Nvidia users walk to AMD R9 290X - offered at 279 USD Now !
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sykozis
Problem is trust. How do you trust a company that's lied to you about the specifications of a product?
LNCPapa
I don't even think a 970 performs as well as 2 * 7950s. If you account for all other things including the power draw then you might have something but in raw performance I think XFire 7950 will beat a single 970 pretty handily where crossfire is working 😉
dsbig
I got higher scores then both those cards
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/3631341
sykozis
Those 3DMark scores aren't really comparable. The system with the R9 290's in Crossfire has an i7 2700K clocked at 4.8Ghz, whereas the system with the 980SLI has a 2600K clocked at 4ghz. Even the GPU scores are effected by the CPU overclock. There's also a year difference in the run dates.
Dragondale13
Lol!!!! This whole thing is so hilarious! But I guess we need some entertainment as it's not been raining drivers lately, lol!!!
gx-x
the thing is, 290x is too weak for 4K so 4GB is just a waste on it. Same goes for gtx970. 2GB/3GB is enough for 60fps capable settings.
CrazY_Milojko
Thanks for this man, I've loled so hard on this I almost piss myself 😀
WhiteLightning
Moderator
I actually like this video much more then the fixer 3 video (which was quite dumb again).
funny stuff indeed! 😀
Dragondale13
Amd / Ati cards have always been used to power led commercial billboards.How on earth will they not be able to handle 4k resolutions.Still the whole thing should not have gotten to this point, funny and sad at the same time, lol!!!
davido6
funny i not see any nv trolls in these posts loooooool
gx-x
I was talking about one card, not two. :3eyes: Your video kinda proves my point, not that I watched it, your description was enough.
Dragondale13
Lol!! Things are the way they've always been.Amd's entire driver development dept need to be fired, lol!!!
The Laughing Ma
Also why the first ten posts of ANY new GPU tech spec usually contain 9 people saying they will wait for benchmarks before they reach any conclusion. The entire 970 reaction is pathetic. Specifically the folk who are now claiming they have issues specifically because they bought the card based on what Nvidia told them rather than as a result of the benchmarks like every other normal person does.
Here's the thing you buy a 970 based on the benchmarks you get the reaction that you are buying an awesome bang for buck card but you turn round and tell people that part of it's 4gig memory is working at a slower transfer rate and suddenly people believe they are entitled to a product discount, a free game, a full refund, or an upgrade to a higher spec card with a discount.
Dragondale13
Lol!! I'm just speaking from a general consensus.Personally I've never come across any problems with their drivers when I used Ati cards (X1950 Pro) being the last one that I still own and it still works.Again on a personal note I've been ticked off at Nvidia with the whole temp throttling thing on Kepler, yes you can bypass it with Kepler boost but dangnabit it shouldn't have to be that way.Anyway I digress, you're a current Ati owner and I'll take your word for it, I stand corrected then.
Dragondale13
Honestly seeing the post from PNeV, I'm kind of glad I'm never able to upgrade at the drop of a hat.
BuildeR2
After all of this drama with the 970, it's good to see the red team gaining some ground in the GPU market. Even if it does come with petty advertising, nobody wants nVidia to own 100% of the market since it would suck for the end users, you know, price-wise.
Almost pulled the trigger on an R9 290X today, but I strengthened my resolve to save my $250 in Newegg gift cards for the AMD 3xx series.
Noisiv
Cashes in? That's a good one. More like cashes out.
Lets get real.
There is some loss in mind-share for Nvidia here no doubt, but if the drama (and it really is full fledged drama, an epic saga with no end in sight),
if the drama had any material consequences, like for example an increased demand for AMD, there wouldn't be any need for price cut, would it?
Now how about the real reason for price cut:
http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/79929-gpu-vendors-concerned-declining-amd-demand/
Mineria
That doesn't tell if all 8GB work as you would expect.
I too run FC4 Ultra MSAAx8 @ 1440p without any issues (stuttering/flickering/input lag etc.), didn't check FPS but it is fluid enough for MP.
I would say you would at least need 1024bit to utilize 8GB and maintaining speed all the way, hence why I would like to see someone test it.
exzeth
Still wouldn't buy one @ $100 USD. NVIDIA ALL THE WAY. Period.
Cartman372
Ah yes, nothing like blind fanboyism.
