PC Graphics card discussion

#254
#254
zhangliao04 said:
If the 7800 comes in hot and ready performance-wise and is $150-200 less than the 4080 then I might bite. Right now I can buy a 12GB 3080 for $800. Wondering if it’s worth it or not.
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I pulled the trigger last month on a 3080ti for $739. No complaints. I think bearcat bought a 3080 for around the same price and I think he’s happy. But like you, I’d lean toward cheaper 7800 over a 4080 at this point I think.
 
#255
#255
My RX 590 8GB just crapped out on me. Keep getting a lost signal. I put on my older RX 580 4GB, but can't game very much on it. Only at lower settings in 1080p, and even then barely hitting 60FPS. I was able to get 80-100FPS at 1440p Medium-High settings on my RX 590. Decided to get an RX 6600 8GB, which should get me a bit more than my RX 590. Sticking with AMD Radeon, as I have a triple boot system (Windows 10, MX Linux, MacOS Big Sur) and their aren't any (or good) drivers for Nvidia for Hackintosh/MacOS and I don't want to have to reinstall my Linux partition.
 
#256
#256
tomq_123 said:
My RX 590 8GB just crapped out on me. Keep getting a lost signal. I put on my older RX 580 4GB, but can't game very much on it. Only at lower settings in 1080p, and even then barely hitting 60FPS. I was able to get 80-100FPS at 1440p Medium-High settings on my RX 590. Decided to get an RX 6600 8GB, which should get me a bit more than my RX 590. Sticking with AMD Radeon, as I have a triple boot system (Windows 10, MX Linux, MacOS Big Sur) and their aren't any (or good) drivers for Nvidia for Hackintosh/MacOS and I don't want to have to reinstall my Linux partition.
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80-100fps on high with an rx590? What kind of games do you play?
 
#257
#257
Freak said:
80-100fps on high with an rx590? What kind of games do you play?
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Mostly Rust. But I also play Fallout 4, Fallout New Vegas, occasionally PUBG. Newer games like Cyberpunk it's more like 40-50FPS on medium.
 
#258
#258
tomq_123 said:
Mostly Rust. But I also play Fallout 4, Fallout New Vegas, occasionally PUBG. Newer games like Cyberpunk it's more like 40-50FPS on medium.
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I keep saying I’m going to try Rust but never get around to it.
 
#259
#259
tomq_123 said:
Mostly Rust. But I also play Fallout 4, Fallout New Vegas, occasionally PUBG. Newer games like Cyberpunk it's more like 40-50FPS on medium.
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Also what’s your build? I assume you built it with the intention of running macos?
 
#260
#260
Freak said:
Also what’s your build? I assume you built it with the intention of running macos?
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Yes, I built it to be able to triple boot from the beginning. I wanted to be able to game on Windows, run Linux (my personal favorite OS for development), and also run imaging and video apps on MacOS. All components were picked to to be able to run MacOS (as that's the most temperamental). B450, Ryzen 3600, 32 GB 3200Mhz RAM, 2 -1TB M.2 SSD's (1 Nvme). Built it in 2020. Got a used RX 580 4GB for $100, but was able to upgrade to used RX 590 8GB for $80 a year later. Nvme drive only have Windows 10, for gaming. Other 1TB driver is split 500GB each for MX Linux and OpenCore MacOS. Leverage UEFI boot to between different OS's. Up until my RX 590 crapped out I was running the very latest Radeon Adrenalin drivers which gave about 10-20% FPS increase on DX11 games, which It did.
 
#261
#261
Freak said:
I pulled the trigger last month on a 3080ti for $739. No complaints. I think bearcat bought a 3080 for around the same price and I think he’s happy. But like you, I’d lean toward cheaper 7800 over a 4080 at this point I think.
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Those are really good deals. Where did you get the 3080TI for that price?
I’ve never owned an AMD card before. But like the 4000 series these 7000 cards look to be really good. I will need to look up which AIB partners are the best to buy from lol.
 
#262
#262
zhangliao04 said:
Those are really good deals. Where did you get the 3080TI for that price?
I’ve never owned an AMD card before. But like the 4000 series these 7000 cards look to be really good. I will need to look up which AIB partners are the best to buy from lol.
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I bought it from a Best Buy sale.
 
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#263
#263
tomq_123 said:
Yes, I built it to be able to triple boot from the beginning. I wanted to be able to game on Windows, run Linux (my personal favorite OS for development), and also run imaging and video apps on MacOS. All components were picked to to be able to run MacOS (as that's the most temperamental). B450, Ryzen 3600, 32 GB 3200Mhz RAM, 2 -1TB M.2 SSD's (1 Nvme). Built it in 2020. Got a used RX 580 4GB for $100, but was able to upgrade to used RX 590 8GB for $80 a year later. Nvme drive only have Windows 10, for gaming. Other 1TB driver is split 500GB each for MX Linux and OpenCore MacOS. Leverage UEFI boot to between different OS's. Up until my RX 590 crapped out I was running the very latest Radeon Adrenalin drivers which gave about 10-20% FPS increase on DX11 games, which It did.
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I’ve always been interested in hackintosh but like you said, it’s so temperamental.
 
#265
#265
Freak said:
I’ve always been interested in hackintosh but like you said, it’s so temperamental.
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It really requires a lot of work up front to make sure your boot/install USB contains all the correct KEXT files (kernel extensions) that match your installed hardware. This used to be so much harder, but OpenCore makes it so much easier than the older CloverEFI bootloader. Also, OpenCore as pretty good documentation. The biggest challenges I've found hardware wise are GPU's and networking cards. Those need to be ones that have either MacOS drivers or good open source ones. Again, there are lots of forums and list out there for compatible hardware.
 
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#270
#270
CubsFanTN said:
Nevermind, I played today and it’s just your avatar and it states you’re offline. Fun game. Kinda mindless fun, but still.
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Not this weekend I wasn’t, but it’s a pretty fun game. It gets a little grindy but I like most of the Tom Clancy games. Most people seem to like Wildlands better.
 
#271
#271
Freak said:
Not this weekend I wasn’t, but it’s a pretty fun game. It gets a little grindy but I like most of the Tom Clancy games. Most people seem to like Wildlands better.
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That’s what I’ve heard (re: Wildlands). So far I’d call it a Division/Far Cry hybrid, which isn’t quite as awesome as it sounds.
 
#272
#272
CubsFanTN said:
That’s what I’ve heard (re: Wildlands). So far I’d call it a Division/Far Cry hybrid, which isn’t quite as awesome as it sounds.
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Yeah I love Division and far cry, so. Lol.
 
#273
#273
I’ve actually gotten into fallout 76 lately. Who knew this would turn into a decent game after all these years.
 
#274
#274
Freak said:
I’ve actually gotten into fallout 76 lately. Who knew this would turn into a decent game after all these years.
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Took them a while, but it got there. Haven’t played in a while because they haven’t brought out any good content since the Brotherhood stuff.
 
#275
#275
RTX 4090 reviews are out today. Looks awesome, and the raw power is just amazing. However the ~$1600+ price tag plus just display port 1.4 (not 2.0) and PCI-e Gen 4 (not Gen 5) will limit it's long term viability. If AMD prices their new RDNA 3 cards right and the performance is similar they might have an opportunity to take some market share. The mid-market ($500-$800) is really were the fight is going to happen.
 
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