Build Advice GPU upgrade: 280x Vs GTX770 - what to do?

Well look at it this way: The Asus 280x is faster in BF4, a super modern and very demanding game.

A lot of developers are backing AMD's Mantle which will only benefit AMD hardware and the consoles are rocking AMD hardware as well, so a performance boost is right around the corner, and in worst case scenario, if there is no performance benefit, you still have a card that is every bit as fast as the gtx 770.

 

^ This.

http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20131104-904500.html?dsk=y

The wheels gather momentum....

Physx is really neat (I've always been a fan of things that tart games up ) but it's nothing in comparison to what Mantle could be.

 

Is it okay if I put this on my job application for AMD?

 

Sure

Could not get a cheap second hand nvidia card to run PhysX few months down the line if i really do start to miss it?

 

You absolutely could do that!

 

Card just got despatched. Really hope its the XTL chip!

 

How can you tell and what is the difference?

 

I have also changed my order from the Asus GTX 770 OC to the Asus 280x.

I decided that although I want the games, I could buy these seperately and the proce would be the same as the 770. Also I am buying the card for the long term, I don't plan on upgrading for at least 3 years so I am hedging my bets on a 3 GB card over the 2GB on the Nvidia.

Also, it was a toss up between phys-x and Mantle. I have never had Phys-x before so I can't miss what I don't have and mantle could really add some longevity to the card.

I also had in the back of my mind that the new consoles are using AMD hardware so this is a definite concern.

 

I'm waiting on my Sapphire 280X Toxic to be in stock. It's not in stock anywhere at the moment as they are upgrading all of them with the XTL chip.

I've considered the 770 as well, but my last card was an AMD 5870 from Sapphire as well and it's served me exceptionally well and with Mantle looming in December, I thought I would go with them again. PhysX looks nice, but we'll wait and see what this card is like.

 

To me, warframe looks like an advertisement for what physx shouldn't be. It looks so over the top to the point of being distracting...

 

What's happening on the 'running an Nvidia GPU with an AMD GPU' front? Does one have to still hack the drivers to make it work or have Nvidia stopped being gits about it?

 

Nvidia played nice and removed the block over a year ago. All you need now is an nvidia GPU present that supports physX, and install physX drivers, not the nvidia full display driver

 

That's excellent news! This will hugely effect any upgrades in the future for me.

 

Interesting... would my 460gtx be a bottleneck do we think for my 7950?