PsYchotic666Joker Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 4gb for me, skyrim is using over 3gb alone for me, bf3 hits nearly 2gb but will go over when i get my upgrades to go surround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skazzy Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Els236 - That's the kind of list I'm talking about. GG Wrye Bash! I will be modding my Skyrim at least with that much of mods -since they are too freakin' cool to ignore them! Thank a lot for your input!PsYchotic666Joker - Yeah, I think that by buying at the end of 2012 a GPU with less than 3 gb of VRAM will be totally insane..so my mind is changed, I will buy a 4gb gtx 670, even if it's @ stock core frequency. Thanks a lot guys, you really helped me with this! :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imiona Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 (edited) With the next Generation Consoles comming up next year, my guess is that a GTX 670 is more than enough to run it smoothley and play the next generation games. Edited December 5, 2012 by Imiona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drafzzz Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 (edited) 2GB is plenty enough for today's games. If you're set on having a high budget, then get two 2GB cards and you'll be rocking for the next 4-6 years lol. you seems to think that 2 card of 2GB VRAM each is the same than 1 card with 4GB vram.wich is false of course. each card has the same VRAM quantity because data are needed on each card. with 2 high end 2GB card , consider you have a 2GB vram for gaming i may be wrong here. personal imagination. ;) my advice, 2 highend card are criminally expensive, so i wouldnt recommend it.furthermore, i know that enb plugin doesnt benefit at all of this graphics configuration. the SSAO especially. it's the major bottleneckso , you can consider the whole enbplugin prefer 1 BIG gpu. in another hand, 2 gpu is a lot of pixel rate. i think about supersampling and all . ps: i didnt read your topic title well. finally i was right Edited December 6, 2012 by drafzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofscotty Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 That's the kind of answer I was looking/hoping for. If that is the case then I will be totally safe with a oc'ed version of a 670.(not sure of another game like GTA V thou). Can you specify what setup are you using? Thanks a lot for your reply! Since GTA V is made for the same extremely dated consoles which were pushed to their limit with the last game I doubt this game will be going too 'above and beyond' graphics wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skazzy Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 It is a well-known fact due to bad console port and also demanding game's graphics that every gta title has pushed the limits of the cpu and gpu's of that time. So GTA V I really don't think that it will have less of requirements and a better optimization would be a first. I've made my mind already by your help, lots of reading and comparing benchmarks to buy a single gpu from nvidia - EVGA 670 FTW+ 4GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofscotty Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 (edited) It is a well-known fact due to bad console port and also demanding game's graphics that every gta title has pushed the limits of the cpu and gpu's of that time. So GTA V I really don't think that it will have less of requirements and a better optimization would be a first. I've made my mind already by your help, lots of reading and comparing benchmarks to buy a single gpu from nvidia - EVGA 670 FTW+ 4GB Crossfired Radeon 6950s would perform just as well or better and save you £150. Edited December 6, 2012 by worldofscotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodeepawp Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 you will get slight fps drops with a single 670 2GB. i would reccomend a 3gb 7970. you're considering getting a 4GB 670? from what i recall those are extremely expensive. you're better off getting a 3 or 4gb 7950 or 7970. good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skazzy Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 DualGPU solutions draw so much power and for so little benefit- 6950 are a generation behind, and that 670 is practically a 680 that has nearly the same performance of the other (+5-8 fps for amd) but with big advantages like physX, CUDA, MSAA, stability and less os problems.I'm in no way a fanboy of neither AMD nor nVIDIA, heck for the 1st time I have switched from AMD to Intel for my 5th pc and I have had also AMD gpu cards - 4870 and a 6850 toxic edition - both have died before their time - so no more AMD for me. Don't really realize why people choose cf/sli with older generation boards when the present single gpus solutions are so powerful and less susceptible to problems in games.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofscotty Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I think your fibbing to yourself if you believe newer boards have less problems. Also there's nothing wrong with being a generation behind as long as your buying quality. I'm still using 6950s and they are destroying the latest games being released on max settings. Once they start to struggle in a few years you can upgrade again at half the price your paying now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts