How often do you upgrade your GPU? [POLL]

[RyanMacRocks]

Saw a post about whether the GTX 660 was still relevant and became curious. All answers are greatly appreciated.

[OsuMasterz]

I only change it every cycle because... MY CARDS KEEP FUCKING BREAKING! I'm not even kidding, my 280X broke, I got a 380, and it broke like 6 days ago so now I have no GPU so I'm probably going to get an RX 480...

[The Belgian Waffle]

1 minute ago, OsuMasterz said:

I only change it every cycle because... MY CARDS KEEP FUCKING BREAKING! I'm not even kidding, my 280X broke, I got a 380, and it broke like 6 days ago so now I have no GPU so I'm probably going to get an RX 480...

Maybe you should consider switching to a more reliable brand... Just sayin'

[OsuMasterz]

Just now, The Belgian Waffle said:

Maybe you should consider switching to a more reliable brand... Just sayin'

You're saying Sapphire or XFX aren't reliable?

[RyanMacRocks]

Just now, OsuMasterz said:

I only change it every cycle because... MY CARDS KEEP FUCKING BREAKING! I'm not even kidding, my 280X broke, I got a 380, and it broke like 6 days ago so now I have no GPU so I'm probably going to get an RX 480...

Ever tried the oven method lol? My 7970 broke and I got it working no problem after popping it in the toaster oven for 8 minutes at 385 F or something

[TheRandomness]

My 290 (first card, bought in the year of release) decided to die a little, so I'm stuck on a 750Ti until I become bothered to test it with this new BIOS.

[OsuMasterz]

Just now, RyanMacRocks said:

Ever tried the oven method lol? My 7970 broke and I got it working no problem after popping it in the toaster oven for 8 minutes at 385 F or something

I have protection plans on them though

[The Belgian Waffle]

1 minute ago, OsuMasterz said:

You're saying Sapphire or XFX aren't reliable?

Well, you're either going way too hard on your graphics card when you play, or you're buying some shitty products

[TheRandomness]

2 minutes ago, RyanMacRocks said:

Ever tried the oven method lol? My 7970 broke and I got it working no problem after popping it in the toaster oven for 8 minutes at 385 F or something

Oven method is not a good idea. Might not work and the PCB can release some fun chemicals and ruin the oven forever

[RyanMacRocks]

1 minute ago, OsuMasterz said:

I have protection plans on them though

I see, wouldn't they just replace your old card then instead of forcing you to upgrade or is it a trade up kind of deal where you pay a little extra to upgrade?

[OsuMasterz]

1 minute ago, The Belgian Waffle said:

Well, you're either going way too hard on your graphics card when you play, or you're buying some shitty products

Because CS:GO, Aura Kingdom, and Euro Truck Simulator 2 are hardcore on the highest settings...

[Squibbies18]

8 minutes ago, RyanMacRocks said:

Saw a post about whether the GTX 660 was still relevant and became curious. All answers are greatly appreciated.

I built my pc at the end of 2015 and it had a fx 8350 and msi gtx 960. i'm still running the fx 8350 until ryzen comes out and i recently brought a Sapphire R9 fury since it was going for about as much as a gtx 1060 and RX 480.

[OsuMasterz]

Just now, RyanMacRocks said:

I see, wouldn't they just replace your old card then instead of forcing you to upgrade or is it a trade up kind of deal where you pay a little extra to upgrade?

If they don't have the card to sell anymore, they just give the money back.

[RyanMacRocks]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Oven method is not a good idea. Might not work and the PCB can release some fun chemicals and ruin the oven forever

That's why I used a toaster oven. Bought it for $7 at Goodwill and have used it to fix the GPU and some RAM, both work great now. Worth a shot for $7. I don't use it for food.

[RyanMacRocks]

Just now, OsuMasterz said:

If they don't have the card to sell anymore, they just give the money back.

Makes sense.

