Upgrading to hd 6790

[angrypig7]

Hi I am using GT630 for my GPU and it didn't take long to realize that it's a crap. So I started looking for cheap graphics cards and the hd 6790 came at about 50 USD. Although it's a bit old graphics card but it looke pretty nice for that pricing.

Would it be enough to play CoD AW at medium settings? (bought this game but GT 630 just wasn't enough)

And I'm thinking of going crossfire with my current graphics card later. If I run crossfire with a gpu used for more than a year, would it be worth it?

This is my current system config

CPU : I3-4340 (3.6Ghz)

GPU : GT 630 (overclocked)

Mainboard : H81M-HDS (will be upgrading to h87 or z97)

PSU : Zalman 600W

HDD : 500GB Barracuda

[Wind]

you can't Crossfire AMD GPU with Nvidia GPU.

[kneechan]

you can't Crossfire AMD GPU with Nvidia GPU.

Yep.

[MattLantis]

you can't Crossfire AMD GPU with Nvidia GPU.

Thought you could in DX12?

[TheRandomness]

Don't upgrade to z97 with that processor, it's pointless. Have a look on EVGA's website in the b-stock section, you can find amazing deals there

[theereal]

you can't Crossfire AMD GPU with Nvidia GPU.

Actually, DX12 allows for mixing between Nvidia and AMD GPU's. (Assuming both the cards have support for DX12 that Is).

[Wind]

Actually, DX12 allows for mixing between Nvidia and AMD GPU's. (Assuming both the cards have support for DX12 that Is).

even if it can, it would be pointless, since the Nvidia GPU one is very weak compared to his AMD GPU.

[angrypig7]

Yep.

I meant crossfiring with another amd GPU later on. Like another hd 6790 or 6970.

[angrypig7]

Don't upgrade to z97 with that processor, it's pointless. Have a look on EVGA's website in the b-stock section, you can find amazing deals there

Just took a look on their B-stock products. They really are amazing but would have been better if they provided worldwide shipping as I live in South Korea.

[don_svetlio]

a 6790 is marginally better than the 630/640/730/740 (Nvidia have been rebranding that card since 2011/2012).

[theereal]

even if it can, it would be pointless, since the Nvidia GPU one is very weak compared to his AMD GPU.

Just pointing out the fact that you can SLI/Crossfire AMD and Nvidia GPU's that have DX12 support, I doubt any of these GPU's have support for DX12.

[Necrodead]

Just pointing out the fact that you can SLI/Crossfire AMD and Nvidia GPU's that have DX12 support, I doubt any of these GPU's have support for DX12.

Although the technology exisits to do such a thing, I highly doubt you'd be able to use nvidia and AMD cards in SLI for any games. I'm sure open GL will work since thats on a more basic level, but neither developer is going to let the other have access to the level of info they would need to make this work. And then there is the work that has to be done on the game developers end to utilize different architectures together, on top of the work to make SLI and CF work.

 

Asynchronous multi-gpu rendering will most likley be used to 'SLI' integrated graphics like Kaveri and Skylake with a discreet GPU.