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Operation: nVidia Upgrade

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Hello ladies, gentlemen, and everything in between! So, I've been noticing some issues with my current GPU, my R9 280. Issues like artifcating, very high heat output, not getting the performance that I want. So, I've decided to upgrade. I've chosen to upgrade to a Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970. If I don't lapse and spend too much money, otherwise I'll get the ASUS Strix GTX 970. I currently have $175 of the $250-$280 I need for the card. I get paid the 29th of next month, so that's when I'll order it. Here I will document benchmarks as well as unboxings and pictures of the card and finished system, and temps. Currently the only thing I have to show is my R9 280 benchmarks. If you want me to add a certain game to the testing, let me know. And if you want to be tagged in future updates, let me know. Have a good day.

 

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Thief, In-Game Benchmark: 1080P, Mantle, Very High Pre-set, Texture Filtering= 16X Anisotropic, SSAA= Off, FXAA= Off

R9 280,
GTX 970,
GTX 970 OC,
 
The Crew, 60FPS Cap, Drive around for 2 minutes: Ultra Pre-set, AA= Off, Motion Blur= Off, DoF= Off
R9 280,
GTX 970,
GTX 970 OC,
 
Watch_Dogs, Messing Around For 2 Minutes: 1080P, Textures= Ultra, AA= Off, Medium Pre-set, Water= High, Shader= High
R9 280,
GTX 970,
GTX 970 OC,
 
Bioshock Infinite, In-Game Benchmark: 1080P, AA= Off, Texture Detail= Ultra, Texture Filter= Ultra, Shadows= High, Post Processing= Alternate, Light Shafts= On, Occlusion= High, Level of Detail= Normal, Field of View= Max
R9 280,
GTX 970,
GTX 970 OC,
 
Sniper Elite 3, In-Game Benchmark: 1080P, Ultra Pre-set, No Motion Blur, Mantle On
R9 280,
GTX 970,
GTX 970 OC,
 
Shadow of Mordor, In-Game Benchmark, 100FPS Cap, Messing Around For 2 Minutes: 1080P, Ultra Pre-set, Motion Blur/AA= Off, Texture Quality= High, DoF= Off
R9 280,
GTX 970,
GTX 970 OC,
 
The Forest, New Game, mess around for 2 minutes : 1080P, Medium Pre-set, AA= Off, Motion Blur= Off
R9 280,
GTX 970,
GTX 970 OC,
 
Metro 2033, In-Game Benchmark: Very High Pre-set, AA= AAA, Texture Filter= AF 16X, DoF= Off, PhysX= Off, Scene= Frontline, Runs= 3
R9 280,
GTX 970,
GTX 970 OC,
 
Unigine Heaven Benchmark: 1080P, DX11, Quality= Ultra, Tessellation= Extreme, AA= Off
R9 280,
GTX 970,
GTX 970 OC,
 
Fire Strike 1.1
R9 280, 6495
GTX 970,
GTX 970 OC,
 
Sky Diver 1.0
R9 280, 18512
GTX 970,
GTX 970 OC,
 
Cloud Gate 1.1
R9 280, 18466
GTX 970,
GTX 970 OC,
 
Ice Storm 1.2
R9 280, 170308
GTX 970,
GTX 970 OC,

 

Be patient.

 

You can also check out my other upgrade log here, Operation: Intel Upgrade

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Intel Core i3-5005U, 8GB RAM, Crucial MX 100 128GB, Touch-Screen, Intel 7260 WiFi/Bluetooth card.

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TruPureX, Asus Zenwatch 3.

 Game Consoles:

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Softmodded Fat PS2 w/ 80GB HDD, and a Dreamcast.

 

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Remember the G1 Gaming has a blue LED on the front that can't be modded.

 My Buyer’s Guide!   

Build:                                               

CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate RAM: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB SSD: OCZ 100 ARC 240GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Graphics Card: Powercolor PCS+ R9 390 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) Power Supply: EVGA G2 750W Monitor: LG 29UM67-P 29" 21:9 Freesync Sexiness Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Headset: Turtle Beach Ear Force XP400

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Nothing here yet :D

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Remember the G1 Gaming has a blue LED on the front that can't be modded.

