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Hello guys , Greeetings
Which card do you think is better ? Toxic costs 39000-40000 here while gainward gtx 770 phantom 4gb cost 46000 , So r9 280x toxic is 15 % cheaper than gainward gtx 770 4gb. Which one would you recommend for watch dogs , hitman absolution , crysis 3 .
Which card do you think is better ? Toxic costs 39000-40000 here while gainward gtx 770 phantom 4gb cost 46000 , So r9 280x toxic is 15 % cheaper than gainward gtx 770 4gb. Which one would you recommend for watch dogs , hitman absolution , crysis 3 .
wh3resmycar
September 5, 2014 4:50:53 AM
Ahsankhaan
September 5, 2014 2:53:37 AM
TopLuca
September 5, 2014 1:11:09 AM
wh3resmycar said:
TopLuca said:
This pretty much sums up why the artifacts used to happen : Any card will get that artifacting issue if they run at an unstable speed. Graphics card manufacturers like to make their cards run faster than the reference (AMD set) speed so that the product looks superior. And while it is their responsibility to ensure the cards can run stable at their set speed, it seems certain manufacturers of late have been shoddy in the QC process.And it seems the R9 280X has the highest failure rate because the R9 280X GPU is actually the same as the older HD 7970. Except that now the chips at 'reference' are essentially overclocked 7970s, so when manufacturers overclock beyond reference they are pushed to extremes and easily become unstable which is what you are seeing now.
Nonetheless the R9 280X is still a good card and it is up to luck if you receive an unstable one. No matter what card you buy be it from AMD or Nvidia you will stand a chance to draw the short stick.
nowhere did i mention it being "unstable". nowhere did i mention "artifact".
That was for the OP , not for you sir.
wh3resmycar
September 5, 2014 1:10:23 AM
TopLuca said:
This pretty much sums up why the artifacts used to happen : Any card will get that artifacting issue if they run at an unstable speed. Graphics card manufacturers like to make their cards run faster than the reference (AMD set) speed so that the product looks superior. And while it is their responsibility to ensure the cards can run stable at their set speed, it seems certain manufacturers of late have been shoddy in the QC process.And it seems the R9 280X has the highest failure rate because the R9 280X GPU is actually the same as the older HD 7970. Except that now the chips at 'reference' are essentially overclocked 7970s, so when manufacturers overclock beyond reference they are pushed to extremes and easily become unstable which is what you are seeing now.
Nonetheless the R9 280X is still a good card and it is up to luck if you receive an unstable one. No matter what card you buy be it from AMD or Nvidia you will stand a chance to draw the short stick.
nowhere did i mention it being "unstable". nowhere did i mention "artifact".
TopLuca
September 5, 2014 1:08:56 AM
wh3resmycar said:
yup the reason is AMD don't wanna do it. anyway like the OP, i have the same dilemma, the gap in price with a 770 and 280x is huge but overall the performance is good. there are other issues with the drivers as well like image scaling and OG downsampling which is quite easy using a geforce card.one more feature lacking in CCC is dynamic Vsync. you'll really need radeonpro to fully get everything out of this card.
Thankfully it exists
wh3resmycar
September 5, 2014 1:07:52 AM
yup the reason is AMD don't wanna do it. anyway like the OP, i have the same dilemma, the gap in price with a 770 and 280x is huge but overall the performance is good. there are other issues with the drivers as well like image scaling and OG downsampling which is quite easy using a geforce card.
one more feature lacking in CCC is dynamic Vsync. you'll really need radeonpro to fully get everything out of this card.
one more feature lacking in CCC is dynamic Vsync. you'll really need radeonpro to fully get everything out of this card.
TopLuca
September 5, 2014 1:07:00 AM
This pretty much sums up why the artifacts used to happen : Any card will get that artifacting issue if they run at an unstable speed. Graphics card manufacturers like to make their cards run faster than the reference (AMD set) speed so that the product looks superior. And while it is their responsibility to ensure the cards can run stable at their set speed, it seems certain manufacturers of late have been shoddy in the QC process.
And it seems the R9 280X has the highest failure rate because the R9 280X GPU is actually the same as the older HD 7970. Except that now the chips at 'reference' are essentially overclocked 7970s, so when manufacturers overclock beyond reference they are pushed to extremes and easily become unstable which is what you are seeing now.
Nonetheless the R9 280X is still a good card and it is up to luck if you receive an unstable one. No matter what card you buy be it from AMD or Nvidia you will stand a chance to draw the short stick.
And it seems the R9 280X has the highest failure rate because the R9 280X GPU is actually the same as the older HD 7970. Except that now the chips at 'reference' are essentially overclocked 7970s, so when manufacturers overclock beyond reference they are pushed to extremes and easily become unstable which is what you are seeing now.
Nonetheless the R9 280X is still a good card and it is up to luck if you receive an unstable one. No matter what card you buy be it from AMD or Nvidia you will stand a chance to draw the short stick.
TopLuca
September 5, 2014 1:03:59 AM
wh3resmycar
September 5, 2014 1:01:05 AM
lol my fault? for pete's sake i have to use radeon pro to stop it from running @ 1100mhz core running a ps2 console port (re4 hd edition). the card can actually pull 60 fps even @ 500mhz but the fact that i have to use a 3rd party software to do it irks me.
i know my way around graphics cards thank you sir. i don't have problem any problem with the performance, just the aftermarket support is soo AMD.
i know my way around graphics cards thank you sir. i don't have problem any problem with the performance, just the aftermarket support is soo AMD.
TopLuca
September 5, 2014 12:56:53 AM
wh3resmycar said:
just installed a 280x. this card will not work properly without radeonpro installed. i'd suggest you get a 770 instead. what 280x did you get and what is the model of it ? Have you installed the latest drivers ? Do you have the sufficient PSU ? Lots of things in the mix , the card isn't to blame most of the time , its usually the user's fault.
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