el piromaniaco, on 03 May 2016 - 04:12 AM, said:
Okay,
I see your point there. But still see no point in having such a power hungry card in the first place (unless u can play MWO in 4k resolution and framerate constantly above 80 or so).
Whenever i was upgrading my videocard in the past years (mostly not the newest but the last generation) i was able to increase GFX-PWR (=Framerate) while decreasing power draw (wattage needed). But with this behaviour i seem to be the exception.
There may be some with PSUs bigger than needed (which is a real waste) and many with very power hungry cards or SLI/Crossfire setups.
Many years ago i was crazy enough to use a Dual-core AGP GFX-card (the last and fastest AGP-card available) to play Crysis on a really outdated but heavily overclocked rig (Asus CUSl2-C board with Pentium III). Waste of money, waste of time, etc. but fun anyway.
No i am fixing up my house (built by grandparents), waste of money, waste of time, maybe fun when i am finished, hence the more economical approach to computers
Nothing wrong with a "priority project" over monetary investment in a video game -- good luck w/the house-fixing! (I work in real estate so when I think of house-fixing, I usually think of "added value to home").
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As for your other possible questions:
I got my current video card because (all "currency amounts in USD"):
1) I was able to get a decent, brand-new, 42 inch, 4K@60hz AMVA TV (used as monitor) for $249 (and sold my aging 30" 2560x1600 IPS monitor for $225). Added DP-HDMI 4K@60hz adapter for $30 (needed for 4K@60hz for this particular video card). Net expenditure for 4K monitor upgrade? $54.
2) I sold my GTX 980 for around $330. Then bought my video card from Newegg for $600. It came with a nice mouse (which I sold for $85) and a $100 rebate (which I received in the mail 5 weeks after purchasing the card and filling out/sending out the rebate form). Net expenditure for 4K-ready card (which is also a MASSIVE performance boost over a lone GTX 980)? $85, cheaper than selling my GTX 980 and getting a GTX 980 Ti (which would have provided less performance).
3) Sold my 1000w PSU for $90 and bought my 1200w PSU for $130, in the process going from 80+ Gold to 80+ Platinum. Net expenditure? $40.
So, my total net expenditure for my "major, 4K upgrades" was $179. I'm quite happy with that, and MWO @ 4K for $179 (for me, anyway) over what I had before is a pretty good deal.
If you wish to know exactly what I have in my rig, check the page or two before my post here and you can easily find it. I buy many of my rig parts used, so I save a good bundle right there. Given that both Pascal/Polaris releases (from NVIDIA/AMD, respectively) this year are not going to be incredible increases over the past generation, I'm very glad that I purchased my card. I'll wait until Q1/Q2 of 2017 (at the earliest) to think about getting a new video card upgrade (Big Pascal/Vega should be quite promising).
In short, I'm all about getting the most out of your buck, with some
high-performance wriggle room as needed.
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