EchoWars
Limp Gawd
- Joined
- Jan 7, 2010
- Messages
- 497
I'm sure a lot of you will think this is stupid, but just got done installing an MSI GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G into my aging x58 system. I have NEVER had a video card where I could simply crank up the details to Max with a new AAA title and not had to fret about framerates or stuttering; every card I've ever had has been behind the curve so far that I had to futz with settings and search the web for tricks to get it to work the best I can with whatever I was attempting to play. And that includes modern type systems going back to '96 (and machine code & DOS machines going back to 1980, so that probably encompasses 30 or so systems). It's just so damn amazing to turn everything up and still see the frame counter flying past 130FPS.
Price of admission was a bit more than I would have liked, but I swore that I was going to get something cutting edge this time. And I'm glad I did.
Probably a few here remember what it's like to install your first serious vid card. I'm feelin' that now, and without any exaggeration, it brings a tear to my eye...
Price of admission was a bit more than I would have liked, but I swore that I was going to get something cutting edge this time. And I'm glad I did.
Probably a few here remember what it's like to install your first serious vid card. I'm feelin' that now, and without any exaggeration, it brings a tear to my eye...