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TheIdiot · Banned Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 5620 Status: Offline

I want one!

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Also, is this kepler technology thingie as awesome as it sounds? Because I am really itching to switch to PC gaming nowadays.

AskWazzup · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:17 Post subject:

And what would you do with it?
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UnidentifiedFlyingTard · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:24 Post subject:

Fuck it of coarse.
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Mettle · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:09 Post subject:

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Info from Sweclockers.com. The numbers are taken from Total War: Shogun 2, Battlefield 3 (Ultra), Stalker: Call of Pripyat, Anno 2070 and Metro 2033.
The GTX580 is used as the base value.

So roughly 8% better, wich'll probably increase as their drivers are improved.

But yeah, there really are few games that'll use up all that power. Razz

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deadr4tz · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:18 Post subject: Re: Nvidia GTX 680

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Alphadrop · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 17:49 Post subject:

8800 ultra really that bad? I ran a 8800 gts on a 500 watt supply fine.

Well if I ever trip over a large bundle of money I may upgrade to one of those, does look nice. Comments are pretty funny as well.
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TheIdiot · Banned Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 5620 Status: Offline

The 8800 GTS was different. 8800 ultra was more like the 8800 GTX, but slightly more powerful.

TheWesDude · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 18:52 Post subject:

yea, the comments are pretty lulzy especially the ones about the consoles...

they already announced the gpu for the 720... its based on 4-5 year old tech right now, and its slated for Q3 or Q4 release 2013
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mobucks · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 16:33 Post subject:

oh good, more games that must abide by the lowest common denominator
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TheIdiot · Banned Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 5620 Status: Offline

We just can't start a topic about PC hardware without tripping over the whole "consoles and their crappy hardware" thing, now can we?! Rolling Eyes

TheWesDude · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 13:10 Post subject:

lol.

technically i thank consoles right now.

thanks to consoles and how limited they are and games are built to be multi-platform....

i can still play todays games on my geforce 8800. and if consoles "upgrade" to what microsoft has announced for the 720, i wont even need to upgrade.

so for the forseeable future, i will be able to keep my 8800 thanks to consoles.
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Hassknecht · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 17:10 Post subject:

sea · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 17:33 Post subject:

I have a quickly-aging GTX 470. I can still play 90% of games at highest settings at 60 fps. I might upgrade in another year, especially if I get a bigger monitor at some point. To be honest, I've gotten used to games looking good and being able to run them at very high settings at crazy framerates. I don't know if I could go back to the "old ways." As much as it sucks to see the industry stagnate, I don't care enough about graphics to think that the sacrifices required in gameplay to support them are worth it.

AskWazzup · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 18:36 Post subject:

Agreed.

I'm fine with 2008 standart graphics. The thing is, that other aspects of the game haven't even evolved past the infant stage. There are so many things one can make with good sound, artistic design, A.I etc. You get a pretty good looking game that desperatly lacks in all other parts, it's like having a plastic doll (good looking one) instead of a real girlfriend. This situation is only good if you got a fetish (both ways).
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PainlessDocM · Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:11 Post subject:

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PainlessDocM · Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:26 Post subject:

Same here, I enjoy running games at my native resolution (1920x1200) with at least 60FPS but I don't notice the difference between medium and high levels of AA and AF and I don't particularly care about gimmicks like tessellation and Physix so I definitely don't need two GPU's or a single 500€ card. Heck most of the games I play these days would run fine on my old PIV with a 6600 card Smile

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Mutoes · Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 16:27 Post subject:

Im still running 1gb 4850 and i can still play most games, tho latest games on low settings mostly, so i guess its fair to say its showing its age (and its starting to make lot of noise and heat). I think upgrading to 6950 or 560 ti should last the next 3-4 years.

Looking at the prices of 680 at least here in finland (around 500e) i cant think of anything to justify it over current 200e cards which seem to run current and near future games with ease.

Ill see how the 660 fares before upgrading tho.

Alphadrop · Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 16:37 Post subject: