Gill01's Corner

Brian Campbell36 said:I'm struggling with giving up $200 more 🍿

I really overshot my own expectations here.
What should I prioritize for an upgrade in your opinion?
I was thinking about picking up a new CPU.😵

Alexander Moore67 said:I really shot myself in the foot here.
What would you all suggest for an upgrade at this stage?
My initial thought was to pick up a new processor.😵

I am reaching out to this community because, as I previously mentioned, I believe I have squeezed every last drop of performance out of my current GPU—it truly was the ultimate value play.
$667 🍿

Brian Campbell36 said:I'm asking around to see what everyone thinks, just like I mentioned earlier that I was going to do. $667 Squeezed out every bit of performance from this GPU. Definitely a best buy. 🍿

You're just overthinking it; one wrong move and you're done.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1332?vs=1068
Here, take a look at those $200 of yours.

Alexander Moore67 said:You just messed up by pushing it too hard, plain and simple.

Alexander Moore67 said:http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1332?vs=1068
Just take a look at your $200.

Stop talking nonsense; my intention was always to acquire a card in the
$667 😁
price range.
Look, if you actually have the cash to burn, go ahead and grab an RTX 3080, but for me, this card represents the absolute ceiling when compared to a 7770 🍿
.
Allow me to pose a question to the community (and feel free to ignore this clown): is it permissible to stress-test a graphics card during its warranty period without having the manufacturer claim user negligence? Furthermore, does this specific model come with a factory overclock, or not? 🤔

I maintain that I made no error in selecting this card; in my estimation, up to $667 it remains the ultimate best buy.

I haven't been following everything closely, but from what I can gather, you paid $633 for an R9 280? If that's the case, then no, you definitely got ripped off. Not trying to be mean, just being honest.

Adam Moore3 said:I haven't been following this thread closely, but from what I can gather, did you actually pay full price for an R9 280 OC through some sort of workaround or special deal $633? If that is indeed the case, then I must say, you didn't come out ahead. No hard feelings, but I am simply being honest with you.

🍿

That overclocking comes standard with every manufacturer; it’s just a marketing gimmick where they bump the clock speeds by 20MHz so you get maybe one extra FPS.

Feel free to chime in if you want to start some drama

Adam Moore3 said:I haven't been following every detail, but from what I can gather, you paid $633 for an R9 280? If that's the case, yeah, you got ripped off. No cap, just being real with you.

Man, prices have spiked everywhere, so there probably wasn't a better deal out there.
If he'd actually pulled the trigger two weeks ago when he was supposed to, then we could talk about whether it was a good move or not.

Robert Rodriguez2 said:Look, prices have spiked; things can hardly be any worse than this right now.
If he had actually pulled the trigger two weeks ago when the window was open, then we might actually have a meaningful debate about whether he missed his chance or not.

The Benchmark Index (Win7) immediately spits out a 7.9 rating, which is essentially the ceiling. 🍿

The graphics performance and gaming capabilities are hitting top-tier marks. 🙏

Give it another year of these same upgrades and the thing will practically be flying.

Brian Campbell36 said:The Windows 7 index score immediately hits a 7.9, which is basically the ceiling. 🍿

Graphics and gaming performance are hitting max scores too. 🙏

Maybe if you squeeze one more year out of this thing, it’ll actually fly.

You seem pretty hyped about the wrong stuff. 🍿 I probably wouldn't bother rebuilding the whole rig either. 🍿

Robert Rodriguez2 said:Look, prices shot up, so it couldn't have been any worse.
If he'd just pulled the trigger two weeks ago when he was supposed to, then we could actually be having a conversation about whether he missed out or not.

What do you mean it wasn't? 😉 CLICK CLICK If I'm reading this right, that 280k went for 1900. 🤔

She headed off to $650.

crimsonstag84 said:She went to get it at $650.

The link provided is through $667 😁

http://www.staples.com/?name=graphics-...us=051.806.998

Are you actually factoring in the shipping costs $13
?

1950 🤣 CLICK 🙂 I don't think it's some massive global catastrophe, but yeah, you definitely threw a few hundred bucks down the drain for nothing. 😵

Adam Moore3 said:Back in 1950 🤣 CLICK 🙂 I don't suppose it would be considered a global catastrophe by today's standards, but certainly, you would have essentially thrown a few hundred bucks down the drain for absolutely nothing. 😵

There is a 6-month warranty. 🤦

Adam Moore3 said:Back in 1950 🤣 CLICK 🙂 I mean, it isn't some massive global disaster right now, but yeah, you basically threw a few hundred bucks down the drain. 😵

That's just an RMA for a GPU with a 6-month warranty.

It’s probably one of those units that leaked oil and/or fried a capacitor.

Brian Campbell36 Don't get too worked up over the Windows index—it’s pretty much useless for what you actually care about. You're better off just jumping into a game and seeing what your actual FPS looks like.

On Centro.com, there was an entry back in 1928, $8.00 😁

http://www.centro.com/details_product...-hdmi-dvi.aspx

With the dollar climbing steadily, isn't it inevitable that we will see it surge past $2,000 USD? 🍿