sammy2 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Is it been out long and still so pricey for me atleast lol Summer is coming up and i'm thinking of playing so games but I can't believe it's still this expensive almost $300. If I knew for sure it will be just as valuable three years from now it would be worth it but I doubt it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Red King Subscriber² Posted April 12, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted April 12, 2015 That is two generations out of date. No IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted April 12, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2015 It all depends what games you play and at what resoultion. The latest games, maybe not, but few years old games might be perfect for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted April 12, 2015 Global Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2015 That is two generations out of date. No IMO. Not really two generations out of date (nVidia skipped the 800 series right?)..unless I'm missing something with generations. /shrug ...but you can get the 960's for around $200 bucks on NewEgg (assuming OP is America). You can even get the 970s for a tick over 300...like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487076 MorganX 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Red King Subscriber² Posted April 12, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) Not really two generations out of date (nVidia skipped the 800 series right?)..unless I'm missing something with generations. /shrugOh I did not know they skipped 8xx series. My bad!Consistent naming would have been a plus - I thought it was something like [generation][power][usually 0] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zagadka Subscriber² Posted April 12, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted April 12, 2015 I am sitting on my 760 for now, since the launch of DX12 cards later this year doesn't really make a 9xx series card make sense right now. There are 8xx series, but they are mobiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy2 Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 So I guess it's best to just go with a 750 and upgrade later.. I am going to get something that can handle games since there is no future proof one available now.. Going to upgrade my TV too and I find the onboard card can't power my 40 inch and monitor so higher quality TV would need an upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zagadka Subscriber² Posted April 12, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted April 12, 2015 For now, a 760 with 4 GB of VRAM would suffice until DX12 cards are available. I've never really hit a cap on my 760, except DA:I on full quality. Not only are we at a plateau until the DX12 set, we are a a plateau in next-gen consoles, which developers will be targeting. I'm really sitting on my card and phone until Win10 is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy2 Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 What's a good card for 100-120 then ? since ill have to upgrade again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysonacoffebreak Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 You can find cheaper 290x's out there for that kind of money which actually has Tier 3 DX12 support...None of the current gen Nvidias have it (Not even Maxwell 2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHammer Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 For now, a 760 with 4 GB of VRAM would suffice until DX12 cards are available. I've never really hit a cap on my 760, except DA:I on full quality. Not only are we at a plateau until the DX12 set, we are a a plateau in next-gen consoles, which developers will be targeting. I'm really sitting on my card and phone until Win10 is out. DX12 cards ARE available right now - the GTX750 and GTX9xx (nVidia) and AMD's Southern Islands series. The issues with DX12 are backward-compatibility and driver issues - however, the cards are available today. Pricing is, naturally, all over the map - they range from $100USD (GTX750 non-Ti) to the Supremely Silly End (Titan X) - and that is just NVidia. What is forcing a stall (in my case) are the driver issues - not anything else; GTX750 (Ti or non-Ti) is, after all, a straight swap from GTX550Ti; quite aside from DX12 support, I would get full-size HDMI (as opposed to the unusable-by-me mini-HDMI I have today) AND at least an additional video RAM pool to access for my games (the typical GTX750 - even in non-Ti trim - has 2 GB of GDDR5, compared to half that I have today) - however, why would I go there when driver woes render the GPU itself unusable? If I could force a driver stall, that would take away any objections, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy2 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 I'm in a situation in which my onboard card cannot manage my TV and computer monitor. I would like to play some games too. I was thinking of future proofing but the 760 is old and to me it's too expensive for its age. Those cards should be down to $150 by now. I play HD videos (15GB file size etc ) and I want card that can manage a couple games at a decent framerate. My monitor is only 1050 but the TV is 1080p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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