dgrdsv
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It's WindForce 3X and the card is ~180W (a bit more for G1 probably) so it will most likely be audible but not loud. Wait for reviews.
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It's WindForce 3X and the card is ~180W (a bit more for G1 probably) so it will most likely be audible but not loud. Wait for reviews.
Herr Starr
Member
Another poster who can't even begin to back up his random outbursts? Please excuse me if I don't take you seriously. At all.
I want to engage you in constructive discussion, even if I'm proven to be completely wrong in my own arguments. For that to happens we need to have a discussion, with actual arguments. If I'm wrong, then please educate me.
icecold1983
Member
dr rus beat me to it. some example games where you cant hold 60 @ 1440p without lowering various settings
hitman
anno 2205
ac unity
ac syndicate
ashes of singularity
witcher 3
gta v
division
xcom 2
RotTR
FC4
DA:I
crysis 3
do i need to continue? and this is without ssaa of course. throwing that in is just pointless
CaptainSmirnov
Member
Don't even have to be a developer to see some AAA games have shite optimization by the developers of said games.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
I already ordered on Amazon... Hopefully 6/7 is actually the official release date.
I'm pretty much settled on just going with whatever ships first. Tired of this release date mystery shit.
Lol? Take a look at the sellers. Amazon doesn't have any stock it's all 3rd party, hence the extra cost, it's like that for everything.
CyberPunked
Member
I managed to get a FTW for £580 before they increased the price.
Herr Starr
Member
Thank you! I mean that. This is a conversation we can work with.
I'm starting to suspect that there are different goal posts in this discussion about what constitutes "max settings". Personally I don't consider super sampling to be max settings, for example. Those are just a cherry on the top if you've got power to spare after maxing out everything else. Others might disagree, and in that case one might never reach anything that is satisfactory in speed. But I see that we're in agreement on super sampling at least, so that's not the issue here.
There are a number of games in your list I haven't seen benchmarks for, so I'm going to have to take your word that they can't hold 60 fps on 1440p. Some others in this list I've seen multiple benchmarks for though, demonstrating that they can maintain a comfortable 60 fps. This includes Hitman, Rise of the Tomb Raider, AC Unity, The Division (though I suspect this one may have some large drops), and even The Witcher 3 (without hairworks, admittedly), and a few others. It can be hard to tell what settings some of these benchmarks have used beyond the basics, so I've watched a few YouTube videos where the settings are clearly shown, with gameplay immediately after.
One game that I had entirely forgotten about, and which you didn't include in your list, is Metro: Last Light. That game clearly proves my original claim wrong (ie. that the GTX 1080 can comfortably handle 60fps 1440p on current games). This is a bit of an extreme example though, made for technology that didn't exist when the game was created. Expecting to max it out is a bit unreasonable, even if it doesn't change the fact that it disproves my point. Crysis 3 is in a bit of a similar position.
So my blanket statement was a bit too simple for its own good, rendering it technically wrong. For that I apologize. I do still feel as if it's generally sound though, even if it doesn't apply to every game out there.
I think this discussion might not be entirely fruitful until more people actually have the cards in their hands and we can establish better ground rules for the benchmarks. There's too much variance for anyone to agree on anything right now.
draughn101
Member
Yea posted on the last page. I wish they'd just take preorders and get this thing going. Gigabyte is getting my money based on impatience only.
I thnk psychologically I need something closer to £549 than £599 to jump in, so probably waiting on reviews of the cheaper custom coolers. Also want to see the prices for the 1070 next week. But with a 3440x1440 monitor the 1080 would be great, even though I've managed fine with a 970 before and just turned settings down, so I know I can live with a 1070 too
icecold1983
Member
every game on that list is confirmed
Herr Starr
Member
By whom?
icecold1983
Member
myself and/or benchmarks. actually ive personally played and seen perf in every game ive listed except hitman
draughn101
Member
I'm hoping these shipdate slippage rumors are false. With people having their EVGA orders charged and Gigabyte announcing a 7th release date, things are looking a little better.
Herr Starr
Member
And thus we are moving in circles, since I've personally witnessed games on your list played at a consistently high framerate (well above 60 fps) on max settings at 1440p. Let's wait for more people having the cards to see what the consensus is.
icecold1983
Member
games have more than 1 area. as i edited, ive played every game on that list except hitman. i currently own every game on that list except hitman, DA:I, divison and ashes
The_Inquisitor
Member
Still no official 1080 FTW release right?
TheAbsolution
Member
Rumored is June 17th but nothing official, no sadly.
draughn101
Member
Bhphoto says expected June 16.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Rumored is June 17th but nothing official, no sadly.
Great. This disaster I am dealing with at work should be done by then. But since I preordered from EVGA I have no idea if I actually will receive one launch day.
draughn101
Member
Someone was charged for an SC already from EVGA, so those orders may be ahead of schedule
Shifty Capone1
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I would just like Amazon Us to take some pre orders for the Strix or other cards.
draughn101
Member
They've done a few already. All the announced EVGA, and the Gigabyte so far.
