- Aug 3, 2012
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Hello fellow techies,
I humbly come to you, to ask your opinion on a vid card upgrade.
my current rig:
Asrock Extreme 4, z77
i5-3570k, slightly OC'ed
8gb of g.skill 1600
256 gig samsung ssd
GTS 250 (good ol' card, really shined moving up to this from the AMD 64 4200+ i had it in :3 but time to put the ol' girl to rest)
750w PSU
resolution 1920x1080, would like higher res...eventually
...to name the important parts.
I had a budget up to 500, I'd like to hover at the ~400 range though.
I'd like to stay away from Powercolor, i mention so, because it's in the mid-range build.
My current lead pick is:
Gigabyte GV-R797OC-3GD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125413
followed closely by:
Sapphire 100351SR http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814202008 only $20 more, and both are >$400 AR
There's also the Gigabyte GV-R797TO-3GD under concideration.
My other thoughts: I hear a new line of video cards is out soon? or will that be closer to Winter season? Worth the wait if I don't mind waiting? Any other suggestions for cards? (would love a 7990, or titan, or something along those lines....but *sigh* I should probably, you know...buy a car first :/ )
Also, not quite the right spot, but if someone wouldn't mind answering...
The Haswell products, upgrade early, or wait and modernize after DDR4 becomes standard? (haven't had this build even a year yet as it is) figure I'll wait anyways, invest in my water-cooling so I can tinker with OC'ing more
I humbly come to you, to ask your opinion on a vid card upgrade.
my current rig:
Asrock Extreme 4, z77
i5-3570k, slightly OC'ed
8gb of g.skill 1600
256 gig samsung ssd
GTS 250 (good ol' card, really shined moving up to this from the AMD 64 4200+ i had it in :3 but time to put the ol' girl to rest)
750w PSU
resolution 1920x1080, would like higher res...eventually
...to name the important parts.
I had a budget up to 500, I'd like to hover at the ~400 range though.
I'd like to stay away from Powercolor, i mention so, because it's in the mid-range build.
My current lead pick is:
Gigabyte GV-R797OC-3GD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125413
followed closely by:
Sapphire 100351SR http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814202008 only $20 more, and both are >$400 AR
There's also the Gigabyte GV-R797TO-3GD under concideration.
My other thoughts: I hear a new line of video cards is out soon? or will that be closer to Winter season? Worth the wait if I don't mind waiting? Any other suggestions for cards? (would love a 7990, or titan, or something along those lines....but *sigh* I should probably, you know...buy a car first :/ )
Also, not quite the right spot, but if someone wouldn't mind answering...
The Haswell products, upgrade early, or wait and modernize after DDR4 becomes standard? (haven't had this build even a year yet as it is) figure I'll wait anyways, invest in my water-cooling so I can tinker with OC'ing more
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