270X died, looking at an 390.

[Seba]

Try other games to better diagnose the problem.

 

[FX2000]

It's just a problem with DirectX afaik. Battlefield 4 works great on Ultra.

 

[AtenRa]

A high-end GPU and a low-end CPU make no sense together.

I could easily recommend the GTX980Ti or Fury X for 1440/1600p and 4K with his FX6350.

 

[FX2000]

As I said, there's not any bottlenecking going on. I will never know, why people think you need a 600$ CPU to get 60FPS on 1920x1080. It never fails to amaze me.

 

[MeldarthX]

:thumbsup: I'll remember your location for sure, but it's hard to keep track of all the other 100s of members on here.

P.S. Correct me if I am wrong, but it looks like the R9 390/390X/Fury seem like better values in the UK right now compared to the GTX970/980 cards. The cheapest good after-market 390 is 258 pounds vs. 270 pounds for the GTX970. GTX980 is horrendously priced in the UK against the R9 390X. R9 390X = 329 pounds vs. GTX980 - 402 pounds but the Fury is 444 pounds. Are GTX970/980 really popular in the UK at those prices?

One place 970 was there best selling card for awhile - its now falling off as pretty much its 390 recommend as its the better card between 970 and itself. Most also say anything over the 390 prices are over priced; that's Nvidia or AMD....

Though weirdly 980ti tends to get recommended a lot as its the fastest; if you're going to spend a certain amount might as well drop some more and get it.

With DX 12 around the corner though and prelims being seen; AMD's uptake and really clawing back market share. 390/390X fixed the image issue that the 290/290x had.....

Air Furys are selling fast; and same with FuryX and Nano - soon as FuryX is in stock its gone - as I have a 290 next card I'll most look at is Air Fury as my upgrade......

I need to upgrade my monitor first. AMD image has really started to swing up which is a good thing as we all need a strong AMD to keep dgpu market healthy and to keep Nvidia honest...*which is difficult to do; for as long as I've known them they haven't been*

 

[MeldarthX]

FX2000 which drivers are you using? if I didn't have a 290 I'd so snag a 390 right now lol.......I think free-sync monitor will be next item I'll get before upgrading video card

 

[FX2000]

15.7.1

 

[MeldarthX]

Have you tried the 15.8 betas? pretty sure there was gtv5 fixes in there; but not exactly sure hehe

 

[RussianSensation]

Air Furys are selling fast; and same with FuryX and Nano - soon as FuryX is in stock its gone - as I have a 290 next card I'll most look at is Air Fury as my upgrade......

Thanks for your response! Interestingly enough, in Canada GTX970 and R9 390 very closely priced ($415-430 + tax for the 970 and $400-430 + tax for the 390), and yet and there isn't a single R9 390 in the top 10 list of most purchased GPUs at NCIX Canada. Just goes to show the massive brand/imagine bias in different countries around the world.

 

[Mondozei]

In Sweden the Fury X(!) has dropped down to prices comparable to the GTX 980. So it's starting to gain marketshare when I look at how it sells comparable to the 980. The 980 Ti still sells better though. Still, it's depressing to look at the top-selling GPUs on Prisjakt.nu. Like 1 AMD card out of the top 10. Then again Sweden has always been full of NV fanboys, a term I don't use lightly, much like Canada apparently.

I've seen people bid higher for a GTX 780, by 50-100 dollars(equivalent) than a 290 in aftermarket auctions.

I keep an eye on these auctions because I have an extra GPU to sell. I sometimes go into the threads and basically tell people that they are "irrational"(read: stupid).

The response I get is that I shouldn't "meddle" and that it's "up to me what I want". So you're spending upwards 100 dollars extra for an inferior card on brandname and you get angry at me for pointing that out?

Okay.

 

[RussianSensation]

In Sweden the Fury X(!) has dropped down to prices comparable to the GTX 980. So it's starting to gain marketshare when I look at how it sells comparable to the 980.

Wow, that is incredible! Fury X priced similarly to a 980? One would have to be the most hardcore NV fanboy to buy a 980 over a Fury X at similar prices. Shame that the 980's price isn't dropping in Sweden which means people are still buying them. :sneaky:

But again, look at the US - the price of the 980 is horrendous, and it's not dropping. In Canada a 980 costs 55-60% more than an R9 390. Talk about a waste of $, but people keep buying them.

Then again Sweden has always been full of NV fanboys, a term I don't use lightly, much like Canada apparently.

100%. The bias in Canada is horrendous and it translates even more into the used market. Take a look

Gigabyte R9 290 (used for 3 months) - $225
Asus DCUII 290 = $280
EVGA GTX770 = $250
GTX770 = $250

Ironic considering ATI's head office was in Canada.

I've seen people bid higher for a GTX 780, by 50-100 dollars(equivalent) than a 290 in aftermarket auctions.

I am not surprised at all. Even brand new, people paid $100 more for GTX780 over $399 290. I even remember when 780 6GB came out and it costs $550 when 290 was going as low as $350 and people still bought the 780 6GB.

I keep an eye on these auctions because I have an extra GPU to sell. I sometimes go into the threads and basically tell people that they are "irrational"(read: stupid).

Read this. They view you being rational using mathematics and data to prove them wrong as an attack on themselves personally, rather than an attack/description specifically related to the product they own/want to buy. Just like on this forum if you start using pure mathematics to prove that 980 is an overpriced turd, 980 owners won't like that, even though it's the truth. Same for NV owners who keep recommending 960 2-4GB cards which are horrid products at their prices but since they can't possibly comprehend recommending anything but an NV card, they can't rationalize why the card is junk.

The response I get is that I shouldn't "meddle" and that it's "up to me what I want". So you're spending upwards 100 dollars extra for an inferior card on brandname and you get angry at me for pointing that out?Okay.

Yup, and even when their precious starts losing in NV's own GW sponsored games that are coded to favour NV products, their response is that game doesn't count.

A rational gamer would realize looking at trends of games that 2GB cards are dead and will stop recommending them if a product in a similar price range is much faster and has more VRAM:

Imagine spending $500 on a 780 and $700 on a 780Ti only to have this happen in an NV-sponsored game against a $400 290 and $550 290X:

So what happens next? They'll just upgrade ..to another NV card. :biggrin: