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  1. 44 minutes ago, JHyunS06 said:

    Thanks for the detailed advise. 

     

    The retailer I bought my card is offering exchange to this card to EVGA hybrid. I think I still have to pay the price difference of the two but I think I am going to take this offer. 

     

    What do you think?

     

    So you think that I need more power on exhaust right?

     

    I am going to upgrade current exhaust fan ( Noctua A12 PWM ) to Noctua A14 FLX which offers better air flow with same/similar noise level.

     

    Or before that I could try to flip the PSU like what you said. 

     

    Thank you for the advice :)

    YES!!! the EVGA hybrid model has some of the best temperature and noise characteristics of any of the card options.

     

    I'm running an EVGA hybrid and I really like it! I swapped out the stock fan for my own, as the rad fan was not up to par for my tastes.

  2. The case setup looks good

     

    (Personally) I would remove the middle drive cage for better air flow.

     

    I agree with Interfectorem, check the fan speed with Afterburner,

    possibly try maxing out the fan speed and leaving the side door off on the case to eliminate any possible interior heat issues

     

    Finally, if that doesn't work, contact MSI, see if they'll let your reapply the thermal paste(I recommend notua NT-H1)

    if they won't, see about getting the card RMA'ed, because at stock speeds that cooler should keep the card below 70c(imo)

  3. However...

     

    if you can afford 2 GTX970's....

     

    I would Highly recommend getting 1 GTX 980ti as an alternative. You'll not have to worry about SLI compability with games, you'll have 6gb of VRam to be better suited for higher resolution future AAA games plus you'll have an upgrade path in the future instead of being maxed out with 2 cards already.

    The performance is nearly identical as well while the 980ti will give you much smoother frame timing(less microstutter) due to not using SLI

  4. All the major brands are quite good!

     

    HOWEVER...

     

    if you want to do a custom loop water cooling setup then you really should consider a 970 with a reference pcb

     

    the EVGA GTX970 --- Here --- is an example of it

     

    If you would like to find some other options, the EKWB compatability list is --- Here ---

     

    The primary reason for this recommendation is compatability, if you buy a non-reference card it may be very difficult or impossible to find a full cover water block for the card.

  5. 1 minute ago, Morgan MLGman said:

    It might be better, you didn't answer the question though, would it be worth it in terms of price, I didn't see any more stuttering with my 290X than with my 970 than I already had (all I all, I've got an 8350 so it has to stutter sometimes) so I'm just comparing both cards

    none of this is worth it in terms of price... a fury is better than a 290x, its better than a 980 trading for either would be a downgrade... but if he wants above all other things a smooth experience with as little microstutter as possible then a 980 may be the way to go.

  6. 3 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

    Haven't played Fallout, but I played through TW3 three times, once on a GTX 660, once on a GTX 970 and once on R9 290X.
    The best experience was on a 290X but it might be due to the game itself being patched multiple times in the time before those walkthroughs.
     

    Do you think he'd get that much better experience? Remember that the extreme majority of people wants to get the best for their money (up to a point because at some price point and budgets it's not about that anymore) and I'm 100% positive he could get by with a 290X for a few months until new cards come out ;-;

    He can get by with a Fury as well, which should perform better than a 290x for microstutter... both are based off of GCN only fury is more powerful has even greater memory bandwith for the same memory capactiy.

  7. 13 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

    ohh trust me a GTX 980ti hooked to a Gsync monitor is 100% micro-stutter free...i'm super susceptible to micro-stuttering (been doing PC gaming for over 20 years now) and with that it's entirely gone unless you render at settings that are too high for a 980ti which does not happen often at 1440p.

    My games are liquid smooth across the board.

    You're right... Microstutter absolutely, Gsync/Freesync will

    you're right also so long as you're pushing proper frame rates

     

    You know your gsync... i love it... i wish i had it... but there is one area(specifically in fallout 4 recently It won't help some CPU induced lag however that would bottleneck and drop the framerate below the gsync minimum)

  8. 6 minutes ago, Noirgheos said:

    These guys are arguing frametime. Honestly, I don't care if it's everywhere as long as I don't see a shit ton of stutters. What's your experience with stutter? Witcher 3? Fallout 4? 

    poor frametime = microstutter

    microstutter = poor frametime

    finkle = einhorn

  9. 4 minutes ago, Noirgheos said:

    That article is around 4-5 years old (just saw the year). AMD drivers have massively improved now... 

