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Mummelmann said:
I'm not planning on going for 4k gaming any time soon, the Titan X struggles to run even aging games in 4k with effects toggled, I don't think single GPU's will run 4k gaming without stutter for another two chipset generations or so.
I really want to know more about the 390x, it appears to possibly be the best purchase among the choices I have but 4GB is a no-go, regardless of whether or not its HBM or GDDR5.


If your not 4k gaming, a 980 should be enough (heck a 980 is also build for 4k gaming). But, if you even plan on 4k gaming, then yes a 980ti is a good idea. You can look at some 4k gaming benchmarks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GGvvjmb5L4

It is a few % less poweful than a titan X, but its also 350$ cheaper. Plus, you can OC the GPU, and that should help with some problems with 4k gaming on a single card.

 

Edit: I see your not into 4k gaming. However, its only 150$ more expensive than a 980, and its much more powerful. So I think you should go for the 980ti.



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If you really must build the rig now, then sure, but with HBM coming, if you could wait, then wait. I'm only on a 760 right now but I'm waiting :D



Thanks jlmurph!

In my opinion, the sensible approach would be to wait and see.

I know you want to build your new rig this month, but if you've waited this long, you can wait a little more to see the whole picture. After all, AMD will reveal it's Fiji card(s) either Wednesday at Computex or in a couple of weeks at E3.

Just think about it, why would Nvidia release a card that matches the $1,000 TitanX for $650 if it isn't because they know what it is about to come? It's better to wait and be 100% sure on your purchase than buying now and then regretting it.



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JEMC said:
In my opinion, the sensible approach would be to wait and see.

I know you want to build your new rig this month, but if you've waited this long, you can wait a little more to see the whole picture. After all, AMD will reveal it's Fiji card(s) either Wednesday at Computex or in a couple of weeks at E3.

Just think about it, why would Nvidia release a card that matches the $1,000 TitanX for $650 if it isn't because they know what it is about to come? It's better to wait and be 100% sure on your purchase than buying now and then regretting it.


Its better off not to wait. You wait... wait... wait... and before long a year or two has passed. It your into PC gaming, you know things change fast, and you have to accept that. Thats why I left a long time ago from PC gaming. Too much this, and that. Its just stressful.



super6646 said:
JEMC said:
In my opinion, the sensible approach would be to wait and see.

I know you want to build your new rig this month, but if you've waited this long, you can wait a little more to see the whole picture. After all, AMD will reveal it's Fiji card(s) either Wednesday at Computex or in a couple of weeks at E3.

Just think about it, why would Nvidia release a card that matches the $1,000 TitanX for $650 if it isn't because they know what it is about to come? It's better to wait and be 100% sure on your purchase than buying now and then regretting it.


Its better off not to wait. You wait... wait... wait... and before long a year or two has passed. It your into PC gaming, you know things change fast, and you have to accept that. Thats why I left a long time ago from PC gaming. Too much this, and that. Its just stressful.

We're not talking about waiting 6 months, we are talking about waiting a couple of weeks until AMD reveals its cards and maybe the end of the month when the cards will be available in stores.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

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JEMC said:
super6646 said:
JEMC said:
In my opinion, the sensible approach would be to wait and see.

I know you want to build your new rig this month, but if you've waited this long, you can wait a little more to see the whole picture. After all, AMD will reveal it's Fiji card(s) either Wednesday at Computex or in a couple of weeks at E3.

Just think about it, why would Nvidia release a card that matches the $1,000 TitanX for $650 if it isn't because they know what it is about to come? It's better to wait and be 100% sure on your purchase than buying now and then regretting it.


Its better off not to wait. You wait... wait... wait... and before long a year or two has passed. It your into PC gaming, you know things change fast, and you have to accept that. Thats why I left a long time ago from PC gaming. Too much this, and that. Its just stressful.

We're not talking about waiting 6 months, we are talking about waiting a couple of weeks until AMD reveals its cards and maybe the end of the month when the cards will be available in stores.

And if it doesn't come, you keep waiting. You also get dragging into that game, I know it. 



JEMC said:
In my opinion, the sensible approach would be to wait and see.

I know you want to build your new rig this month, but if you've waited this long, you can wait a little more to see the whole picture. After all, AMD will reveal it's Fiji card(s) either Wednesday at Computex or in a couple of weeks at E3.

Just think about it, why would Nvidia release a card that matches the $1,000 TitanX for $650 if it isn't because they know what it is about to come? It's better to wait and be 100% sure on your purchase than buying now and then regretting it.


Yeah, I'm gonna keep following Computex and see what AMD have in store, could be that there will be some amazing deals on GeForce cards as a response to AMD's coming series as well. Like you said; there's a reason the 980Ti is so cheap (by Nvidia standards).



super6646 said:
JEMC said:
super6646 said:


Its better off not to wait. You wait... wait... wait... and before long a year or two has passed. It your into PC gaming, you know things change fast, and you have to accept that. Thats why I left a long time ago from PC gaming. Too much this, and that. Its just stressful.

We're not talking about waiting 6 months, we are talking about waiting a couple of weeks until AMD reveals its cards and maybe the end of the month when the cards will be available in stores.

And if it doesn't come, you keep waiting. You also get dragging into that game, I know it. 

Waiting for AMD's new 3XX series is one thing, waiting for the cards after those from either Nvidia or AMD would be silly. Why? Because I doubt we'll see more cards this year.

Nvidia is going to wait for 14/16nm FinFet+ and HBM 2.0 to launch its Pascal cards, and AMD will also wait for those two things before launching its 4XX series. And while 14/16nm could happen this year, HBM 2.0 doesn't seem likely.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet    Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.

I think it is worth it. It is averaging 4FPS on the Witcher 3 on ultra and 1440p is mighty impressive. You could also save the money and get one of those new 144 hz IPS monitors coming out. Might finally be able to replace my benQ if Asus gets it right. I hate TN panels :|



No graphicscard will last 5 years, they will always come up with some new DX or something like Physx. Even the Gtx 980 isnt worth the money