
Radeon vs NVidia. "Favorite GPU brand?"
#61 Posted 13 June 2016 - 06:24 AM
#62 Posted 13 June 2016 - 06:34 AM
MusicallyInspired, on 13 June 2016 - 06:24 AM, said:
With OpenGL, AMD has to code more, to complete the implementation. Vulkan takes away some of the abstraction layer between the hardware and the application. Normally this layer would get filled in with code from AMD. With this layer gone, this means AMD has to code less logic into there drivers. This means in theory, there should be less bugs that are vendor specific because AMD has less code to implement. Who knows this turns into in the practical sense, but even a 10% reduction in vendor specific bugs, overall, is nothing to scoff at.
This post has been edited by icecoldduke: 13 June 2016 - 06:40 AM
#63 Posted 13 June 2016 - 07:11 AM
Person of Color, on 12 June 2016 - 09:20 PM, said:
The best feelings in the world;
1. Cumming
2. Getting away with stuff
3. Pissing
4. Shitting (I summon BrownFarted)
Not necessarily in that order... Possibly all at once depending on what floats your boat.
Also for the record; nVidia, because I already own one and it is powerful enough. If I had to buy a new card then... whatever is cheapest and can run the Windows interface, preferably stable in Vegas (though with a fast CPU I don't need CL/Cuda), even Intel cards suffice and I very nearly ended up getting a CPU with the internal GPU. The only reason I didn't is that some sources, including the board manufacturer, state this may affect the upgrade path if I need something with more guts later.
#64 Posted 13 June 2016 - 04:47 PM
Especially if you would rather argue with people on the interwebz and ignore the frustrated pleas of your SO to come to bed and give them a shuddering orgasm. "Shut up,I can't concentrate! This is way more important! THE HEATHENS HAVE TO ACCEPT THE GLORY!!!!!!"
#65 Posted 13 June 2016 - 05:00 PM
AMD/ATi feels second rate and pretty much always has. Although I have lots of them in my pile-o-puters.
This post has been edited by RobMan: 13 June 2016 - 06:04 PM
#66 Posted 16 June 2016 - 10:50 AM
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#67 Posted 29 June 2016 - 04:30 AM
#68 Posted 29 June 2016 - 07:22 AM
RobMan, on 13 June 2016 - 05:00 PM, said:
AMD/ATi feels second rate and pretty much always has. Although I have lots of them in my pile-o-puters.
What are the problems/cons with AMD CPUs?
#69 Posted 29 June 2016 - 07:27 AM
Kathy, on 29 June 2016 - 07:22 AM, said:
Performance wise Intel has a decent lead on AMD.
#70 Posted 29 June 2016 - 07:54 AM
#71 Posted 29 June 2016 - 08:01 AM
Kathy, on 29 June 2016 - 07:54 AM, said:
Intel just has more powerful CPUs than AMD does for essentially the same clock speed.
#72 Posted 29 June 2016 - 09:12 AM
If the same could be said for their GPU's then there wouldn't be any problem.
#73 Posted 01 July 2016 - 08:54 PM
AMD also uses a different core setup. Those eight cores are really more like four cores with two threads each. Granted, these are very beefed up modules, so they're almost like 1.5 cores each. They have their own integer unit, but the FPU is shared between both cores in a module. Their quad and dual core models are really dual and single core for the most part.
This only applies to their full blown chips. Their low power chips use a normal design, like the netbook shit you find in cut rate laptops/desktops and consoles. That shit is REALLY terrible, but so is Intel's, so who cares!
I really love AMD for workstation tasks. Every 8300-series chip I've put in a workstation has blown my pants off. Your average power user is going to have a hell of a time bogging down even a lowly, $100 8320E. Now that pretty much all every day software is multi-threaded, these things are complete monsters. Speaking of power, the newer E models are 95W and can be thrown into any shit tier tiny ass enclosure you want. I have absolutely nothing but good things to say about AMD for workstation use - they are nothing short of phenomenal. I can build a system with an 8320E, load it up with 16GB RAM, a high end SSD, a massive hard drive, top shelf input devices and speakers, a basic video card for dual monitors, oh yeah, some BIG ASS monitors, and fuck me it's nice.
I mean really, It's still a little cheaper than an Intel workstation and WAY nicer to use because all the surrounding components are better. My only major complaint is the noise level of the stock 95w fan - it sucks, but I've heard worse.
I don't think they are as good for gaming, but they definitely aren't bad. I'd definitely recommend overclocking one for that use. You won't see any difference doing that to in i5 or i7, but an FX series will be nearly as good as Intel after you tweak it...for many things Intel will only be "benchmark faster." A budget gaming rig with an overclocked 8320E and an RX 480 is nothing to scoff at, that's a seriously fast computer.
This post has been edited by Person of Color: 01 July 2016 - 08:57 PM
#75 Posted 03 July 2016 - 06:45 PM
The Zotac GTX 680 I got Coraline open box for $170 last year pretty much did nothing but vomit hot air into my room...I was sweating like a pig while playing Crysis 2. I'm talking balls swimming in their own pool. It shot out air through the like slot a cannon and farted White Castle SBD's into my case. Everything was roasting. That was after I repasted it with Arctic Silver 2 Ceramique.
I'm on my second Asus DirectCU card and I LOVE their cooling systems!
This post has been edited by Person of Color: 30 October 2016 - 02:25 AM
#76 Posted 20 July 2016 - 12:10 PM
http://www.gamespot....mpaign=homepage
This post has been edited by DustFalcon85: 20 July 2016 - 12:18 PM
#77 Posted 21 July 2016 - 05:40 AM
DustFalcon85, on 20 July 2016 - 12:10 PM, said:
Who cares about SLI support. Most games don't support it. The ones that do have SLI, have it implemented poorly. If your one hold back is the 1060 doesn't have SLI support; I really wouldn't consider that a draw back.
This post has been edited by icecoldduke: 21 July 2016 - 05:58 AM
#78 Posted 21 July 2016 - 09:42 AM
#80 Posted 29 October 2016 - 02:25 PM
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Hundreds of GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 owners have come out on EVGA’s forum, the Nvidia, Build A PC & PC Master Race subreddits to describe their shock as they saw their graphics cards literally go up in flames.
One user reported his computer suddenly shutting down with a bright orange flame gushing out of his graphics card. While another reported seeing sparks followed by the screen suddenly turning black in the middle of a gaming session with foul smelling chemical smoke subsequently pouring out of his machine.
http://wccftech.com/...ga-cards-dying/
#81 Posted 30 October 2016 - 12:44 AM
#82 Posted 30 October 2016 - 02:24 AM
#84 Posted 03 November 2016 - 04:04 AM
#85 Posted 17 November 2016 - 11:02 PM
https://www.twitch.t...ing/v/101518948
They actually recommend you to update your BIOS if you have these cards, but no idea if it works: http://www.evga.com/thermalmod/
#87 Posted 25 June 2017 - 06:02 PM
It seems that Nvidia's official website still has the cards in stock. It'll be a matter of time of the cryptominers find out about it. Hold off on building a new PC until those cards are back in stock.
http://www.pcgamer.c...-and-570-cards/
http://www.tomshardw...ency,34865.html
Looks like we're about to enter a Graphics Card crisis folks.

This post has been edited by DustFalcon85: 25 June 2017 - 06:33 PM