I believe it can be turned off. Not really gonna bother me either way. 

 

comment about this thread

 

Nothing here yet :D

Nope, just wanted to get this made before I forgot about it. I'll be getting my 280 benchmarks in ASAP. But, I'm thinking I should wait until Windows 10, since that's what I'm going to be testing the 970 on.

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Prometheus (Main Rig)

CPU-Z Verification

Laptop: 

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Intel Core i3-5005U, 8GB RAM, Crucial MX 100 128GB, Touch-Screen, Intel 7260 WiFi/Bluetooth card.

 Phone:

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TruPureX, Asus Zenwatch 3.

 Game Consoles:

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Softmodded Fat PS2 w/ 80GB HDD, and a Dreamcast.

 

If you want my attention quote my post, or tag me. If you don't use PCPartPicker I will ignore your build.

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I believe it can be turned off. Not really gonna bother me either way. 

 

BUT...BUT...LED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 My Buyer’s Guide!   

Build:                                               

CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate RAM: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB SSD: OCZ 100 ARC 240GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Graphics Card: Powercolor PCS+ R9 390 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) Power Supply: EVGA G2 750W Monitor: LG 29UM67-P 29" 21:9 Freesync Sexiness Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Headset: Turtle Beach Ear Force XP400

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BUT...BUT...LED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What? xD

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Intel Core i3-5005U, 8GB RAM, Crucial MX 100 128GB, Touch-Screen, Intel 7260 WiFi/Bluetooth card.

 Phone:

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TruPureX, Asus Zenwatch 3.

 Game Consoles:

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Softmodded Fat PS2 w/ 80GB HDD, and a Dreamcast.

 

If you want my attention quote my post, or tag me. If you don't use PCPartPicker I will ignore your build.

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What? xD

Why would you turn off the LED? It's so beautiful!

 My Buyer’s Guide!   

Build:                                               

CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate RAM: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB SSD: OCZ 100 ARC 240GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Graphics Card: Powercolor PCS+ R9 390 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) Power Supply: EVGA G2 750W Monitor: LG 29UM67-P 29" 21:9 Freesync Sexiness Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Headset: Turtle Beach Ear Force XP400

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Why would you turn off the LED? It's so beautiful!

Doesn't match with my color scheme. However in pictures it looks more white than blue, so I think I'll be fine.

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Prometheus (Main Rig)

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Laptop: 

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Intel Core i3-5005U, 8GB RAM, Crucial MX 100 128GB, Touch-Screen, Intel 7260 WiFi/Bluetooth card.

 Phone:

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TruPureX, Asus Zenwatch 3.

 Game Consoles:

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Softmodded Fat PS2 w/ 80GB HDD, and a Dreamcast.

 

If you want my attention quote my post, or tag me. If you don't use PCPartPicker I will ignore your build.

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Nope, just wanted to get this made before I forgot about it. I'll be getting my 280 benchmarks in ASAP. But, I'm thinking I should wait until Windows 10, since that's what I'm going to be testing the 970 on.

 

I was just friendly trolling. :) Do you think that the Win 10 will make a big difference ? 

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I was just friendly trolling. :) Do you think that the Win 10 will make a big difference ? 

Not really, maybe I'll do that test too xD I just want the least amount of variables possible. 

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Prometheus (Main Rig)

CPU-Z Verification

Laptop: 

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Intel Core i3-5005U, 8GB RAM, Crucial MX 100 128GB, Touch-Screen, Intel 7260 WiFi/Bluetooth card.

 Phone:

Spoiler

TruPureX, Asus Zenwatch 3.

 Game Consoles:

Spoiler

Softmodded Fat PS2 w/ 80GB HDD, and a Dreamcast.

 

If you want my attention quote my post, or tag me. If you don't use PCPartPicker I will ignore your build.

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