[OsuMasterz]

1 minute ago, RyanMacRocks said:

That's why I used a toaster oven. Bought it for $7 at Goodwill and have used it to fix the GPU and some RAM, both work great now. Worth a shot for $7.

Then again, the guy who ranted about it says something about flipchip design or something.. like we know what that means.

 

[RyanMacRocks]

2 minutes ago, Squibbies18 said:

I built my pc at the end of 2015 and it had a fx 8350 and msi gtx 960. i'm still running the fx 8350 until ryzen comes out and i recently brought a Sapphire R9 fury since it was going for about as much as a gtx 1060 and RX 480.

The hype is real.

[Squibbies18]

1 minute ago, RyanMacRocks said:

The hype is real.

I know right i'm really looking forward to what they show at CES this year.

[RyanMacRocks]

Just now, OsuMasterz said:

Then again, the guy who ranted about it says something about flipchip design or something.. like we know what that means.

 

Yeah, I saw that. However I don't really care about the technical details of it as long as I'm not poisoning myself and games run fine. My 7970 kept crashing with terrible artifacting and finally stopped POSTing altogether, and now it works great with no issues. Still works as well as the day I bought it and this is about 8 months after fixing it with the oven.

[samcool55]

I stick with my card as long as possible, when my GPU is starting to show it's really getting old and having issues with 1080p60 i'll check how far a new AMD mid-range card is.

I'm usually prepared to wait as long as a year sooo...

 

Anyway, if you are wondering why i just go AMD and ignore nvidia, nvidia did some sh*¨t i didn't like and i refuse to give them my money.

In the end that's all they want so nvidia isn't going to get any of it from me.

 

If other people buy nvidia, sure, that's up to them, it's their money not mine so whatever.

[iBabySlapper]

I upgrade my GPU every year, but I'm constantly two generations behind. I won't have enough surplus cash to upgrade my mobo/cpu for the forseeable future, but when I do I'll probably go for a Ryzen CPU and another ASUS board. I'm also been a AMD fanboy since I was like 12 so yeah. They made the CPU for the first fast PC I owned (Athlon 64) and the first GPU I gamed on. I owned intel P3 and P4 HT before that but I was repeatedly disappointed.

[RyanMacRocks]

1 minute ago, Squibbies18 said:

I know right i'm really looking forward to what they show at CES this year.

Yeah, just a day I think until Vega is unveiled and 10 days until Ryzen if I'm correct.

[Lays]

I upgrade sometimes more than once in a cycle, IE: 980 to 980 ti when it came out, and probably 1080 to 1080 ti when it comes out if it's any good.

 

Although if the 1080 ti isn't as close to the titan as previous TI cards, I may just get a Titan XP used for ~1050 and sell my 1080.

[OsuMasterz]

1 minute ago, samcool55 said:

I stick with my card as long as possible, when my GPU is starting to show it's really getting old and having issues with 1080p60 i'll check how far a new AMD mid-range card is.

I'm usually prepared to wait as long as a year sooo...

 

Anyway, if you are wondering why i just go AMD and ignore nvidia, nvidia did some sh*¨t i didn't like and i refuse to give them my money.

In the end that's all they want so nvidia isn't going to get any of it from me.

 

If other people buy nvidia, sure, that's up to them, it's their money not mine so whatever.

Just wondering, what did they do?

[RyanMacRocks]

1 minute ago, samcool55 said:

I stick with my card as long as possible, when my GPU is starting to show it's really getting old and having issues with 1080p60 i'll check how far a new AMD mid-range card is.

I'm usually prepared to wait as long as a year sooo...

 

Anyway, if you are wondering why i just go AMD and ignore nvidia, nvidia did some sh*¨t i didn't like and i refuse to give them my money.

In the end that's all they want so nvidia isn't going to get any of it from me.

 

If other people buy nvidia, sure, that's up to them, it's their money not mine so whatever.

Yeah, I see what you mean. Really hoping Vega turns out great and AMD can get some market share back. Nvidea shouldn't have the success they do with some of their bad consumer practices.