I recently built a new computer with new parts except for the video card. Would you recommend getting a new video card (e.g., aftermarket 290?) or wait until 14nm next year?
I mostly play non-demanding games (Heroes of the Storm) and older games (Batman Arkham Asylum/City). I usually wait for newer games to go on sale (low low price) on Steam and buy them.
I do, however, plan on playing Star Wars: Battlefront that is coming out later this year.
This is my current setup:
CPU: Intel 4790k
Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme 6
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1866
Video: AMD Radeon 5850
SSD: Crucial MX100 512GB
PSU: SeaSonic X-1250 (SS-1250XM2)
Case: Antec P180
Monitor: it's an old Dell 27" IPS (bought back in 2007)
Budget is not an issue. I'm more worried about value/performance. I see several options:
1. Get Fury (Fury X if the price drops; Fury X doesn't seem to be better value/performance than 980Ti or 980Ti Hybrid at its current price). I decided not to get 980Ti/Hybrid since I generally don't get the best video card in its generation.
2. Get R290 (or 290X depending on the price). This option should last me another 3-4 years, hopefully?
3. Wait until 14nm video cards next year.
My one concern with getting R290 is that it may not fit in my P180 case. If so, I may have to get Fractal Design Define R5 case instead.
Any comment is greatly appreciated.
I mostly play non-demanding games (Heroes of the Storm) and older games (Batman Arkham Asylum/City). I usually wait for newer games to go on sale (low low price) on Steam and buy them.
I do, however, plan on playing Star Wars: Battlefront that is coming out later this year.
This is my current setup:
CPU: Intel 4790k
Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme 6
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1866
Video: AMD Radeon 5850
SSD: Crucial MX100 512GB
PSU: SeaSonic X-1250 (SS-1250XM2)
Case: Antec P180
Monitor: it's an old Dell 27" IPS (bought back in 2007)
Budget is not an issue. I'm more worried about value/performance. I see several options:
1. Get Fury (Fury X if the price drops; Fury X doesn't seem to be better value/performance than 980Ti or 980Ti Hybrid at its current price). I decided not to get 980Ti/Hybrid since I generally don't get the best video card in its generation.
2. Get R290 (or 290X depending on the price). This option should last me another 3-4 years, hopefully?
3. Wait until 14nm video cards next year.
My one concern with getting R290 is that it may not fit in my P180 case. If so, I may have to get Fractal Design Define R5 case instead.
Any comment is greatly appreciated.
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