Unknown Soldier
Member
What? When was the Gigabyte? Ugh...
It's definitely true for Caseking. They've confirmed to me that all orders (for their customers atleast) of the FTW have been delayed to the 28th.
I'm camping local Amazon since they haven't added any EVGA custom cards yet in the hopes of this just being a Caseking-exclusive problem. Ordering from EVGA themselves doesn't make sense at this point I reckon (plus they are out of stock anyway).
draughn101
Member
8am PST.
DJSebolski
Member
Damn it, Gigabyte is too F'n big for my case
Shifty Capone1
Member
Do you have a link? I can't find the EVGA FTW or the G1 currently available to pre-order?
chromatic9
Member
Just FYI
We have had Strix and FTW cards at around £590 preorder.
I've also been watching scan and the preorder prices have been bouncing up and down. There's just not enough stock, no real US price to go off as nothing is up yet. The cards I talked about being under £600 have been snatched up and now show currently unavailable.
Until this founders crap settles down and we get to see some US prices for non-ref, it's going to be madness. I can't remember such a time with this much interest and demand plus the founders crap and everyone is in the dark to how MSI and Asus etc will price their custom cards and if or how long they'll stick close to founders editions.
If MSI put a Gaming card on up at $700 then its going to be around 600 here. If they bypass the FE nonsense and put one up for $610 then UK retailers will have to follow it because even with shipping and tax added its only £530 for me or you to import one. Scan etc will have to sell them for around that price to not make it worth while for us to think about importing. Scan won't be sticking to £640. Everyone is running around screaming when nothing is announced yet, stock is abysmal.
Best now just looking is FTW at 599 ebuyer still active preorder
http://www.ebuyer.com/749497-evga-g...vi-d-hdmi-3x-displayport-pci-e-08g-p4-6286-kr
This was £590 a few days ago on ebuyer
The FTW was £597 at scan a few days ago for preorder, now its £640, they just put a daft number when its totally exhausted.
draughn101
Member
Just search them on Amazon. They stopped taking preorders for all these cards already. The each lasted an hour or two.
MikeE21286
Member
Did anyone that ordered an EVGA FTW off Amazon get an estimated delivery date?
Tick tock...
Tick tock...
draughn101
Member
Nope. "We'll notify you via e-mail as soon as we have an estimated delivery date."
Shifty Capone1
Member
Okay, that is what I figured. Seems to happen the one hour j am not monitoring this thread. I have a ton of Amazon money just laying there!
jim2point0
Banned
This is absolutely true and you should totally believe it.
Also, I have a 5-way SLI bridge to sell you.
Nerd_Incognito
Member
Hey guys, need some help / advice on my current rig. I'm definitely planning to upgrade to a 1080 card from my two 660Tis, but not sure what else I have to upgrade.
My rig:
CPU: Sandy Bridge Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs)
Mobo: Gigabyte P67A-UD4-B3 socket 1155LGA
Memory: 16 GB DDR3 @ 665.1 MHz
PSU: 850W Thermaltake
What can I keep and what should I replace?
My rig:
CPU: Sandy Bridge Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs)
Mobo: Gigabyte P67A-UD4-B3 socket 1155LGA
Memory: 16 GB DDR3 @ 665.1 MHz
PSU: 850W Thermaltake
What can I keep and what should I replace?
dgrdsv
Member
If you want to replace anything here you'll most likely need to replace everything but the PSU as it will stack onto each other - better CPU will require a different MB and a different memory type. 2600K is still a pretty good CPU so unless you're ready for a full platform rebuild you can just stay on it for some time.
Might want to overclock that cpu. If you'd rather just buy a new one, you're going to have to replace the mobo and RAM too. You should generally be fine with what you have though.
Maybe just replace the ram? Not to sure how much the clock speed will really matter tbh. You're fine otherwise
Nerd_Incognito
Member
My rig never really seemed to perform well at max settings for most games, even after I got a second 660Ti's for SLI. So I'm worried the CPU / Mobo at least are being bottlenecked. But maybe that's due to the Ram? No idea honestly.
The_Inquisitor
Member
I had very close to your build except a i5-2500k and a single 560ti. Ended up doing a full rebuild. To be honest unless you get a new cooler and clock the CPU higher you're approaching bottleneck territory especially if you are considering VR.
Nerd_Incognito
Member
Ah, yeah, definitely interested in VR down the line at least.
So what CPU / Mobo combos should I be looking at? Would prefer not to break the bank.
draughn101
Member
You can get a motherboard cpu combo on Newegg.
The_Inquisitor
Member
You have a micro center nearby? I got a Z170+i5-6600k combo for cheaper than newegg a month and a half ago.
draughn101
Member
Not sure if this has been posted. Found it on the nowinstock website, so who knows how valid it is. Someone on here did say that EVGA charged their card today.
Nice. Hopefully some Amazon orders start going out next week.
Shifty Capone1
Member
Hoping for an Asus Strix pre-order in the next couple hours/tomorrow!
