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EdEddnEddy posted:Why does Anyone (Everyone) seem to still be using MSI Afterburner. Doesn't work with AMD hardware.
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EdEddnEddy posted:Why does Anyone (Everyone) seem to still be using MSI Afterburner. Well, MSI Afterburners works well enough from what I've seen, and the other thing is that it works on all GTX and Radeon cards. I think EVGA only works on NVidia cards, since EVGA doesn't do Radeon? If someone got used to using it on Radeon they might keep it around when they get a GTX card.
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Apr 21, 2016 23:37
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I also just want to mention how amazingly well my dual-fan Asus 290X is running Dark Souls 3 at max settings and 2560x1080p60 with FreeSync. It's glorious and should keep me held over until these new GPUs finally drop.
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Apr 21, 2016 23:45
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After the poo poo EVGA pulled with Unwinder, I'd recommend Afterburner just on principle alone
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Apr 22, 2016 00:11
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I thought I had to use MSI Afterburner because I have a MSI card 
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Apr 22, 2016 00:40
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Zero VGS posted:I also just want to mention how amazingly well my dual-fan Asus 290X is running Dark Souls 3 at max settings and 2560x1080p60 with FreeSync. It's glorious and should keep me held over until these new GPUs finally drop. My triple fan 980ti is running 2560x1090p61 with double freesync (gsync) but its not good enough and I'm throwing my computer in the trash and waiting for the next gpus
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Apr 22, 2016 00:47
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I'm moving from the US (yay computer prices) to Canada ( ) in August. I'm going to be able to buy Pascal consumer GPUs before I go, right? Please?
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Apr 22, 2016 00:50
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surely someone can just ship it as a gift to you?
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Apr 22, 2016 00:51
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Fauxtool posted:surely someone can just ship it as a gift to you? that's not an answer to my question, mister
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Apr 22, 2016 00:53
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My buddy at nvidia is annoyingly tight lipped about it. I'm gonna say no.
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Apr 22, 2016 00:57
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Fuzzy Mammal posted:My buddy at nvidia is annoyingly tight lipped about it. I'm gonna say no. Doesn't sound like your buddy is your buddy.
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Apr 22, 2016 01:05
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Imaginary buddies are still buddies! 
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Apr 22, 2016 01:25
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Subjunctive posted:I'm moving from the US (yay computer prices) to Canada ( Best guess is computex.
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Apr 22, 2016 01:33
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Boris Galerkin posted:I thought I had to use MSI Afterburner because I have a MSI card All the oc utilities use the same rivatuner back end i believe.
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Apr 22, 2016 02:01
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Don Lapre posted:All the oc utilities use the same rivatuner back end i believe. EVGA Precision doesn't use the Rivatuner core anymore, but on modern NV cards the implementation barely matters since NVAPI provides a high level interface for clocks/volts and the driver handles all the messy details of actually setting them.
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Apr 22, 2016 02:18
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So here's my random question: I have a 21:9 LG (2560x1080) monitor that supports FreeSync. I am, however, currently on dual 760s. Obviously I'm looking to upgrade at some point (probably after the new lines are released). If, all other performance/price things being equal (even though, realistically, they won't be), would FreeSync be enough, in your opinion, to tip the scales in favor of going AMD this time around?
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Apr 22, 2016 05:44
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Gonkish posted:So here's my random question: I have a 21:9 LG (2560x1080) monitor that supports FreeSync. I am, however, currently on dual 760s. Obviously I'm looking to upgrade at some point (probably after the new lines are released). If, all other performance/price things being equal (even though, realistically, they won't be), would FreeSync be enough, in your opinion, to tip the scales in favor of going AMD this time around? Price/Perfromance is usually reasonably close. What's the freesync range on that screen?
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Apr 22, 2016 05:59
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Gonkish posted:So here's my random question: I have a 21:9 LG (2560x1080) monitor that supports FreeSync. I am, however, currently on dual 760s. Obviously I'm looking to upgrade at some point (probably after the new lines are released). If, all other performance/price things being equal (even though, realistically, they won't be), would FreeSync be enough, in your opinion, to tip the scales in favor of going AMD this time around? Id say so
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Apr 22, 2016 06:37
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The price delta (sometimes the price gulf) between G-Sync and FreeSync can make the difference. In some classes of monitor I can buy an entire GTX 970 for the difference between the G-Sync and FreeSync versions of what is otherwise the same monitor.
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Apr 22, 2016 06:46
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Adaptive sync is great, as someone with the same monitor, yes it is worth it to go AMD. Several hundred bucks difference to go G-Sync, and while Nvidia tends to win on software and power efficiency, AMD still have some tricks up their sleeves like the DX12/Vulkan stuff. But basically yeah, if you already have a FreeSync monitor, that's as good of a tie breaker as you're going to get.
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LiquidRain posted:The price delta (sometimes the price gulf) between G-Sync and FreeSync can make the difference. In some classes of monitor I can buy an entire GTX 970 for the difference between the G-Sync and FreeSync versions of what is otherwise the same monitor. Yeah I'm hoping Nvidia sort this out I can't really see Gsync as being several hundred dollars better than freesync.
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Apr 22, 2016 11:08
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they could just use adaptive sync, butttttt
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Anime Schoolgirl posted:they could just use adaptive sync, butttttt They've invested a hell of a lot into Gsync, they're going to ride it until the wheels come off or AMD goes bankrupt and there is no alternative.
