I bought a Samsung 34in curved Freesync monitor this time last year with the intention of building a new PC with a Vega card in. I'm using a GTX750 card at the moment so have not had any opportunity to run games at full resolution (3440x1440) of the monitor.
12 months later I find that Vega prices are completely through the roof here in the UK, partly because of the HBM2 memory and partly due to mining. Nvidia pricing and availability are better right now so I am wondering how much of a killer feature Freesync is and whether I might be better off just getting an Nvidia card.
So, here are some example prices:
Vega56 are 750 - 850 GBP but almost all cards pre-order only
Vega64 are just under 1000 GBP but are available to buy
1070TI are 600 GBP and becoming available
1080 are 650 GBP and most models available
1080TI are 850 - 900 GBP and some models available
So really Vega56, if you could buy one, are around the same price as a 1080TI which is arguably the best card on the market without spending an absolute fortune.
Vega64 seems just way overpriced especially as you consider a 1080TI is 100 GBP cheaper.
My question is, I have the Freesync monitor which I can't afford to change for the foreseeable future, but would a 1080 or 1080TI look as good without freesync as either of the Vega cards?
The monitor, by the way, is a Samsung C34F791WQU and is capable of 3440x1440 at 100Hz. I haven't got the hardware to drive it over 60Hz right now so I've not seen what 100Hz looks like. This also begs the question, does freesync make a difference at 100Hz?
I'd be grateful of some opinions on this!
12 months later I find that Vega prices are completely through the roof here in the UK, partly because of the HBM2 memory and partly due to mining. Nvidia pricing and availability are better right now so I am wondering how much of a killer feature Freesync is and whether I might be better off just getting an Nvidia card.
So, here are some example prices:
Vega56 are 750 - 850 GBP but almost all cards pre-order only
Vega64 are just under 1000 GBP but are available to buy
1070TI are 600 GBP and becoming available
1080 are 650 GBP and most models available
1080TI are 850 - 900 GBP and some models available
So really Vega56, if you could buy one, are around the same price as a 1080TI which is arguably the best card on the market without spending an absolute fortune.
Vega64 seems just way overpriced especially as you consider a 1080TI is 100 GBP cheaper.
My question is, I have the Freesync monitor which I can't afford to change for the foreseeable future, but would a 1080 or 1080TI look as good without freesync as either of the Vega cards?
The monitor, by the way, is a Samsung C34F791WQU and is capable of 3440x1440 at 100Hz. I haven't got the hardware to drive it over 60Hz right now so I've not seen what 100Hz looks like. This also begs the question, does freesync make a difference at 100Hz?
I'd be grateful of some opinions on this!
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