On AMD - Mantle. been reading it alot, but not quite sure on an area. The CPU part. i saw a number of forumer recommend getting FX - 8 core CPU in the HW Q&A to the OP on rig recommendation - if you are getting AMD GCN Gpu.

How is the CPU affect the Mantle performance as a whole? in more core = better? (An article from Anand on Mantle - Perfect Parallel Rendering - Utilize all 8 core <- Is this why the BF4 beta is utilizing all core? instead of its a BUG, mayb it is Mantle in works? For user with GCN gpu only - But Dec'13 should be the month Mantle implemented in BF4 via patch)

AFAIK now Intel chip is a much better choice to go for than AMD, but its kinda reverse now due to the Mantle.

Not sure i put it in a correct way a not. Excuse my poor explanation.



This post has been edited by sai86: Oct 10 2013, 10:04 AM

Lol. 79xx getting pull out from Hikari sell thread @@" the price is very attractive. i got mine at rm1050 for 2nd hand @ 4mths old....
will the R-29x will have a major leap from 7970 performance?
R-290 = gtx 780, r-290X = Titan?

Hmm, is the R-270X is 7870XT?
wonder how high the OC can go. so far guru3d @ 1150/6400. indeed the performance abit higher/= 7970 ghz.

just the 1st day. wait the reseller to re-adjust the price of 7970/7950. should be lower if not EOL

y not? since you need it. and the price point is even better than 7xxx series.
Sapphire brand gpu offer the lowest price point you can get among AMD partners.

Toxic then OC kao kao.

This post has been edited by sai86: Oct 10 2013, 05:45 PM

as said. OC is all about Lottery. sometimes you get golden, some lemon and some normal chip.
in my case i able to push another 150mhz into core clock on top of that fc oc'ed vapor-x.

i wonder, since the new r9-280x is basically the same 7970, what different is there if i push my 7970 clock to match with r-280x clock?
I juz notice the r-280x vapor-x core clock is juz 50mhz incremental as 7970 vapor-x?

it means, how high can a gpu OC is like buying a lottery. you might even get an unit that you need to DC instead to get it stable. even i give you 3 same gpu r-280x vapor-x, the overclock ability is different among each other.

The back plate is so attractive

This post has been edited by sai86: Oct 11 2013, 09:14 AM

oh. okie. this new naming really gotten my toll.
the best part of this new line-up is PRICING wise i think. 4/5 more days to see the real/new contender.

now, lets head to AMD/Intel CPU thread and get you a 4C8T or 8C cpu for bf4
head up to BF4 thread as i posted info about CPU utilization on BF4. it will helps you to manage your future upgrade and $$
n let us wait for window 8.1 release as well

This post has been edited by sai86: Oct 11 2013, 11:56 AM

i think so. for fx-6xxx series = 6 core, you can compare it with fx-8350 on the FPS chart.
there is around 15fps and above different. and for 8 core, it utilize quite well across all. mayb more performance to come during OR. what we seens is juz a bump from yesterday patch.

also. window 8 offer better performance. win 7 did have alot of stuttering n etc compare to win 8.

^Furmark powerdraw is Crazy Luckily i did not play it much.
The benchie is good as it include the few top cards from each side, but i hope they include another bench with MSAA turned off. its taking the toll.

good hint on what CPU you should need at which graphic preset.


This post has been edited by sai86: Oct 11 2013, 02:02 PM

iinm, the simple way to test BNC is to overclock your cpu.
test it at stock clock 1st, then another test with OC. let say 3.5ghz (oc) vs stock. and see whether got fps/score different anot.
IMO, there is a bnc, but how great, not sure. and atm, don't worry so much till BF 4 OR release. coz this where the final version 1.0 been release. hence there should be much more performance tuning to come.

i may wrong on bottleneck. take it with a pinch of salt.

Which card? toxic? should be able to run without much problem. and it is a 80 Gold certified. mayb don't oc your gpu n cpu too heavy. neway, if its not able to support, your pc will shutdown the moment you game.

btw, cheap but effective ways to further cool down you gpu. my idle drop around 5C and load by 5C-10C (BF 4/3, Firemark.) now max temp stress by FM is at 68C total additional cost RM90 (1 fan bracket + 2 xigmatek fan) - might be myth but thats how better it has to my gc temp.

Rm30 only for the bracket.


This post has been edited by sai86: Oct 11 2013, 02:11 PM

2yr vs 3 yr warranty. depends on user peace of mind. lower $$ spent or better peace on 3 yr usage.

Yeap. if you do not chg your gpu often, 3 yrs is better. also, asus(gay/msi) has higher resale value due to the additional 1 yr warranty.

Np, sharing is caring especially to poor fag like us that can't do WC or getting Arctic WC.
you can get this bracket from GS - infernoaswen

of course is blow. if pull will be contradict with the gpu fan

nah. blow all the way to top/back for exhaust. don't care cpu heat since its so much lower than gpu temp

A very good point stated in the beginning. "GTX770 is basically the same as GTX680, but it did not allow SLI on each other while you can do CF of R280X & 7970". A good buy for these 7970 owner?
infernoswen
he's a wcer and modder too.

This post has been edited by sai86: Oct 12 2013, 04:19 PM

Yes. i concurred. + his crazy OC skill we can have great insight on how far those top gpu can go.