Hi,
I am at the point of changing my GPU(s).
I am running an MSI N780 Lightning. This single card has served me well for 18 months and it chews up pretty much everything but the 'benchmark' games on high settings depending on the fps you want. I like high framerates, so this card on it's own just wasn't up to the job for these premier titles. FC4, AC4 etc struggled big time with everything maxed, fur, hbao+, and all that nvidia stuff in the control panel made the card start to look like it was broken.
Then last month, I added an MSI N780 TF to go SLI (You try getting a new Lightning at a reasonable price in Europe). The results were impressive from the start, the games cruised through the constant 60 barrier with no compromise on any setting, Allowing me to set 72,100,120,144 etc which is the territory I like to play in.
However, I started to think that my money was not being wisely spent on buying such a 'dated' GPU. (I just won't go 2nd hand, it's a mental thing with me, probably explains why I am single, you try finding a ... well you get the idea). Even though the performance was excellent and I was more than happy with the way games played. Understand that this is not about money, it's about how I perceive money to have been spent.
So, yesterday, with days running out for a return and refund on the 780TF I made a snap decision to return it. (Mailed it yesterday).
And this leads us to today, I am thinking single Titan X right now and then SLI as soon as I can afford it (4 months max, almost certainly sooner) but something in my head is nagging me to hold back and I can't quite put my finger on what it is. Reference cooler maybe ? The fact that that all the branded cards are the same, just with different stickers on them ? The fact that I am commonly known to be 'as tight as a ducks arse' when it comes to parting with cash ?
I have a couple of days until the refund is processed, but then I will be officially in 'Purchase Mode' and reasoning with me will be nigh on impossible.
Thoughts.
I am at the point of changing my GPU(s).
I am running an MSI N780 Lightning. This single card has served me well for 18 months and it chews up pretty much everything but the 'benchmark' games on high settings depending on the fps you want. I like high framerates, so this card on it's own just wasn't up to the job for these premier titles. FC4, AC4 etc struggled big time with everything maxed, fur, hbao+, and all that nvidia stuff in the control panel made the card start to look like it was broken.
Then last month, I added an MSI N780 TF to go SLI (You try getting a new Lightning at a reasonable price in Europe). The results were impressive from the start, the games cruised through the constant 60 barrier with no compromise on any setting, Allowing me to set 72,100,120,144 etc which is the territory I like to play in.
However, I started to think that my money was not being wisely spent on buying such a 'dated' GPU. (I just won't go 2nd hand, it's a mental thing with me, probably explains why I am single, you try finding a ... well you get the idea). Even though the performance was excellent and I was more than happy with the way games played. Understand that this is not about money, it's about how I perceive money to have been spent.
So, yesterday, with days running out for a return and refund on the 780TF I made a snap decision to return it. (Mailed it yesterday).
And this leads us to today, I am thinking single Titan X right now and then SLI as soon as I can afford it (4 months max, almost certainly sooner) but something in my head is nagging me to hold back and I can't quite put my finger on what it is. Reference cooler maybe ? The fact that that all the branded cards are the same, just with different stickers on them ? The fact that I am commonly known to be 'as tight as a ducks arse' when it comes to parting with cash ?
I have a couple of days until the refund is processed, but then I will be officially in 'Purchase Mode' and reasoning with me will be nigh on impossible.
Thoughts.