You do have been absence from the forums, or rather posting...how's the youtube channel goin?
Yeah I've been a bit inactive, haven't had much time in front of the computer at all really. New job and friends taking up all my time in this "RL" thing..
So yeah, haven't really been posting much or touched the youtube channel either. Maybe I'll get back to it in the future
Hopefully just my weekday evenings. But I am dying to play more D3 right now, and I probably will have to at least try DOTA2 for a few minutes. I've been anxious to play it, but I'll probably be awful at it. Games that are highly strategic, fast paced, and mostly played against other humans tend to cause me to panic and do random, senseless, frantic things. I'll probably get called Noob about 5 times per minute, and then give up.
Pretty much anything goes in this thread besides trolling, flaming, pornography, general common sense stuff.
If I wasn't so tired I would see this as a challenge to do all these in the one post
Holy crap.. I just read Daemaro's post and thought the exact same thing, but I was too lazy to think of something that was clever enough to be funny... then I read your post.
Great minds think alike.. (even though they are lazy :D?).
I thought about the 7950 but the drivers are still in their infancy and I'm likely going to have problems with a lot of games. Still weary of the 7970 for that reason too, though its a bit better. I may just settle for the basic 6950's CF, I wish I could get the HIS ones though.
Possibly. I thought about the 7970 but I did a lot of research and the 7970 is about the same as crossfire 6950's performance wise... Also read some information that said no games currently will even make use of the PCIe 3's 16GB/sec, games only work off of 8GB/s right now. So I dunno yet. I'll keep an eye out for the 7950.
And of course the place I was going to buy my GPU's from just went out of stock. They said they'd get more but no ETA, just my luck.
Aye, true that. Two 6950 in CF do ~equal or better performance than a 7970. The reason why I'd recommend a single GPU vs CF is in regards to the microstuttering problem that dual GPU setups can get. This will probably not be an issue with 6950 cards since they can run most games at max settings with high enough framerate that this becomes a non-issue, but you never know.
I haven't personally experienced the microstuttering problem since I've never had Dual GPU, but I've read a fair bit about it. Some people notice it more than others (and some won't notice it at all) and some cards/games have it more than others.
Everything combined though I'll always recommend a single GPU solution vs a CF/SLI if the performance is about equal and the price difference is not too huge. So moving on to the prices..
In price the 6950 CF wins vs the 7970, the performance is also on average better so obviously 6950 CF wins as far as "bang for the buck" goes (not considering potential microstuttering).
Another contestant is the 7950 that was released today. Tests I've seen show that the card looks like a very solid card that, while obviously a bit weaker than the 7970, also can overclock very well, potentially surpassing a default clock 7970.
Another thing to consider may be that a single GPU will not draw as much power as a CF setup.
Aaaah well. Tbh any choice you make, whether it be 6950CF, 7970 or 7950, it'll kick ass!
To go with Crossfire support and two AMD Radeon HD 6950's or just go with a single AMD Radeon HD 7970. Also... to go with a SSD or just stick to HDD which I'm more familar with. Oh technology, why are you making me your slave?
I'd say SSD is definitely worth it. It's one of the upgrades that you notice the most (epic startup/shutdown time for windows & applications, also load time in games if you put them on there). The practical difference from a mechanical disk is not very noticeable so "familiarity" isn't that big a deal ;).
Also I'd generally recommend a single GPU chip over Crossfire/SLI any day of the week. HD7950 is coming out this week as well, so maybe that's an option?
Some intense weather coming for me in Western Australia
Saturday Humid. Partly cloudy. Min 23 Max 31
Sunday Partly cloudy. Min 21 Max 30
Monday Sunny. Min 21 Max 35
Tuesday Sunny. Min 21 Max 36
Wednesday Mostly sunny. Min 22 Max 37
Your weather makes a Swede like me confused I don't even know if that's intensely hot or cold by your standards..
