🚀 go-pugleaf

On Monday, November 16, 2015 at 4:46:09 PM UTC-8, rms wrote:
> > I've been running radeons and like them.
> 
>     I had a launchday R9 290X and recently moved to a FuryX, and was and am 
> very happy with both for newer games.
> 
> > But I'm looking for bang for the buck - how do I upgrade?
> 
>     A few of the variables are:  What resolution will you game at?  1080p or 
> lower is easy for any mid-range card like the 270X or 960, while 1440p or 
> higher I'd prefer a 290X or 970.  

Very good point, what resolution you're running really determines what 
you need.  I find the higher resolution monitors too difficult to 
read things on (yes, I know all about scaling, it just doesn't work 
very well in many, if not most instances, seems to still be very buggy) 
so I'm sticking with my old 1440x1024 LCD, so I might actually be able 
to still get by on my old GTX 275, maybe if I run it on low settings.  

> Budget is another, but don't aim too low, 
> as you may want future features like Freesync or GSync support, which only 
> the newer cards have.  VR devices are almost here, and I'd try to stay at > or 

> above Valve's VR system requirements -- NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent 
> or greater.

Seems like a bunch of gimmicky stuff to get you to buy expensive hardware 
to me.  VR's been the next big thing for something like 20 years now.  

I'll tell the kids to get off my lawn, and go grumbling back inside now :)

- Justisaur