Rift. I also have a Samsung 27" 3D monitor [1920x1080], that works only with AMD hardware (bitchin' propietary systems...), and that i still use. If i go the VR route, i won't be using it anymore, but VR is not a sure thing for me yet, i first need to try it.
On the CPU front, i'm holding until Zen comes out, but for the time being i don't plan on changing CPUs (+mobo+ram).
On the GPU front, however, my CF setup is already falling short on some games (Assassin's Creed Unity, Thalos Principle). Because of the 3D monitor, i'd like to stick to Radeon. And because i've already suffered enough micro-stuttering and scaling issues, i'd very much like to avoid CF again (plus i'm not sure how many PCIe lanes will my next mobo have). My problem is that i don't have a clear idea of how the 6970's CF compare to modern GPUs. I would assume that 2x6970 may perform like a 290X/390 or so, is that sensible? Any suggestions? Should i go the Fury/Fury X route? Wait for Vega? Go Nvidia and dump the 3D monitor?
Thanks in advance for your help, guys!
I have a pretty old PC, it's core components being:
CPU: Core i7 920 @ 4 GHz
RAM: 12 GB DDR3 1600 MHz
GPUs: 2 x Radeon HD 6970 in CF (actually they were 6950's, but i made the bios trick and managed to unlock the 6970's in them) (on a custom watercooling loop)
Monitors: 3 x [1920 x 1200] (Eyefinity)
I intend to keep playing on my 3-monitor setup, and i'm also considering a Vive/Rift. I also have a Samsung 27" 3D monitor [1920x1080], that works only with AMD hardware (bitchin' propietary systems...), and that i still use. If i go the VR route, i won't be using it anymore, but VR is not a sure thing for me yet, i first need to try it.
On the CPU front, i'm holding until Zen comes out, but for the time being i don't plan on changing CPUs (+mobo+ram).
On the GPU front, however, my CF setup is already falling short on some games (Assassin's Creed Unity, Thalos Principle). Because of the 3D monitor, i'd like to stick to Radeon. And because i've already suffered enough micro-stuttering and scaling issues, i'd very much like to avoid CF again (plus i'm not sure how many PCIe lanes will my next mobo have). My problem is that i don't have a clear idea of how the 6970's CF compare to modern GPUs. I would assume that 2x6970 may perform like a 290X/390 or so, is that sensible? Any suggestions? Should i go the Fury/Fury X route? Wait for Vega? Go Nvidia and dump the 3D monitor?
Thanks in advance for your help, guys!
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