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  • Graphics Card alert, Raedon 290X, $332

  • Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
 #163557  by Shrinweck
 Sun Jun 15, 2014 5:37 pm
That's nearly $200 more than I would spend on a video card in good conscience, but if you've got the money to burn... Wait, on the other hand three stars out of five? I would definitely never buy a video card for that much money with any less than 4-4.5. WAY, WAY too many recent bad reviews about death on arrival and RMA issues. Stay away. Gigabyte is on it for replying to the poor reviews in full force and gets bonus points for being a company that I would consider shopping from in the future, but they've clearly shit the bed with this specific product in the past few months.
 #163558  by Eric
 Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:40 am
Shrinweck wrote:That's nearly $200 more than I would spend on a video card in good conscience
So what you're saying is, my 3x Titan Blacks are Overkill? :(

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 #163573  by kali o.
 Wed Jun 18, 2014 5:56 am
Eric wrote:
Shrinweck wrote:That's nearly $200 more than I would spend on a video card in good conscience
So what you're saying is, my 3x Titan Blacks are Overkill? :(

I am too lazy to google the image but...you are kidding right?
 #163578  by Eric
 Thu Jun 19, 2014 2:37 am
kali o. wrote:
Eric wrote:
Shrinweck wrote:That's nearly $200 more than I would spend on a video card in good conscience
So what you're saying is, my 3x Titan Blacks are Overkill? :(

I am too lazy to google the image but...you are kidding right?
Titan Black, not Titan Z!
 #163637  by SineSwiper
 Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:56 pm
Fuck ATI.
 #163645  by Shrinweck
 Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:47 pm
I try to stay out of those arguments, but, yeah, I'm probably never going to buy an ATI card. I almost got one for free that would have been an upgrade and I probably wouldn't have used it. I had a laptop that included an ATI video card at one point and the trouble I had getting the damn drivers to work.. seriously fuck them. Lost my business forever. Never had any problems popping in an nVidia card and getting the drivers going. Not once.
 #163700  by Oracle
 Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:54 pm
SineSwiper wrote:Fuck ATI.
Good thing they don't exist anymore then, I guess.

I've used both AMD/ATI and NVidia cards, haven't had issues with either brand. No, I don't give a fuck about Linux drivers.

Currently still using a 7870, never had an issue.