Vlambo BRB, Posting Posts: 1,175 Joined: Nov 2008 |
03-07-2013, 07:48 AM
Hey folks. After my Christmas upgrades, the vicious cycle of wanting upgrades has begun anew.
What I'm pretty much looking at replacing now is my PS, GPU and possibly the addition of a third monitor. So after some initial research, I've found that the 670 is comparable to the 680, and supports 3 monitors. These are the 2 I'm looking at: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6814125423 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6814121637 Is it worth spending the extra 100-150 for a 680, or save it and put that towards the PS? Also, would it'd be smart of me to look into ATI cards? They support 3 monitors right? And this would the PS I'm getting. I'm all but sure that I'll have this purchased within a month or 2. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6817139010 |
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CaffeinePowered Mad Hatter Posts: 12,998 Joined: Mar 2008 |
03-07-2013, 08:58 AM
Never get an ATI
GTX 670 FTW is still the best deal I believe  Sig by Joel |
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Versus My fursona is a blops attack dog Posts: 10,103 Joined: Mar 2008 |
03-07-2013, 09:15 AM
my past two cards have been ATI cards and i agree
(03-07-2013, 08:58 AM)Caffeine link Wrote: Never get an ATI |
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k0ala BRB, Posting Posts: 1,899 Joined: Jun 2009 |
03-07-2013, 09:16 AM
Confirmed, ATI/AMD graphics are comparable, but AMD can't write drivers for shit, and you'll have to endure broken games and sudden crashes to Windows until the next update.
On the other hand, I'm saving money not buying new games, only games which have been on the market for a few months. |
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Vlambo BRB, Posting Posts: 1,175 Joined: Nov 2008 |
03-07-2013, 09:32 AM
Sweet. My original ideal was to skip ATI cards. I've only ever dealt with Nvidia, and I've had absolutely no issues with them. And unless there is a massive drop in price any time soon, I'll mostly likely get the 670.
any other suggestions are helpful. |
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StolenToast BRB, Posting Posts: 1,136 Joined: Jan 2012 |
03-07-2013, 08:51 PM
Just get tri-SLI Titans.Â
But seriously, I vote for the GTX 670. The 680 and 690 are for enthusiests who don't mind dramatically diminishing returns to squeeze the most performance possible. |
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Elder BRB, Posting Posts: 1,447 Joined: Sep 2011 |
03-08-2013, 11:07 AM
depending on the power supply you have now, you probably dont need to upgrade. A 600 is probably more than enough as both myself and Hek have both said before in other threads for builds. So by all means save the money on that portion if you wish to upgrade.
(06-15-2014, 03:27 PM)negate link Wrote:Hah elder you would be ramming it into Dtrains ass. |
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Vlambo BRB, Posting Posts: 1,175 Joined: Nov 2008 |
03-08-2013, 01:28 PM
(03-08-2013, 11:07 AM)Elder link Wrote: depending on the power supply you have now, you probably dont need to upgrade. A 600 is probably more than enough as both myself and Hek have both said before in other threads for builds. So by all means save the money on that portion if you wish to upgrade. Gotta upgrade PS. I've actually run out of sata-power cords from it, and I don't wanna use molex to sata cords. The PS upgrade is happening sooner rather than later. |
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Versus My fursona is a blops attack dog Posts: 10,103 Joined: Mar 2008 |
03-08-2013, 01:40 PM
how do you run out of sata cords, and why is molex to sata out of the question
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