i dont know really, we def could progress further in terms of photorealism

but currently most resources used by GPU are spent on open world environment

sides, wouldnt it be nice that we have games that still look good, but doesnt cost a bomb yet to run it at >120Hz + High settings?

perhaps we need another Crysis of 2007 to happen soon to kickstart more graphics oomph

depends on what settings youre setting and what game. putting on High and above on most will most likely result in <60FPS

here are some examples of GTX1080 on AAA heavy graphics game at 4K and High settings

no, its not official. Newegg themselves made a statement the "Newegg MY" isnt affiliated to them. theyre just helping to become middle man to purchase items from Newegg US

PS: i bought from them too

they followed US pricing so theres that, i paid a rather small sum for my GTX660 back then, compared to local pricing

doesnt help that TVs quality to monitors are still far off in terms of response time and refresh rates

why do you want to trade a card which is effectively the same card?

well i would say if diff cards, worth a try. but in terms of same cards tier, its not worth it

esp since you dont know what the other guys card has been through

for certain games, yes they do improve that

before, i used to dump Witcher 3 onto HDD due to space constraints, then i realised world loading was too darn long (almost 2-3 min per load, almost 5 per death) and then when i loaded to places with heavy details i get stuff like missing buildings

pic related when i first "loaded" to map after like 2 mins wait (this was taken long time back)

maybe there were patches that fixed that, cause i played W3 when it first came out and boy, it was long. maybe cause my HDD wasnt at the best shape as well

but yeah once SSD then ive never see that again

This post has been edited by marfccy: Aug 27 2017, 02:15 PM

def something wrong, how does your GPU only run at like 1/2 of its advertised clocks

basically, HDR in PC community atm is not so smooth and easy to setup compared to consoles. doesnt help that there arent many content in PC atm that takes advantage of HDR

HDR is applied at the end after image/frame has been produced using the HDR's algorithm to detect when to activate the HDR effect. console had it easier cause they are only applied in game and videos, less hurdles due to massive developer support

meanwhile HDR on PC have issue on when to turn on due to difference in system causing hurdles. imagine while typing MS Word and suddenly Windows decide to trigger the peak brightness of a HDR TV, i daresay youll be blinded at the full force of 1000 nits

Windows is afterall, not an OS designed just for gaming, its a multitool system. devs are still figuring out how to make use of HDR fully in terms of not just games and videos, but browsing, pictures etc etc. until the time comes where HDR monitors are readily available, dont expect massive support yet

EDIT: to add on, the HDR's effect and processing on TVs causes significant response delay compared to monitors as a forumer mentioned. its not a biggie for casual gamers, but imagine jumping from 8ms to nearly 25ms just cause HDR is in effect. those of us who are used to <10ms will suffer

This post has been edited by marfccy: Oct 6 2017, 06:27 PM

you can just get a HDR TV if you can live with the drawbacks though, really its up to you haha

as for the framerate i cant comment. COH is a very old game, and all sorts of optimisation shouldve been done years ago. really no idea :/

i wouldve sticked with my 780 if only it had at least 6GB VRAM

it was a damn good card during my 3 years of gaming even at 1440p, fantastic beast

that was back then before VRAM requirements got bloated lol, then the 2GB variant really suffered afterwards

1070 getting a price drop (not sure if applicable to Msia lol)

but you can keep an eye on it

fast rams def needed, but 32GB?

it would be if the pricing isnt so crazy

im prolly done upgrading for this next 2-3 years. GTX1080 seems adequate so far for 1440p (i could go back 1080p route just to prolong its lifespan)

its akin to back then when my GTX780. if only it had more VRAM i could make it last longer before upgrading

Gamers Nexus doing god's work again

why do you want 3x pascal card?