Nvidia Or Radeon?
#1
Posted 15 May 2017 - 12:57 PM
#2
Posted 15 May 2017 - 01:25 PM
#3
Posted 15 May 2017 - 01:56 PM
we can just simply suggest the 1080Ti but no many of us here can afford that GPU
what is your max for paying for a GPU
#4
Posted 15 May 2017 - 02:14 PM
#5
Posted 15 May 2017 - 03:07 PM
#6
Posted 15 May 2017 - 03:18 PM
Dragoon20005, on 15 May 2017 - 01:56 PM, said:
we can just simply suggest the 1080Ti but no many of us here can afford that GPU
what is your max for paying for a GPU
Can votch for that. 750-825$ which the later is what i paided. and for the guy above you, i can tell you it draws 250 watts, so they are not all energy effec. BUT GOOD LUCK it was fun surveying and deciding mine. Awesome card though. benched it at 711 fps. at 42 degree celcius in 1980-1020 rez full screen.
Edited by jjyn, 15 May 2017 - 03:20 PM.
#7
Posted 15 May 2017 - 03:21 PM
why is this important? because while nvidia usually has objectively better cards on the market, they are also overpriced as **** until ATI follows.
also: with vulcan gaining momentum, ATI might become ALOT more interesting.
#8
Posted 15 May 2017 - 03:42 PM
#10
Posted 15 May 2017 - 04:04 PM
If you're not: Intel + NVidia
#11
Posted 15 May 2017 - 04:15 PM
#12
Posted 15 May 2017 - 04:36 PM
Almost 2 years ago now, Got a Intel/GTX980 set up, 32Gig of mem, (only) 24" 4K display that can 144hz refreash...
FP...what?
Whatever...everything is smmoooooooooooth!
Spend the $$$, LIve Large, LIfe is Short
(your worth it
Your welcome!
Best~
Ry
Edited by RyHavoc, 15 May 2017 - 04:37 PM.
#13
Posted 15 May 2017 - 05:31 PM
But for the sake of the discussion, lets start with a budget build starting with 200 dollars at max for a GPU:
Radeon? FX cpu to be paired with.
nVidia? Intel i5 cpu to be paired with.
#14
Posted 15 May 2017 - 07:08 PM
Antonius Zalman, on 15 May 2017 - 05:31 PM, said:
But for the sake of the discussion, lets start with a budget build starting with 200 dollars at max for a GPU:
Radeon? FX cpu to be paired with.
nVidia? Intel i5 cpu to be paired with.
Don't get an FX processor, they are pretty antiquated. You can get a Ryzen R5 1400 for $169. I run an Nvidia video card with an AMD Ryzen processor with absolutely no issues.
#15
Posted 15 May 2017 - 09:33 PM
VonBruinwald, on 15 May 2017 - 04:04 PM, said:
If you're not: Intel + NVidia
It has always been this way, when Pentiums first came out, I saved my pennies and got an AMD 133 Mhz and eventually a 2x CDROM and I always had Intel / TI /IBM computers before, but Pentiums were just insanely expensive at first.
#16
Posted 16 May 2017 - 03:46 AM
Never had real problems with nvidia, not with amd either.
Currently the only good offer from amd is the 470/570 or 480/580, if you want something faster you have to get nvidia. Vega should be out in a month or so, but will be in short supply I hear.
#17
Posted 16 May 2017 - 05:04 AM
Flapdrol, on 16 May 2017 - 03:46 AM, said:
Never had real problems with nvidia, not with amd either.
Currently the only good offer from amd is the 470/570 or 480/580, if you want something faster you have to get nvidia. Vega should be out in a month or so, but will be in short supply I hear.
According to rumors, very short supply. Why even bother competing for that short supply when there are equivalent Nvidia cards that have been out for months already? I mean, unless the prices are really that much better.
In the OP's theoretical $200 range, though, everything has already been released. I think in that bracket the Radeon RX 500-series is technically better performance per dollar, though they definitely use more energy.
I switched to Nvidia for the last time when the 600-series came out. Before that was ATI (AMD) with the 5000-series. Before that was Nvidia with the GTX 200-series. Before that was ATI with the 3870X2. Before that was Nvidia with an FX 5000-series card. Before that was an ATI 9600XT. The point here is that you should always just go with the best you can get at the time within your budget. They're both decent, and everybody has difference experiences with each one.
#18
Posted 16 May 2017 - 10:24 AM
#19
Posted 16 May 2017 - 10:29 AM
Bishop Steiner, on 15 May 2017 - 03:49 PM, said:
EVGA in my experience are one of the best aftermarket board makers. The EVGA software is top notch too. I had a 960GTX EVGA card before I got my stock 1070 and man that EVGA board had so much overclocking headroom! And it was so frosty cool too.
#20
Posted 16 May 2017 - 11:00 AM
I upgraded a few months ago from an old 5850 to a Radeon 480 4GB, which I found on sale at Newegg for about $220. That was, at the time, by far the best deal (in my eyes) in terms of price/performance. That will have changed by now, and will fluctuate based on sales. My second choice would have been a Radeon 470 4GB, which was floating around $200 at that point. If I would have had the need and another $75-100, I would have gone for the 1060--though there has been a lot of speculation about whether or not 3GB is going to be another in the near future.
From what I could gather at the time, I ranked performance at RX470 < 1060 3GB < RX480 < 1060 6GB As mentioned above, that 1060 3GB is a contentious issue, as some tests show it coming out ahead of the 480, and others don't; still others show it as a little ahead, but suggest that the 3GB will become a major limiting factor. Oh, and it's also worth noting that the 480 comes in 8GB flavours, but I really didn't consider it.
We are pretty close to Vega, but I don't know if any of it is going to be around your theoretical price point, and the availability is likely to be spotty.
Oh, and a last note in terms of board partners. EVGA tends to be decent, as does XFX. I personally went with MSI this round, because they have a return depot in Canada, so if I need it, it's cheaper to ship it back. They also have a fairly solid reputation otherwise, but naturally YMMV.
Edited by Nerd Incognito, 16 May 2017 - 11:01 AM.
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