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[Alan989]

Oh wait.



Whoops. That's a 200W card. So if your system runs it, it should have no problem with the 970.

Well in any case, it's good to know which PSU you have anyways..

Yeah I just had a look:

It's a 600W PSU. That should have no problems right?


Yes I know the case needs cleaning, don't remind me, I'll get it done eventually.

 

[eskiMoe]

Yup. Easily.

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/405/radeon-hd-6950.html

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2620/geforce-gtx-970.html

In fact GTX 970 is more efficient than your current card.

 

[Alan989]

Yup. Easily.

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/405/radeon-hd-6950.html

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2620/geforce-gtx-970.html

In fact GTX 970 is more efficient than your current card.

More like levels it in performance. I think I'll go for the MSI card, it seems to be the best built of all variants. Cheers!

 

[eskiMoe]

More like levels it in performance. I think I'll go for the MSI card, it seems to be the best built of all variants. Cheers!

I would also consider the Asus one since that one has a backplate.

But yeah. Going from a 6950 to 970 will be a huge jump in performance. You're in for a nice surprise.

 

[Alan989]

Spoiler

I see what you mean.

 

[eskiMoe]

It's really up to you. Both cards are very similar in terms of cooling performance & noise. The MSI model overclocks a bit better but at the same time Asus has a backplate which should eliminate at least some of the sag that's common with heavy cards like these.

So if you're not into overclocking, I'd go with the Asus. But you can't go wrong with either.

 

[StaGiors]

B. B. King died today. He is a major influence in the Blues music scene. And now he goes on to meet with the rest of the legends again.

Another Great, that I did not get to see live. They are sadly running out. I'm going to follow the norm and say, Rest in Peace.

 

[eskiMoe]

A sad day, even though I'm not that into blues. RIP. :-

 

[ALPES]

Already posted it this morning in the music thread. One of the most influential musicians of all time.

:crybaby:

 

[wichat]

What will do Lucille from now on without his fingers on her?

 

[ALPES]

Maybe she will get buried with him?

 

[Riven-Twain]

I feel bad, very bad. My mood is getting worse, My mind is suffering several stand by states, nothing awakes my interest. Every single thread looks repeated and my soul feels mud.

Why?

I'm very sorry you're not feeling well! I sincerely hope things improve!

I can't chat to-day, unfortunately, so, all my best! I'll be back on Monday.

Everyone, have a round of Cognac on me! Here's to the Witcher!

 

[Gilrond-i-Virdan]

Rust 1.0 is out! http://blog.rust-lang.org/2015/05/15/Rust-1.0.html

 

[SerieLis]

Well..that's probably not surprising, but some people got a review copy...so avoid spoilers.

CODE RED, GO DARK!

 

[Gilrond-i-Virdan]

Well..that's probably not surprising, but some people got a review copy...so avoid spoilers.

CODE RED, GO DARK!

That's like until November or later for me ;D

 

[Wolfsblvt]

Can someone tell me how much money I have to spend on my gaming rig? I don't know.

 

[SerieLis]

That's like until November or later for me ;D

3-4 years for me...

 

[eskiMoe]

I'm going a bit on topic but: holy crap did I get nostalgia feels from this:

Spoiler

That wallpaper was some of the first art/promo footage I saw from the original game and to see that CDPR is finally able to achieve their artistic vision with the current hardware and Red engine is just.. Well, it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside I guess.

I'm dying to play the game now. Tuesday can't come soon enough.

Source:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NASfzt1C7aY

No spoilers there. Just some scenery footage from different locations in the game.

 

[Gilrond-i-Virdan]

Can someone tell me how much money I have to spend on my gaming rig? I don't know.

Depends on your goals. If you appreciate general purpose computing, you can spend more. Computers are useful not only for gaming.

 

[Wolfsblvt]

Depends on your goals. If you appreciate general purpose computing, you can spend more. Computers are useful not only for gaming.

I am developing, when I not play games. So I have a i7-490K, wich is fair enough. Also 16GB RAM. GPU is not needed for that.
But I really want to switch from AMD to nVidia. I have a 290X, but I am not very satisfied with AMD sadly :-
So I am now in conflict between waiting for the 980 Ti (wich would mean I have to wait a whole MONTH ) for TW3, or bying a Titan X (I am really keen to do that, I have to admit).
Or maybe a 980 SLI? Or 970 SLI? But SLI would mean I also need a new PSU, I just have 660W.