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Apr 22, 2016 14:03
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AMD just jumped 25%  made :tenbux:
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Apr 22, 2016 14:32
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Oh mah lordy, 7970s hitting $150+ on eBay. Must be from the mining thing still? So tempted to sell mine that I paid $200 for two years ago to make it 'free' but there's no way I'm going GPU-less until the next gen launches. Hell maybe I should check out this dumb mining surge since I have the card anyway, lol. e: But oshit maybe that makes it perfect timing to get even more a discount on a 980ti; no way the next gen will be as good as 150+ off an already discounted 980ti. teh_Broseph fucked around with this message at 14:48 on Apr 22, 2016 |
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Apr 22, 2016 14:42
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Malcolm XML posted:AMD just jumped 25% I really should have thrown some money at them when they were around a dollar, drat. I'll weep if they hit 10$ or something in the next month, both because I did not throw down money and because it's about time good things happened for AMD.
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In AMD's earnings call last night, they stated that they've got 3 SoC wins that will be worth $1.5B over the next few years, and that they were gaming related. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/04/amd-promises-three-new-gaming-processors-coming-soon-is-one-for-xbox/ Speculation is on which consoles it is. PS is kind of assumed, but maybe Nintendo also?
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Durinia posted:In AMD's earnings call last night, they stated that they've got 3 SoC wins that will be worth $1.5B over the next few years, and that they were gaming related. Does the Sulon Q count or am I misunderstanding that thing? Also got a couple Chinese HPC and server contracts in the bag for Zen, so they're looking stable/not in the red now.
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Apr 22, 2016 15:29
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Durinia posted:In AMD's earnings call last night, they stated that they've got 3 SoC wins that will be worth $1.5B over the next few years, and that they were gaming related. Why wouldn't all three consoles go with them again if it worked well enough the last time?
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Apr 22, 2016 15:31
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Zero VGS posted:Why wouldn't all three consoles go with them again if it worked well enough the last time? Intel offering? It'd be weird because why would intel care, but Nintendo could go with PowerVR again and they'd need Intel processors for that.
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Apr 22, 2016 15:33
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Zero VGS posted:Why wouldn't all three consoles go with them again if it worked well enough the last time? I imagine Intel puts in a bid with something even if they dont "care". No harm in throwing something out there, but I doubt it'd be discounted in any significant way since again they dont really care so the choice is probably obvious
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FaustianQ posted:Intel offering? It'd be weird because why would intel care, but Nintendo could go with PowerVR again and they'd need Intel processors for that. I feel like Nintendo is finally shaking the stigma of underpowered hardware, not sure if they'd be wise to reinvite that.
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Zero VGS posted:I feel like Nintendo is finally shaking the stigma of underpowered hardware, not sure if they'd be wise to reinvite that. I don't think PowerVR is explicitly weaker than Radeon though? If PowerVR can do their ray tracing gimmick in a solid FP32 design while undercutting AMD significantly, why not go for some Haswell cores and a PowerVR GPU?
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teh_Broseph posted:Oh mah lordy, 7970s hitting $150+ on eBay. Must be from the mining thing still? So tempted to sell mine that I paid $200 for two years ago to make it 'free' but there's no way I'm going GPU-less until the next gen launches. Hell maybe I should check out this dumb mining surge since I have the card anyway, lol. So like a $380 980ti? That's probably a solid choice even with fairly lofty expectations of performance per dollar for next gen. Feature wise though, I dont know, depends how Pascal performs with DX12 and if Maxwell is unfixable
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Sorry for nearly spamming the thread at this point, but asking for a friend who's budget is really low and ebaying a card: low profile R5 240 vs HD7570? Replacing their current setup isn't an option, and they're running an HD5450 so literally anything is better (it's chugging on 1080p and flash games, let alone a handful of steam games they play), but I'm iffy on recommending a R5 230 (or any VLIW card) or GT 720, but they'll get more oomph out of the 7570 compared to the R5 240. Budget is 40$.
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FaustianQ posted:I really should have thrown some money at them when they were around a dollar, drat. I'll weep if they hit 10$ or something in the next month, both because I did not throw down money and because it's about time good things happened for AMD. tbh i literally only made :tenbucks: since i threw some dividend earnings at them in all honesty this is a make or break year for them with zen and polaris.
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FaustianQ posted:Sorry for nearly spamming the thread at this point, but asking for a friend who's budget is really low and ebaying a card: low profile R5 240 vs HD7570? Replacing their current setup isn't an option, and they're running an HD5450 so literally anything is better (it's chugging on 1080p and flash games, let alone a handful of steam games they play), but I'm iffy on recommending a R5 230 (or any VLIW card) or GT 720, but they'll get more oomph out of the 7570 compared to the R5 240. Budget is 40$. Someone will have to double check me, but why not look at something like a GTX 460. They periodically sell for ~$40 on ebay and they seem to be much faster than the other cards you're talking about. Granted they're quite old at this point.
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In terms of Gsync, maybe it depends on the monitor, but with my Acer Predator the ghosting on the monitor was so bothersome I had to turn Gsync off and turn on Ultra Low Motion Blur instead and go with a fixed 144 refresh rate. The thing is I don't even notice a difference, still no frame-tearing and no more ghosting to boot.
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Apr 22, 2016 16:46
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Swartz posted:In terms of Gsync, maybe it depends on the monitor, but with my Acer Predator the ghosting on the monitor was so bothersome I had to turn Gsync off and turn on Ultra Low Motion Blur instead and go with a fixed 144 refresh rate. The thing is I don't even notice a difference, still no frame-tearing and no more ghosting to boot. When I was using a Predator I've got to admit I didn't notice that much of an improvement with Gsync compared to what everyone else was saying they noticed and the Nvidia promo vids.
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Naffer posted:Someone will have to double check me, but why not look at something like a GTX 460. They periodically sell for ~$40 on ebay and they seem to be much faster than the other cards you're talking about. Granted they're quite old at this point. Never seen a low profile GTX 460?
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