My specs in sig are correct but only kinda as I'm building a new high end machine.
This is my first post ever but I'm a long time lurker.
The new machine will have a i7 4770k with 16gb of ram with the cpu cooled by a H80i. I hate that new consoles do not support backwards compatibility. I've messed with many emulators before and I even own a dreamcast BBA if you know what that is, as well as done a top loading mod to my ps2.
Anyway I've read about the radeon 7970 having driver issues with opengl and wondering if anyone knows anything about the R9 290x? I am usually not a fanboy of either nvidia or amd. I currently run a 5870 @ stock without issue, past stock it has issues. I play at 1080p. I am also considering a gtx 780 with the holiday game bundle. I think the radeon 290x is a better card, but not for me if it hurts my overall emulation performance. Plus Mantle sounds pretty cool in the long run. DirectX should die so people can have their choce of OS if they play games. Not even a linux or windows fanboy, just hate how you are forced into windows if you want Directx gaming.
This is my first post ever but I'm a long time lurker.
The new machine will have a i7 4770k with 16gb of ram with the cpu cooled by a H80i. I hate that new consoles do not support backwards compatibility. I've messed with many emulators before and I even own a dreamcast BBA if you know what that is, as well as done a top loading mod to my ps2.
Anyway I've read about the radeon 7970 having driver issues with opengl and wondering if anyone knows anything about the R9 290x? I am usually not a fanboy of either nvidia or amd. I currently run a 5870 @ stock without issue, past stock it has issues. I play at 1080p. I am also considering a gtx 780 with the holiday game bundle. I think the radeon 290x is a better card, but not for me if it hurts my overall emulation performance. Plus Mantle sounds pretty cool in the long run. DirectX should die so people can have their choce of OS if they play games. Not even a linux or windows fanboy, just hate how you are forced into windows if you want Directx gaming.