We're running around -5 to 0 degrees here (celsius of course) and Stockholm is above average in Sweden.
Today's Swedish Fact: The word 'sopa' means 'trash' in Swedish.
Got some nose spray today to stop this goddamned nose from drowning me. I'm afraid that if I didn't I'd go bankrupt because of all the paper tissues I have to buy to keep it in check.
Anyway I feel better now and I got up so early that I'm probably gonna fall down sleeping tonight.. hopefully.
(Oh, and I'm sure this is super interesting for you guys! But bear with me I just had to vent a bit :P)
I love catching colds.. that sweet dripping nose, the thundering headache and those wonderful sleepless nights because you can't breathe with your mouth closed! Oh and don't forget the fever-y feeling that makes you not wanna do anything (but: you can't sleep either!).
Body.. I am disappoint
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Yeah I've been a bit inactive, haven't had much time in front of the computer at all really. New job and friends taking up all my time in this "RL" thing..
So yeah, haven't really been posting much or touched the youtube channel either. Maybe I'll get back to it in the future
What are you guys up to?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPwhMoQBg_8
Don't give up :D! Dota 2 is awesome. If you need any pointers feel free to wake up my Dota 2-thread: http://www.diablofans.com/topic/27167-dota-2/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU738edA10I
Holy crap.. I just read Daemaro's post and thought the exact same thing, but I was too lazy to think of something that was clever enough to be funny... then I read your post.
Great minds think alike.. (even though they are lazy :D?).
These? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161372
If they are out of stock at your retailer you could buy them separately, maybe?
Aye, true that. Two 6950 in CF do ~equal or better performance than a 7970. The reason why I'd recommend a single GPU vs CF is in regards to the microstuttering problem that dual GPU setups can get. This will probably not be an issue with 6950 cards since they can run most games at max settings with high enough framerate that this becomes a non-issue, but you never know.
I haven't personally experienced the microstuttering problem since I've never had Dual GPU, but I've read a fair bit about it. Some people notice it more than others (and some won't notice it at all) and some cards/games have it more than others.
Everything combined though I'll always recommend a single GPU solution vs a CF/SLI if the performance is about equal and the price difference is not too huge. So moving on to the prices..
In price the 6950 CF wins vs the 7970, the performance is also on average better so obviously 6950 CF wins as far as "bang for the buck" goes (not considering potential microstuttering).
Another contestant is the 7950 that was released today. Tests I've seen show that the card looks like a very solid card that, while obviously a bit weaker than the 7970, also can overclock very well, potentially surpassing a default clock 7970.
Another thing to consider may be that a single GPU will not draw as much power as a CF setup.
Aaaah well. Tbh any choice you make, whether it be 6950CF, 7970 or 7950, it'll kick ass!
I'd say SSD is definitely worth it. It's one of the upgrades that you notice the most (epic startup/shutdown time for windows & applications, also load time in games if you put them on there). The practical difference from a mechanical disk is not very noticeable so "familiarity" isn't that big a deal ;).
Also I'd generally recommend a single GPU chip over Crossfire/SLI any day of the week. HD7950 is coming out this week as well, so maybe that's an option?
Your weather makes a Swede like me confused I don't even know if that's intensely hot or cold by your standards..
We're running around -5 to 0 degrees here (celsius of course) and Stockholm is above average in Sweden.
Today's Swedish Fact: The word 'sopa' means 'trash' in Swedish.
Agreed.. Congrats on breaking 300 though (and almost up to 300 on off-topic alone!).
Thanks man!
Got some nose spray today to stop this goddamned nose from drowning me. I'm afraid that if I didn't I'd go bankrupt because of all the paper tissues I have to buy to keep it in check.
Anyway I feel better now and I got up so early that I'm probably gonna fall down sleeping tonight.. hopefully.
(Oh, and I'm sure this is super interesting for you guys! But bear with me I just had to vent a bit :P)
Body.. I am disappoint