GFX card price drops

If you were in the market for a new GFX card, keep an eye on prices in the coming 2 weeks orso.

AMD just introduced some new cards, and a new way of naming there cards.

As a result certain carts have dropped about 40% in price.

Ofcourse, Nvidea can't just sit on the side and do nothing, so those prices have come down already as well.

Not as much though.

Then Nvidea has made a press release they are about to release some new cards, no eta but good for competiton.

http://uk.hardware.info/news/37346/new-nvidia-graphics-cards-later-this-month

And the new top model of AMD is also around the corner, so when it gets introduced xdays from now, expect

more price drops.

Cards to watch for at the moment are;

AMD 7*** series notably, 7950, 7990, 7970.

Nvidea 6** and 7** series notably, 650 TI Boost, 760, 770

Just an FYI, hope someone can take advantage of it.

Source: http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/4889/amd-radeon-r7-260x-r9-270x-and-r9-280x-review-new-name-better-performance

I hope they drop the price on the Titan or the 770. I'm just about to purchase new cards.

Like this one?

http://uk.hardware.info/productinfo/162787/asus-matrix-hd7970-p-3gd5#tab:prices

333 pounds on 19th of august, today its 259 pounds in the cheapest shop.

And that's not even the cheapest one available at the moment.

With the recent News that DCS/Edge will be more of a load on your GPU rather than your CPU I'm thinking of getting a Titian.

How much performance will I get over my GTX 680?

With the recent News that DCS/Edge will be more of a load on your GPU rather than your CPU I'm thinking of getting a Titian.

 

How much performance will I get over my GTX 680?

They would have to make EDGE capable of running on 2 GPUs to make the Titan a good choice.

EDGE can support up to 4 GPUs in SLI or Xfire.

They would have to make EDGE capable of running on 2 GPUs to make the Titan a good choice.

Titan is a Single GPU Card.

7990 for 500 euros?

i hope the insano PC shops take the hint in my country.

The more I look at it,for the same price,The GTX690 is a better option over The Titan.

The more I look at it,for the same price,The GTX690 is a better option over The Titan.

Except the dual GPU's on the 690 are not beneficial in the case of DCS.

Except the dual GPU's on the 690 are not beneficial in the case of DCS.

Ahh,So when Wags stated EDGE would support up to 4GPU's in SLI or CF this won't count?

Thank You.

Ahh,So when Wags stated EDGE would support up to 4GPU's in SLI or CF this won't count?

Thank You.

I was speaking pre-EDGE. I am not counting chickens that are still a gleam in the rooster's eye. ;)

Edge is not here, so no one knows how it will work with any platform really. Continue holding breath...

Correct me if I'm wrong but I've got it on decent authority that two 680s in SLI are not only cheaper but actually faster than a Titan in their stock form. Titan seems like more of a novelty "baller" item moreso than an outright performance piece.

Not to say it isn't maximum kickass- but there are alteneratives if you, say, already had a 680 to add to.

I've definitely got my eye open for a good deal on a 680...

Edge is not here, so no one knows how it will work with any platform really. Continue holding breath...

.....but it's been three years! I'm so Blue from holding my Breath.....I'm Purple!!!:P

GTX 780 is the best choice after Titan and it's cheaper and faster than 690.

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

 

Never go for 2 GPUs over a single GPU that is faster than 2.

In this case, it is. SLI is game-specific. CrossFire is game-independent.

Firstly, the Titan nor the GTX780 (aka Titan LE), are faster than a GTX690 in Games that Support SLI.

Crossfire and SLI are the same thing, Generally Speaking.

They are both an Interface that allows multiple GPUs to Operate in Split Frame Rendering or Alternate Frame Rendering.

Difference here is, AMD R9-290 and R9-290X both operate without a Traditional Ribbon Bridge due to the high amount of bandwidth available in the PCIe3.0 Standard.

The Company that moves away from GPU Alternate/Split frame rendering and moves to a Driver Based controller that Links all available Shader Processors into ONE GPU will win.

Basically Hyper Mapping multiple GPUs of the Same Architectural as one GPU at the Kernel Level, So Any Application can have full use of all the hardware available, and no extra programming required.

Titan was nVidia's Last ditch effort to Move Professional GPUs, they removed some features, removed the ECC VRAM, and disabled some thing, and sold it off as a Gaming Card.

I haven't seen NVIDIA's prices drop in over 6 months and matter of fact I have been watching the market on GTX780's for 6 months and they keep going up not down.

$650 to $790

the 680's 4GB option is the best choice. But there not making those anymore.

I have done comparisons on the;

GTX680 proven reliablilty

GTX770 more ram, faster MHZ

GTX780 more cudas dose not make the card better for gaming.

and the 680 still beats those other two.

:thumbup:

770 is a Rebranded 680

Two months ago I built a new computer. 3770 cpu (did not want the 4870) two 780's, and a case full of other top tier equipment. I have yet to turn it on....why...I am waiting for Edge, the Nevada map, and the DCS module that is stable.

I have version 1.4 on a flash drive. I also have most of the aircraft on several other flash drives.. I waited for 1.5 and read of the errors so decided to wait until 1.6.....which as I read here, also has too many errors to risk loading the entire hoard of my DCS software onto. So now I wait for the aforementioned software.

Since Matt spoke of the new software being able to use more than one GPU I am most anxious to see what the new system will do.....

Lazduc

770 is a Rebranded 680

Better said, higher-clocked (standard chip/memory frequencies in MHz):

680: 1000/1500

770: 1050/1750

Overall 770 is ~5% faster, than 680.

Better said, higher-clocked (standard chip/memory frequencies in MHz):

680: 1000/1500

770: 1050/1750

Overall 770 is ~5% faster, than 680.

that's not enough to make me buy it.

Even if they cost the same? You still want a little slower GTX680? That's strange. But ultimately, it's your money...

the AMD Re-brands are able to be crossfired with it's older brothers :p

Correct, certain 7*** series chips should even be compatible whit the new Mantle technology.

Better research it well though before buying an card for it.