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I use this pc mostly for rendering cartoons for my animation class so far there aren't any problems with the graphics cards and the i7

 

should I upgrade the cards or just live with the GTX 970s, because I'm not sure if the VRAM incident will it affect the rendering please advice thank you

 

don't worry about gaming I have another rig with a Sapphire R9 290X Vapour X, only using this system for the animation creation thanks

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Do your cards perform fine?

 

If so, just keep the damn things. It seems like people think that the cards have become shit because of the news. The fact is, the card still performs as well as it did on day 1. If you're unsatisfied with the performance, return them and get GTX 980s. If you're satisfied, keep them.

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so far there aren't any problems with the graphics cards and the i7

 

I think you have your answer right there. If it's going well/you've been satisfied I don't see why anything would change.

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Do your cards perform fine?

 

If so, just keep the damn things. It seems like people think that the cards have become shit because of the news. The fact is, the card still performs as well as it did on day 1. If you're unsatisfied with the performance, return them and get GTX 980s. If you're satisfied, keep them.

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Do your cards perform fine?

 

If so, just keep the damn things. It seems like people think that the cards have become shit because of the news. The fact is, the card still performs as well as it did on day 1. If you're unsatisfied with the performance, return them and get GTX 980s. If you're satisfied, keep them.

thanks  I'm just worried as some of my classmates keep telling me that I got screwed over by NVidia and I should go get anter 2 R9 290Xs

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I use this pc mostly for rendering cartoons for my animation class so far there aren't any problems with the graphics cards and the i7

 

should I upgrade the cards or just live with the GTX 970s, because I'm not sure if the VRAM incident will it affect the rendering please advice thank you

 

don't worry about gaming I have another rig with a Sapphire R9 290X Vapour X, only using this system for the animation creation thanks

NOOOO WAAAAAYY, keep them

 

+ yoy should be gaming on the 970 not on the 290X

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NOOOO WAAAAAYY, keep them

 

+ yoy should be gaming on the 970 not on the 290X

I only got 1 R9 290X Vapour X but I got 2 GTX 970s

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thanks  I'm just worried as some of my classmates keep telling me that I got screwed over by NVidia and I should go get anter 2 R9 290Xs

Depends, what resolution do you game at?

 

Unless it's at 4K, the 970s should be fine

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I only got 1 R9 290X Vapour X but I got 2 GTX 970s

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Which is why you should game on the 970s

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Depends, what resolution do you game at?

 

Unless it's at 4K, the 970s should be fine

I don't game on te rendering system it's for the animation content making only

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I don't game on te rendering system it's for the animation content making only

ah, then you're definitely fine

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Which is why you should game on the 970s

won't the rendering be even slower if I didit on the R9 290X? the SLI GTX 970s takes about 4 and a half hours already for a 30 min animation

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won't the rendering be even slower if I didit on the R9 290X? the SLI GTX 970s takes about 4 and a half hours already for a 30 min animation

why not render and game on the same machine...

unless you are gaming and rendering at the same time, and why do you need a dedicated pc to render FOR SCHOOL?

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why not render and game on the same machine...

unless you are gaming and rendering at the same time, and why do you need a dedicated pc to render FOR SCHOOL?

 the gaming pc I have is meant to be portable since I sometime carry it to my clan mate's house to play together

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 the gaming pc I have is meant to be portable since I sometime carry it to my clan mate's house to play together

fair enough

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