Your gpu plans for Crysis 2?

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Anyone else planning on a upgrade come Crysis 2 time? Right now I'm running a single 480. It's plenty for everything I play currently but I want to play Crysis 2 like it was meant to be played. The current plan is to add another 480 for sli and at least a 3.8ghz overclock on the i7. I know it's a while til it's out. Am I the only one thinking this?

 

[Grooveriding]

With the disappointment that the 6970 and 580 have turned out to be, I'm going to pick up a third 480 for $200 used and go tri-sli for Crysis 2.

If I could sell these 480s for an equal cost of replacing them with 6970s, I'd go that route and buy a third 6970 for tri-fire. The 6970 is more powerful for my resolution than any other card, but it's just not good enough to fork out extra cash on top of the money I'd get from my current cards.

 

[happy medium]

The 6970 is more powerful for my resolution than any other card,

It is?

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...899-amd-radeon-hd-6970-hd-6950-review-28.html

 

[Grooveriding]

It is?

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...899-amd-radeon-hd-6970-hd-6950-review-28.html

Yes, it is.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4061/amds-radeon-hd-6970-radeon-hd-6950

I guess you are back from your ban, I will commemorate it with adding you to my ignore and no longer being subjected to your posting agenda.


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[happy medium]

Yes, it is.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4061/amds-radeon-hd-6970-radeon-hd-6950

I guess you are back from your ban, I will commemorate it with adding you to my ignore and no longer being subjected to your posting agenda.

I thought you were talking Crysis at 2500x1600? Thats the closest your gonna get to Crysis 2.
gt580 wins vs the 6970 even at Anandtech.

And minimums?

 

[Vdubchaos]

Until the game is out, I have 0 plans.

I would like to upgrade IF the game is good, unfortunately it will be console port and EA is still the developer, so my hope that it will turn into another Graphic benchmark is VERY low.

Also the entire focus on 3D crap lowers my hope even more....

I no longer buy games or GPUs until I read plenty of reviews/experiences. Price is high,and I don't like to regret my purchases....

 

[dpodblood]

I plan on upgrading to a GTX 570 in the new year but, that's got nothing to do with Crysis 2. I don't expect Crysis 2 will push hardware nearly as much as Crysis 1 did when it came out.

 

[OCGuy]

With the disappointment that the 6970 and 580 have turned out to be, I'm going to pick up a third 480 for $200 used and go tri-sli for Crysis 2.

How is 580 a disappointment? There was almost zero hype, it wasnt even supposed to be possible to do, it added performance, and fixed the power/heat issues with GF100.

In order for something to be a disappointment, it means it didn't meet expectations. What expectations did you have for the 580 that weren't met?

All I was reading before the initial 580 leaks was that a 512 core Fermi would grill a set of spare ribs.

 

[dpodblood]

How is 580 a disappointment? There was almost zero hype, it wasnt even supposed to be possible to do, it added performance, and fixed the power/heat issues with GF100.

In order for something to be a disappointment, it means it didn't meet expectations. What expectations did you have for the 580 that weren't met?

All I was reading before the initial 580 leaks was that a 512 core Fermi would grill a set of spare ribs.

I agree. It did everything it was expected to do, and is still the best single GPU card on the market.

 

[Grooveriding]

How is 580 a disappointment? There was almost zero hype, it wasnt even supposed to be possible to do, it added performance, and fixed the power/heat issues with GF100.

In order for something to be a disappointment, it means it didn't meet expectations. What expectations did you have for the 580 that weren't met?

All I was reading before the initial 580 leaks was that a 512 core Fermi would grill a set of spare ribs.

These numbers are from ABT:

GTX 480 Overclocked 1920x1200 Crysis - 38fps
GTX 580 1920x1200 Crysis - 40fps

My 480s are overclocked even higher and I would have to overclock 580s right out of the box for them to be faster.

Disappointing. It was only impressive if you didn't already own a GTX 480 and could now get a 480 without the heat, or had an EVGA 480 within the stepup window.

Brand new series. 2fps faster than the previous one. Dis-a-point-ing.

Fanboys, priceless.

 

[dpodblood]

These numbers are from ABT:

GTX 480 Overclocked 1920x1200 Crysis - 38fps
GTX 580 1920x1200 Crysis - 40fps

My 480s are overclocked even higher and I would have to overclock 580s right out of the box for them to be faster.

Disappointing. It was only impressive if you didn't already own a GTX 480 and could now get a 480 without the heat, or had an EVGA 480 within the stepup window.

Brand new series. 2fps faster than the previous one. Dis-a-point-ing.

Fanboys, priceless.