    That article was to Explain what microstutter is and give examples of what you say you DON'T WANT

    AMD still has microstutter issues that are worse than Nvidia but have improved greatly compared to 5 years ago.

     

    You want less microstutter

    You won't get rid of it completely, ever

     

    if you want to reduce the amount of microstutter that you are experiencing:

     

    get the most powerful Single Nvidia card that you can afford

    play games that are more than 6 months old so the drivers are highly optimized

    use a monitor that is an easy to drive resolution (1080p)

  10. 2 minutes ago, Noirgheos said:

    No, I can't. Also, stop with the NVIDIA fanboying, it's getting in my nerves. When was the last time you used AMD? A less powerful card doesn't mean more or the same stuttering. Architecture is different.

    It's not fanboying... Nvidia cards are in many cases less powerful for the money than AMD cards. AMD cards tend to be a better value. 

    BUT AMD has historically had more problems with microstutter and the still do.

  11. 5 minutes ago, Noirgheos said:

    It's the stutter. From what you and app4that are saying, your experiences with the 290 series have next to no stutter.

    THE 290 series does stutter. 

    In most cases WORSE than Nvidia cards, it showed stuttering in the video that app4that posted!

  12.  

    Noirgheos...

     

    Go look at reviews for the cards that you're interested in. you'll see FACTS there, not feelings about how one person feels about a specific card.

     

    BUT...What you're saying you want for your gaming experience is:

     

    the

     

    SMOOTHEST gameplay 

     

    Stay away from: crossfire and sli

     

    Get the most powerful card you can

     

    Nvidia cards are shown to have less Microstuttering: Here's an entire REVIEW on what microstuttering is

     

    In general: MLGman is pretty on point in this post:

    3 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

    The 290X would get you by until next-gen cards release, 970 SLI is simply a dumb idea and if you're not satisfied with what R9 Fury brings then go for the 290X Tri-X route + cash
    290X Crossfire is theoretically a better idea than 970 SLI because of better VRAM, better Xfire scaling and 290X being a tad faster than a 970 in general, but you get heat issues, big power draw and issues typical for Crossfire/SLI setups.

    A 980Ti is a good choice, but if it's not an option (and from what I've concluded from your responses it's not) get the 290X and wait for next-gen.

    A 290X is a great card that can run anything you throw at it atm. I just finished playing Rise of the Tomb Raider and my R9 290X absolutely nailed it @1200p

  13. If you want:

     

    Smooth

    Quick/Regular driver support

    (usually) Good Overclocking

    Lower power consumption

     

    The card for you is:

    The Most powerful SINGLE graphics card you can get from Nvidia.

     

    If you want a great card for a great price with slightly worse performance in the above areas get a R9 300 series card

  14. 4 minutes ago, App4that said:

    XD, bull shit. The 200 series is a better card than the 300 series in my experience. All they did was duct tape some VRAM on them and call it a day. Check our the coolers and PCB's of each for proof.

     

    Yep. I had a 290 though. If I had a 290x I would have kept it.

    I'm sorry but... you're One example of a 290x compared to your One example or a 390 does not mean that the whole of the R9 300 series is a downgrade. Just the fact that the R9 290x performs very similar to the lower spec'ed R9 390 and behind the R9 390x(the updated R9 290x) means that the 200 series is worse than the 300 series?

     

    I'm not following the logic.

  15. 2 minutes ago, Noirgheos said:

    But what about the 200 series? They shouldn't suffer right? You said it yourself, your 290X was amazing, and your 390 was shit.

    With the upgrade from 200 to 300 series, AMD managed to do some refining on the 200 series. the 300's tend to clock higher in many cases and perform noticeably better than their similarly numbered counterparts. the R9 390 performs on par with the R9 290x while the R9 390x falls between the 390 and the GTX 980. AMD was notorious for frame stuttering issues a few years ago but has since nearly come on par with Nvidia on that issue...

     

    However, with Crossfire and SLI Frame stuttering/timing issues tend to become worse and can in some cases be noticeable.

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