Results: Metro Last Light
I upgraded my suite to Metro: LL from the original, and it is a nice upgrade in terms of visual quality and enhancements from the original. The built-in benchmark is used with High Quality and 4X AA enabled.
We see some interesting results here. Not surprising, the 280X again leads the pack. What is surprising is that the 270X takes a bit of a performance jump from the previous synthetic benchmarks and performs right next to the GTX 760. Neither the 270X or 760 are comfortably playable at 2560×1600 due to their 2 GB memory size and lower overall performance from the 280X. Still, the 760 is comfortable in this application at this quality level and 1080P gaming.
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the temps are similar to a
the temps are similar to a 970. just for a smaller card. rather get a 970
the temps are similar to a
the temps are similar to a 970. just for a smaller card. rather get a 970
Nvidia needs to buy back all
Nvidia needs to buy back all the 660s and discount the 760s or else we wont see the 960s this year with all the stock in the retail channel. With the higher prices that’s even less likely to happen.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127794
$50 less and uses 40watts less. Unless your looking for a specific Nvidia game to play
700 series discounting is
700 series discounting is about to pop right now. Just noticed on newegg. Been waiting for my budget but high quality builds to jump from the refurb’d 660’s to 760/770’s.
Though we’ll see what happens with this nvidia fiasco with dysfunctional tablets, I was working towards offering whole PC gaming packages with an included Shield and all the accessories needed to fully enjoy it. If I scrape that plan I’ll likely go to AMD for a new solution. Was also working on a high quality cheap custom Google Cardboard head mount for Shield.. : (
And there is a mini itx
And there is a mini itx version of the 970 out already… for msrp of 330$…
Yup, I believe I discussed
Yup, I believe I discussed those products from Asus and Gigabyte in my review. $120 more expensive than this little number, which could translate into more memory, a bigger SSD, a faster processor, etc. A pretty significant price increase at this level.
Thanks for the review.
I’ed
Thanks for the review.
I’ed like to see a review of this one to:
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1227&pid=2445&lid=1
That’s another neat looking
That's another neat looking little card. I will inquire.
Josh,
Would it be possible to
Josh,
Would it be possible to add some photos of the test PC? Curious to see how it looks inside a case (spacing, etc.)
Even thou this is ITX model, would you be able to use it on a ATX board?
You can absolutely use it in
You can absolutely use it in a regular ATX board. It is just a small card, nothing is fancy or different about its actual implementation when it comes to spacing. I will swap that into a full ATX case where I tested it this weekend and post a pic.
I’ve got a Sapphire R9 285
I’ve got a Sapphire R9 285 Compact itx in a Corsair C70…it’s kinda funny looking, but works great. Temps are surprisingly low, stays under 62*C
Here is the deal…If you are
Here is the deal…If you are buying an mini-ITX motherboard to game in a SFF case like I did, You do NOT want to limit yourself to a case that requires this size GPU since they(the cards) are so little in variety. Temperatures really hurt in SFF cases and cramming a video card in there with only one fan is even worse. Again, if you are buying a SFF case for gaming get one that can use a full size card like my CM Elite 130. Think about it. You are getting a 1.5 year old mid-range card, do you really want to have tech that old?