Crysis is only one example. And Crysis was not a very optimized game to begin with.

 

[Grooveriding]

Crysis is only one example. And Crysis was not a very optimized game to begin with.

Crysis is optimized just fine. It just happens to be the best looking game ever made. But peruse other benches, the performance remains consistent.

The 580 is a good card and I would rather two of them than my current cards. But performance difference between it and a 480 is negligible.

480s also overclock better. But this will open another can of worms.

 

[Teizo]

I'm building a new computer this Spring, and for the time being I'm planning on a 570 OC, probably the EVGA one. I may get a 560, and the 6950 is in contention as well, just not sure. Just all depends on how pricing goes over the next few months.

 

[happy medium]

I'll upgrade AFETR I see the benchmarks. I'll save a ton of money this way.

 

[Powermoloch]

I'll buy Crysis 2 when it hit the bargain bit, and yet my system will be able to play it :O

 

[OCGuy]

These numbers are from ABT:

GTX 480 Overclocked 1920x1200 Crysis - 38fps
GTX 580 1920x1200 Crysis - 40fps

My 480s are overclocked even higher and I would have to overclock 580s right out of the box for them to be faster.

Disappointing. It was only impressive if you didn't already own a GTX 480 and could now get a 480 without the heat, or had an EVGA 480 within the stepup window.

Brand new series. 2fps faster than the previous one. Dis-a-point-ing.

Fanboys, priceless.

580 wasn't meant for those with a 480. And you can overclock 580s as well, in about 25 seconds.

580 was meant for those who wanted a 480 with better performance and better thermals/power/etc.

It also pushed down the price of the 480/470, which was great in itself.

Cherry picking one game to say it doesnt perform better doesnt work, when the general consensus is well over 10%.

I would be more if the new gen with the same naming scheme is slower than the previous. (5870 v 6870).

 

[nyker96]

there can be no plans for this game, I tell ya, when it's released even a 580 probably be playing at 1024x768 rez. It's just gonna kill everything on the market now. Unless you can put together a quad 580 setup, it's probably not playable. Heck even now Crysis 1 is very stressful for new cards.

 

[shangshang]

I'm going to pick up a third 480 for $200 used and go tri-sli for Crysis 2.

If I could sell these 480s for an equal cost of replacing them with 6970s,

so you're hoping to either get a used gtx480 for $200??? (Good luck with that)
or sell your used 480s for the same price as new 6970 (which should be close to $400). Ehh... what universe are you living in?

 

[happy medium]

there can be no plans for this game, I tell ya, when it's released even a 580 probably be playing at 1024x768 rez. It's just gonna kill everything on the market now. Unless you can put together a quad 580 setup, it's probably not playable. Heck even now Crysis 1 is very stressful for new cards.

It's said to be very gpu scalable and need Crysis 1 type of requirements.

And, no it's not going to be a console port.

 

[Grooveriding]

so you're hoping to either get a used gtx480 for $200??? (Good luck with that)
or sell your used 480s for the same price as new 6970 (which should be close to $400). Ehh... what universe are you living in?

huh? I said if I could. And take a look at the evga marketplace or fleabay. Used 480s can be had easily for 250 and as low as 200.

It actually makes the 580 really unappealing at $500 if you're willing to buy used hardware.

 

[Genx87]

These numbers are from ABT:

GTX 480 Overclocked 1920x1200 Crysis - 38fps
GTX 580 1920x1200 Crysis - 40fps

My 480s are overclocked even higher and I would have to overclock 580s right out of the box for them to be faster.

Disappointing. It was only impressive if you didn't already own a GTX 480 and could now get a 480 without the heat, or had an EVGA 480 within the stepup window.

Brand new series. 2fps faster than the previous one. Dis-a-point-ing.

Fanboys, priceless.

You should explain your reasoning for calling both a disappointment in your initial reply. Your claim looked universal vs a specific resolution and game. So for you, at this resolution with your card the 580 and 6970 are disappointments. That is fine but I dont think anybody looking at the broader picture will make that claim.

 

[Wreckage]

Well so far my 470 just does fine at 1080p even with PhysX enabled. So that's my plan.

Actually, I don't know if there really is a game I'm looking forward to. HL3 maybe.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

If a single 6850 isn't enough to run the game with decent setting I may go for a pair of them in crossfire.

 

[cotak13]

My GPU plans are under embargo lol. My main computer's a 27 inch iMac now. There's no plans for another few years unless I want to upgrade my PC for games. Honestly though I have been playing more games on my iphone than on my computers now... I must be getting old.

 

[Athadeus]

It's a disappointment only because Grooveriding can apparently get plenty of GTX 480s for dirty cheap.