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Review: Corsair QL120 and QL140 RGB fans - 12/06/2019 02:15 PM
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Review: Corsair Void RGB Elite Wireless Headset - 12/05/2019 02:36 PM
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Review: Team Group PD400 Portable SSD - 12/04/2019 11:22 AM
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#5740674 Posted on: 12/12/2019 06:15 PM
Also thinking about replacing my dying gtx 970 but i think ill hold out for the rx 5600 depending on the actual price of the rx 5500.
Hoping rx 5600 will be a nice upgrade, but mabey its overkill for my freesync 1080p 75hz monitoro_O.
Also thinking about replacing my dying gtx 970 but i think ill hold out for the rx 5600 depending on the actual price of the rx 5500.
Hoping rx 5600 will be a nice upgrade, but mabey its overkill for my freesync 1080p 75hz monitoro_O.
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#5740680 Posted on: 12/12/2019 06:28 PM
Also thinking about replacing my dying gtx 970 but i think ill hold out for the rx 5600 depending on the actual price of the rx 5500.
Hoping rx 5600 will be a nice upgrade, but mabey its overkill for my freesync 1080p 75hz monitoro_O.
If you have not done so, you may want to change the thermal paste on that 970.
Might then make sense to see if a new GPU fits your system well. If you plan to use it in a new build down the road, then might be wise to prepare yourself for the next console generation...)
Also thinking about replacing my dying gtx 970 but i think ill hold out for the rx 5600 depending on the actual price of the rx 5500.
Hoping rx 5600 will be a nice upgrade, but mabey its overkill for my freesync 1080p 75hz monitoro_O.
If you have not done so, you may want to change the thermal paste on that 970.
Might then make sense to see if a new GPU fits your system well. If you plan to use it in a new build down the road, then might be wise to prepare yourself for the next console generation...)
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#5740687 Posted on: 12/12/2019 06:47 PM
Really now? You can sincerely see a noticeable difference in texture detail between these screenshots:
https://www.custompcreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rotr-graphics-comparison-02-very-high.jpg
https://www.custompcreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rotr-graphics-comparison-02-high.jpg
Note: those screenshots are differences in presets, not just textures. So the "high" setting can still be overall worse than "very high", but the discussion at hand here is only about texture detail. Even then, some of the other lowered detail settings barely make a difference.
That's not even the newest TR game, so, I'm giving you an advantage here.
You can definetelly see a difference between high and ultra textures on tomb raider games. Even the 1080p displays it well. Its also using 6.3gb vram on my card.
Really now? You can sincerely see a noticeable difference in texture detail between these screenshots:
https://www.custompcreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rotr-graphics-comparison-02-very-high.jpg
https://www.custompcreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rotr-graphics-comparison-02-high.jpg
Note: those screenshots are differences in presets, not just textures. So the "high" setting can still be overall worse than "very high", but the discussion at hand here is only about texture detail. Even then, some of the other lowered detail settings barely make a difference.
That's not even the newest TR game, so, I'm giving you an advantage here.
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#5740688 Posted on: 12/12/2019 06:50 PM
Wow these are excellent cards for the price at 1080p. Sure there were a few outliers indicating that the drivers need more refinement but overall good cards.
Furthermore, I would suspect in some cases that IQ for some would be tweaked a bit to get optimal gaming experience. I can only assume drivers will mature as time goes on to boot.
Wow these are excellent cards for the price at 1080p. Sure there were a few outliers indicating that the drivers need more refinement but overall good cards.
Furthermore, I would suspect in some cases that IQ for some would be tweaked a bit to get optimal gaming experience. I can only assume drivers will mature as time goes on to boot.
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You can definetelly see a difference between high and ultra textures on tomb raider games. Even the 1080p displays it well. Its also using 6.3gb vram on my card.