590/6990 or something new coming?

[jdavis]

I recently built a new computer, but carried over my XFX 5850 thinking I wouldn't do that much gaming.

I was wrong!

So, I've been looking at replacing it with either a 590/6990; however, I didn't want to buy such a serious card if the 6xx/7xxx will be around in early 2012.

Is the next big thing close, or are we living in a 590/6990 world for the next 6 months?

[fatlazyhomer]

I thought the 7000 series were suppose to be out by the end of the year, though I also heard that the high end versions wont be the first ones out. The 600 series arn't suppose to come out till Q1 though.

[EH100501AC]

If you want more performance later you can always grab a second card for quad SLI / CF.

What's your display setup right now? (Monitor(s) & resolution)

[jdavis]

Currently, I'm on the following:

i7-2600K @ 3.4
16GB Corsair Vengenace
XFX 5850
3x 23" monitors

I typically only play a game at 1920x1080 as most (all?) games I've played haven't shown any real support for 5760x1080 across three monitors. That's not really a concern, though. I have the three monitors for my desktop environment.

Recently, I purchased BF3, and it runs fairly well on my machine, but I can tell that it's not maintaining a minimum solid 60fps with all the settings on minus AA.

And so, I'm looking for a new video card. A friend of mine has a 580 with a similiar build, and his BF3 runs great. From what you guys are saying, it would seem that some newer cards may be coming out soon?

[fatlazyhomer]

This is the typical time for a new line.

[Activate: AMD]

I would wait.. and when I did finally buy, it wouldn't be a 590 or 6990. I'd definitely be more interested in a SLI or CFX setup of 2 580's or 2 6970's

[jdavis]

But, typically, won't a single next gen of cards be better than SLI/CFX of the previous gen?

[Activate: AMD]

But, typically, won't a single next gen of cards be better than SLI/CFX of the previous gen?

No, definitely not. It depends on the game, but SLI/CFX scaling can approach 80-90+% (less than 2x because of overhead). When was the last time a single generation jumped 80-90% in performance? Granted, there might be technological reasons to switch, like additional features that you want/need. I actually worded my previous post poorly. I meant that I'd wait for next gen if I were you, but if you can't wait and want a card right now, I would skip the 6990/590's, which are very hard to find and perform worse than a pair of 6970/580's. The dual-gpu cards are bumping right up to the max power draw possible in a single card, so they use downclocked versions of the GPU's to stay in spec. having 2 single GPU cards gives you the full performance

[richardd43]

I still run a pair of 295s.

I constantly check the new card reviews and can't find anything that is that much better than what I already own.

As long as I continue to get good frame rates I am happy with what I have.

[3dfxrain]

I waits. Keen bro.

[jdavis]

Waiting sounds like a plan. I've never had the latest and greatest, so maybe I can do that with the next fancy video card.

[EH100501AC]

lol Just be prepared to pay a premium

[3dfxrain]

Prepare their video cards.

[Invictus]

My 570 running at 900/2000 runs everything i throw at it maxed.

Activate: AMD has it right though. Id wait as well.

[Mountain Mania]

I recently built a new computer, but carried over my XFX 5850 thinking I wouldn't do that much gaming.

I was wrong!

So, I've been looking at replacing it with either a 590/6990; however, I didn't want to buy such a serious card if the 6xx/7xxx will be around in early 2012.

Is the next big thing close, or are we living in a 590/6990 world for the next 6 months?

I'd oc that 5850 and wait till Jan/Feb/Mar

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/graphic...e_Delayed.html

next gen SINGLE gpu equivalent to dualie 6990's.....23nm process will run MUCH cooler then dual 6990's as well............