icu222much
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- Dec 5, 2012
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I have a 7970, and I see that my local store is selling a PowerColor 7970 for $200CAD tomorrow. I am wondering if it is worth to buy another 7970 to extend the lifetime of my current setup, or wait for 2 more years and then get another GPU.
I play a lot of online FPS (BF4, COD...). I don't care about graphic settings (I'm ok with low settings). I only care about ensuring I have a consistent frame rate (im good with 30fps).
I currently have two options as far as I can tell to extend the lifetime of my rig while getting the best bang for buck. I currently do not need a performance increase as one 7970 is good enough for any game atm.
I currently have a dilemma. With a single 7970, I imagine that I would have about another 2 - 3 years of lifespan before I cannot comfortably play multiplayer FPS. At that point, I can either opt to get another 7970 to crossfire, or purchase a new GPU to replace the existing 7970. Since I currently have an opportunity to grab a 7970 at $200CAD (and i doubt the 7970 will be sold for a lower price in the future as they are discontinued), would it be worth it to purchase the 7970, or wait and for 2 - 3 years and purchase another GPU valued at around $200CAD?
In other words, do you think that in 2 - 3 years, would a single $200CAD GPU outperform a cross-fired 7970 setup?
i5-3570K
7970 (925mhz)
16GB DDR3 RAM
AsRock Z77 Extreme 4
Corsair tx750
I game at 1080 resolution.
I play a lot of online FPS (BF4, COD...). I don't care about graphic settings (I'm ok with low settings). I only care about ensuring I have a consistent frame rate (im good with 30fps).
I currently have two options as far as I can tell to extend the lifetime of my rig while getting the best bang for buck. I currently do not need a performance increase as one 7970 is good enough for any game atm.
I currently have a dilemma. With a single 7970, I imagine that I would have about another 2 - 3 years of lifespan before I cannot comfortably play multiplayer FPS. At that point, I can either opt to get another 7970 to crossfire, or purchase a new GPU to replace the existing 7970. Since I currently have an opportunity to grab a 7970 at $200CAD (and i doubt the 7970 will be sold for a lower price in the future as they are discontinued), would it be worth it to purchase the 7970, or wait and for 2 - 3 years and purchase another GPU valued at around $200CAD?
In other words, do you think that in 2 - 3 years, would a single $200CAD GPU outperform a cross-fired 7970 setup?
i5-3570K
7970 (925mhz)
16GB DDR3 RAM
AsRock Z77 Extreme 4
Corsair tx750
I game at 1080 resolution.