[Ethan Groover]

  Okay, but that is the same thing as running your computer at fullhd and play a game in hd. This is not exactly beauty, and nor does it hold any advantage. 
 
I play every single game in fullhd, rather than lowering resolution I lower AA or other graphics settings, resolution comes in first with every single game.

It looks significantly better than just selecting 1080p in game on a 4k monitor. It helps those with 4k monitors that don't have the gpu power to play all of their games at native 4k.

 

[Kukuk]

Wow! Ryse is beautiful!
 

 

 

 

 
I can't really decide it this or Assassin's Creed Unity is more graphically impressive.
 
It's just odd that this game uses pre-recorded cut scenes. Seems completely needless.

 

[NamelessPFG]

Normally, I would've considered the GTX 980 too expensive of an upgrade from my current GTX 760...

...but not when they cost $315 shipped, new in box and sealed, and I just got mine in the mail today!
 
Time to install it and see what it can do.

 

[alv4426]

^^^ where did you get it at that price? I don't remember evga b stock being that low.

 

[NamelessPFG]

^^^ where did you get it at that price? I don't remember evga b stock being that low.

 
Some dude on SimHQ apparently won it at a PC shop raffle shortly after he upgraded to a SLI Titan setup of some sort, so he figured he'd sell it off at 970 prices ($300 + $15 shipping).
 
It's just a reference model PNY card like this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133563
 
Still, I'll probably waterblock and overclock it eventually, once the blocks don't cost over $100 anymore. Maxwell supposedly overclocks like crazy for a GPU.
 
Also, did some first impressions in a few games:
 
-Star Citizen is noticeably smoothed out, but still not perfect, especially on High/Very High. It's still an unoptimized alpha all around, though, so I won't sweat it too much.
-ArmA III on max draw distance still tanks in performance. I don't think a better GPU is going to do much here, since I can turn down some of the graphics settings and FPS doesn't increase any.
-DCS World is still as inefficient as ever without that EDGE update. I ran this benchmark mission as usual, and the moment I look right toward the hangar and the other A-10s taxiing in, framerate tanks to below 30 FPS. What's especially baffling is that some people with lower-end hardware seem to get better framerates regardless.
http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=108231

...Actually, scratch that, DCS 1.5 just went open beta and performs MUCH better, no less than 40 FPS maxed in that same spot!
 
-Rise of Flight loves it, too. I can crank pretty much everything to max and not immediately notice any frame drops.
-ACIV: Black Flag still chokes with PhysX particles set to High, but dial that down to Normal, max everything else out, and it's all good.
-This one card apparently does better on 3DMark Fire Strike than GTX 760 SLI did, for the brief time that I could test the latter.
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/8760519
 
I should find some other things to bench while I'm at it.

 

[Duncan]

Quite happy with my new Wi-Fi setup



Ping of 7ms is pretty good too

 

[Dobrescu George]

Quite happy with my new Wi-Fi setup

Ping of 7ms is pretty good too

I get a ping of 80-100ms on wifi, and a dropping rate of maxim 2 mbps.
 
At least, with wire, I get much better rates!
 
You have a strong router too?

 

[Duncan]

IYou have a strong router too?

Netgear R6250 (running stock FW, tried both DD-WRT and Tomato, and stock just works better for me), and the NIC is a TP Link T8E, nothing too fancy all things considered, but - they get the job done

 

[Dobrescu George]

Netgear R6250 (running stock FW, tried both DD-WRT and Tomato, and stock just works better for me), and the NIC is a TP Link T8E, nothing too fancy all things considered, but - they get the job done

This might explain the differences. 
 
You use a router that was at least 100$-130$ where I use a router that costed me 10$. TP-link something, I forgot the name. 

 

[DonutDeflector]

Quite happy with my new Wi-Fi setup



Ping of 7ms is pretty good too

That's some good speed!

 

[ibob4tacoz]

Well guys, my bank account is about to take a hit. Getting a GTX970... It hurts so good.... Goodbye Aurisonics Rockets.... goodbye...

 

[Dobrescu George]

Anyone around here understands SMART data for hdds?

 

[Coolzo]

Well guys, my bank account is about to take a hit. Getting a GTX970... It hurts so good.... Goodbye Aurisonics Rockets.... goodbye...

Welcome to the club! And to the world of many frames

 

[ibob4tacoz]

Rainbow Six: Siege or Assassin's Creed Syndicate? I hear Syndicate has micro-transactions... I'm heavily leaning on RS.

 

[Coolzo]

I'd go for RS. Haven't played a recent rainbow six, but Vegas 2 is my favorite co-op shooter of all time so...