razo+r Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 Does anyone own it? Is it worth it or should i go for something like a Titan X? Anything special about it? I'm really loocking forward for a good graphiccard under 1000$ I just recently seen it so i'm really curious about it
Brisse Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 The R9 295X is an dual GPU card, which has a bunch of disadvantages. I'm not going to get into details, but unless you already know about the problems of dual GPU then I suggest you do some research. I would suggest going with either of these single GPU cards instead: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980ti AMD Radeon R9 Fury X With that said though, I also want to point out that at this price point, the performance per dollar is ridiculously bad. If you want a card that is still plenty fast but gives better value for your money, I would suggest one of these: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 390 The two last cards are more than capable of driving any current game at 1440p resolution at very good framerates without compromising on ingame settings.
*Rage* Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 I think its been mentioned that 1.5 will scale fantastically with Xfire (and prob SLI). Given that i'd go for 390 x2 or FuryX or 980ti. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 64th "Scorpions" Aggressor Squadron Discord: 64th Aggressor Squadron TS: 195.201.110.22
razo+r Posted September 23, 2015 Author Posted September 23, 2015 Well currently i Have a ASUS GTX 970 Strix, but i'd like to get a bit more then just 3.5 GDDR5
Brisse Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 In that case it's not worth upgrading in my opinion. Have a little patience and wait for the new top of the line GPU's that comes out in 2016. Rumour is that Nvidia will release their first GPU based on their Pascal architecture in early 2016. We are talking about 16GB of HBM2 memory. The Titans and 980ti's will be seriously outdated by then.
Johnny Dioxin Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 Maybe, but are they going to cost an absolute fortune? Rig: Asus TUF GAMING B650-PLUS; Ryzen 7800X3D ; 64GB DDR5 5600; RTX 4080; VPC T50 CM2 HOTAS; Pimax Crystal Light I'm learning to fly - but I ain't got wings With my head in VR - it's the next best thing!
razo+r Posted September 23, 2015 Author Posted September 23, 2015 I already thaught about a 2nd GTX970 untill i found the Titan X and AMD Radeon F9 295X2
Oldguy Posted September 30, 2015 Posted September 30, 2015 I just traded my R9 295x2 for an EVGA GTX 970 SC and couldn't be happier; my problems all stemmed either from AMD driver issues or Crossfire micro-stuttering. On the other hand, I have a nice R9 295X2 and FX9590 for sale!
razo+r Posted September 30, 2015 Author Posted September 30, 2015 Ok thanks but I've already seen a new one, and better :)
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