R9 290 Or Gtx 970 With 4770K Intel I7
#1
Posted 23 April 2015 - 04:37 PM
So can anyone that owns the 290 or the 970 give me some feedback on what there system can run MWO at I would like to be able to turn up the visual to high on all fronts since the 4770K has the power and I can always over clock it if I need to.
Please anyone give me your feed back.
Best brand of the cards also please
#2
Posted 23 April 2015 - 04:42 PM
#3
Posted 23 April 2015 - 04:50 PM
I simply bought the one which had the better sale at the time and the best Game deal (i wasn't the Witcher 3)
#4
Posted 23 April 2015 - 04:58 PM
Bullseye69, on 23 April 2015 - 04:37 PM, said:
Um: Could I please get you to prove that?
There's an old like in this community about how you only really need a GTX 660 to "play" this game, and as such, I've been referring to a R7 265 as a cheap way to do that.
I've seen some dailing down of level on an i7-3770/GTX 480, but what are you seeing? And by "seeing," I mean make some log files with HWiNFOxx + FRAPS (or MSI Afterburner, if it's behaving,) then viewed in Generic Log Viewer …
#5
Posted 23 April 2015 - 05:06 PM
#6
Posted 23 April 2015 - 05:14 PM
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tr-X OC Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
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#7
Posted 23 April 2015 - 05:29 PM
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#8
Posted 23 April 2015 - 05:42 PM
Newer amd tech will probably give you more bang for your buck.
What kind of FPS are you getting and what do you desire?
#10
Posted 23 April 2015 - 06:39 PM
#11
Posted 23 April 2015 - 08:35 PM
Depends on the resolution you want to run and your rigs tolerance for heat.
2x2 matrix answers:
1080P and high heat is OK go R9 290 (if it is less expensive)
1080P and need less heat go GTX 970
4K and high heat is OK go R9 290
4K and the heat is killing you go GTX 970
#12
Posted 23 April 2015 - 10:03 PM
What I suspect can not; is your stock clocked I7.
The game is highly dependent on CPU for its FPS stability.
#14
Posted 25 April 2015 - 10:15 AM
So I'd imagine either of those 2 cards would be good, although personally I'd go for the GTX 970 because it's cooler and it supports HDMI 2.0 for 4K @ 60Hz.
P.S. I was using the same R9 270X with a Q6600 and the difference is night and day with the new i7. Used to get huge frame drops to 20+ fps with the Q6600. Now it's almost always 60 fps.
Edited by RCore, 25 April 2015 - 10:16 AM.
#15
Posted 25 April 2015 - 10:54 AM
Personally i consider it a programming miracle that MWO found a way to create such a heavily processor dependent game in a world where almost all others are gpu dependent.
#16
Posted 25 April 2015 - 11:02 AM
The R300 series cards are dropping soon. Wait for those?
#17
Posted 25 April 2015 - 02:54 PM
Also: if you can't afford the top models, there's only a minor price reason to wait …
#19
Posted 29 April 2015 - 10:34 AM
Edited by Slahne, 29 April 2015 - 11:18 AM.
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