RIP my 970, now looking for new GPU

[Acerpwns]

going to need a new GPU (most likely) but i havent really paid much attention to GPUs in the last year or so. any recommendations? ive thoroughly enjoyed my 970 and i was thinking of buying it again.

 

[The Official Czex]

If your budget is set on a 970, buy a R9-390.

 

10-15% higher performance for a little less money.

[Arwanell]

what happened

[theninja35]

Aye R9 390, maybe.

[Acerpwns]

what happened

i cant exactly figure that out. i bought a Benq XL2411Z which seems to have just killed it. it doesnt output signal consistently ever since i tried using it

[Mew]

Just rma it if you can. It's better to spend ~$10 for shipping to get a new one/refurb than to buy a completely new graphics card. 

[Acerpwns]

If your budget is set on a 970, buy a R9-390.

 

10-15% higher performance for a little less money.

the 390 is 10-15% more expensive here

[The Official Czex]

An R9 390, maybe.

 

A*

 

Quick English lesson: when using abbreviations with the article "a/an", use the article that fits with what that abbreviation stands for. In this case, "R" stands for "Radeon", so "A" should be used.

[Acerpwns]

Just rma it if you can. It's better to spend ~$10 for shipping to get a new one/refurb than to buy a completely new graphics card. 

i dont think im going to be able to RMA it, thats why i put "(most likely)"

[The Official Czex]

the 390 is 10-15% more expensive here

 

Get it anyway. The extra VRAM comes as a bonus if you start using larger monitors.

[theninja35]

A*

 

Quick English lesson: when using abbreviations with the article "a/an", use the article that fits with what that abbreviation stands for. In this case, "R" stands for "Radeon", so "A" should be used.

Excuse me, professor. I forgot this was English class.

[NeatSquidYT]

A*

 

Quick English lesson: when using abbreviations with the article "a/an", use the article that fits with what that abbreviation stands for. In this case, "R" stands for "Radeon", so "A" should be used.

Not correct at all. It's all to do with phonetics. R is pronounced "ARR" which begins with a vowel, so "an" should be used. Please don't correct if what you're saying is shit.

[NeatSquidYT]

Excuse me, professor. I forgot this was English class.

Don't worry, he's wrong anyway.

[theninja35]

Don't worry, he's wrong anyway...Not correct at all. It's all to do with phonetics. R is pronounced "ARR" which begins with a vowel, so "an" should be used. Please don't correct if what you're saying is shit.

That's how I was taught. But let's stay on topic here.

[The Official Czex]

Not correct at all. It's all to do with phonetics. R is pronounced "ARR" which begins with a vowel, so "an" should be used. Please don't correct if what you're saying is shit.

 

 

Don't worry, he's wrong anyway.

 

When using abbreviations, you use articles that refer to the actual word the abbreviation stands for.

[Najuno]

Don't worry, he's wrong anyway.

 

 

When using abbreviations, you use articles that refer to the actual word the abbreviation stands for.

Is this a topic about GPUs or god damn grammar BS?

 

I´d go for either a GTX970 again if you like nVidia better or get the R9 390 due to the better VRAM situation.

[NeatSquidYT]

When using abbreviations, you use articles that refer to the actual word the abbreviation stands for.

http://editingandwritingservices.com/using-articles-with-abbreviations/

 

Not really.

[Patrick Bateman]

going to need a new GPU (most likely) but i havent really paid much attention to GPUs in the last year or so. any recommendations? ive thoroughly enjoyed my 970 and i was thinking of buying it again.

get it again.. msi 4g gaming or g1 gaming again

[etze]

i cant exactly figure that out. i bought a Benq XL2411Z which seems to have just killed it. it doesnt output signal consistently ever since i tried using it

wait.. what?

i have a gtx970 and i'm gonna buy a benq xl2411z today or tomorrow

what's the issue actually?

[Acerpwns]

wait.. what?

i have a gtx970 and i'm gonna buy a benq xl2411z today or tomorrow

what's the issue actually?

im not exactly sure but it seems the issue is that sometimes my GPU doesnt output (doesnt output consistently i should say. i turn it on and it works! i shut it off and turn it on again it doesnt work and sends my my fans at like 80%) ive tried reinstalling my drivers, resetting the CMOS... the only thing i havent tried is a fresh install of everything. ive moved my GPU down 1 PCI slot and now it seems to be working as intended, but only time will tell.

[Patrick Bateman]

wait.. what?

i have a gtx970 and i'm gonna buy a benq xl2411z today or tomorrow

what's the issue actually?

i think your card would have to be faulty in the first place

[etze]

im not exactly sure but it seems the issue is that sometimes my GPU doesnt output (doesnt output consistently i should say. i turn it on and it works! i shut it off and turn it on again it doesnt work and sends my my fans at like 80%) ive tried reinstalling my drivers, resetting the CMOS... the only thing i havent tried is a fresh install of everything. ive moved my GPU down 1 PCI slot and now it seems to be working as intended, but only time will tell.

hmm

maybe it's a pci slot thing? (so the problem is at your mobo not your gpu)

what about the refresh rate? was it all good?

[etze]

i think your card would have to be faulty in the first place

yeah, this is what im thinking about

 

generally, i dont think a gtx970 cant handle an xl2411z 

i mean, wtf

im not an expert on these things but i think gtx970 is a decent card for a 120-144hz display

[Patrick Bateman]

yeah, this is what im thinking about

 

generally, i dont think a gtx970 cant handle an xl2411z 

i mean, wtf

im not an expert on these things but i think gtx970 is a decent card for a 120-144hz display

 you can acheive 90+ fps with every game.. alot of games can be maxed and have those framerates, some are more intensive so settings  may have to be turned down

for my 970 rig i am getting a 144hz display soon

[stealth80]

If your budget is set on a 970, buy a R9-390.

 

10-15% higher performance for a little less money.

 

I don't think its 10 - 15%, that's like 390x vs 970, more like 5% title dependant/review dependant

 

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/86927-sapphire-r9-390-nitro/?page=10

 

admittedly if I didn't ​already have my 970 I wouldn't have bought another for SLI (aka I would have bought a 980ti), but if I was to buy a card now and I didn't mind the heat it throws out id grab a 390

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