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I don't see any reason to get one. That is unless they release 1080ti, but that will be a year or so down the road.
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At the end of the day, it comes down to what sort of games you play and whether DX12 performance is important to you. As newer games come out, they're going to really shine on the new DX12 API (AOTS, Hitman, etc), which means the R9 390x is really going to shine. However, if you find yourself not really being reliant on DX12, then I would say the GTX 980 is a good bet for you. To answer your question though, clock speed and vram aren't really the whole story. Architecture is pretty important too. For instance: R9 390x - 8GB vram - 1100mhz core clock - 6100mhz memory clock R9 Fury X - 4GB vram - 1050mhz core clock - 500 mhz memory clock So, if you just looked at those points, you would think people were idiots for paying $200 more for a Fury X. But then you look at the memory bit width: R9 390x - 512bit GDDR5 memory R9 Fury X - 4096bit HBM memory That massive memory bit width is what really makes the R9 Fury X shine above the R9 390x. This is why you'll see a 780 with a cuda core count that's higher and a higher bit-width, but less performance than a 980. It just really comes down to better performing architecture and combining factors between the various GPUs. So, I'd recommend looking at in-game benchmark comparisons to determine which video card is best for you. Edit: I just realized you were talking about the next generation of cards. The thing is, you're not going to see the "R9 400 series" for at least another year and a half, whereas the "GTX 1000" series is due to be announced this month or next month, which would put it on Q3-Q4 release. So, it may come down to DX12 performance comparison between the 1000 series and 300 series. I get the feeling Nvidia is going to blow the R9 300 series DX12 benchmarks out of the water with the 1000 series though.
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You're confusing.
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Yeah, I read that part too and felt like an idiot because I had already posted my dumb-ass comment. Removed it and put in the part I did. You're right about her getting a lot more performance out of the M.2 PCI-E though.
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Yeah, it sucks. I'll just have to get her a PCI-E M.2.
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This simply isn't true. There's quite a few good resource you can check-out that go over the various compatibility factors of M.2 sockets. A M/B key SATA drive is compatible with a M-key and B-key slot, even if it is a SATA M.2. The key is what determines the compatibility. All the Asus specs are saying is "You can get the full capability from a M key PCI-E x4 slot on our boards!" Which is cool, considering the vast majority of boards are x2 (like mine). https://www.ramcity.com.au/blog/m.2-ngff-ssd-compatibility-list/189
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Update: Just got off the phone with a tech and apparently the board only supports the M.2 drive as a storage device and is not bootable. Also, there currently isn't a driver for Windows 10 that allows utilization of the M.2 port.
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Interesting you mention that, since my board specs say the same thing for the M.2 slot, only PCIE x2/x1. Also, the only reason I went with the Asus board is because the only other option for M.2 was ASRock. Also, I wouldn't consider myself overly impressed, seeing as the advice I was given was to update the bios and change a setting that doesn't exist. I personally prefer Gigabyte, seeing as they always perform the way you want, right out of the box and can take anything you dish at them. If this ends up being the case though (which it's looking like it is), I'll just RMA the 850 EVO M.2 and get the PCIe one. I just wish there were more boards that supported the 9590.
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I have contacted Asus and they said the board is compatible with the M.2 850 Evo, which is a 2280 M.2 SSD. Also, the setup passed PCPartpicker's compatibility test. The Asus tech suggested I update the bios (which I did) and change the PCIEx8_4 and M.2 Configuration from Auto to M.2 in the Onboard Devices Configuration. I can't seem to find this setting, so I've sent an e-mail verifying that 2.10.1208 is the latest bios version. I'll let you guys know what else needs to be done or if that resolves it.
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Update: I took the M.2 SSD out of my wife's Asus 970 Pro board and put it in my Gigabyte board. The M.2 SSD was detected without issue. I performed a physical inspection of the Asus M.2 port and the pins appear to be in good alignment. So, at this point it's either a faulty board, or some crazy settings to enable it. I'm going to contact Asus support and troubleshoot it.
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Thanks for all the info! I'm thinking I should pull the M.2 SSD out and do a physical analysis of the slot and the M.2 SSD. If they look okay, I'll just pop it in my rig's M.2 slot and see if it detects it. If not, then I know it's a bad SSD. If it does, then I know there's something wrong with either the board setup or the socket. I just wish her's had been as easy as mine.
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I guess I can be a case study. lol
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It's on the Asus list of compatible CPUs. It seems to have been running it just fine so far, just a little too hot for my current air cooler.
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Hi everyone! I'm at my wits end on getting the Samsung Evo 850 M.2 drive to be bootable on my wife's Asus 970 Pro Gaming/Aura board. First off, I removed the SATA plugs for the HDD and DVD-RW drives. I've tried going into the CSM and disabling it. I've also tried swapping the UEFI settings to Legacy. None of it seems to make the UEFI Windows 10 Pro Boot Drive detect the M.2 drive. When the USB Boot Drive isn't in the USB slot, the bios simply informs me that the bios is not configured to utilize the current boot device and to go to the CSM to configure it. What am I missing?
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H100i + FX-9590 Can it take the heat?
Michamus replied to Michamus's topic in Custom Loop and Exotic Cooling
Thanks for all the help, everyone!