My 7950 is dead.
What is the best bang for buck upgrade at the moment, or should I hold off a little later.
Seems like i would need to aim for 1060 / 580 to be considered an upgrade.
Dont game much (very casual), just need something to drive 3 aging displays (1 monitor 2560x1600 res) on a i7 930 from 8 years ago :) I was pretty happy with my 7950 until it died.
very tempting. I remember when I first got my 7950 I swore I would get a nVidia next due to constant driver crashes at the time but havent had driver issues for a few years now under ATI/AMD. I crave driver stability more than anything else :P
Was going to say, the 580 is currently one of the (if not THE) best value cards available.
gutt feeling is 580 is the current sweet spot.. any chances of further price drops within the next 6 months ? I probably want to get back into *nix, it seems everyone is in favour of amd drivers.
@Dr Techno: There will always be price drops in the next X months due to new models being released.
If you're happy with the price right now, then go for it.
I would search gumtree… seen some pretty good deals on there lately like a $350 titan x and a $400 1080
I probably prefer to buy new, since dunno the history. ha my current card died since I didnt give a regular clean.. heat related death.
That so true..huge gamble I am just sometimes the gambler type sometimes so thought to input it in.
Ah damn so it is not salvageable at all?
I remember the 7950 really great value card.
7950 was a amazing card for the price, I would still be using it today if it didnt die. Ive already phoenixed it once with my hotair rework station which lasted for 3 months. (internal gpu issue) but now screen blacker than black.
My 7950 died a few months ago and upgraded to the GTX 1060, great card. AMD 580 is cheaper so it'll probably suit you.
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