Fellow 1070'er here too. If you run at 1080p stick supersampling up to 1.25x in the game graphics options, helps towards curing those distant jagged edges and makes the whole game appear crisper and sharper. And you'll still be pulling over 100fps everywhere. If I were using a 60hz monitor I'd probably bump it up to 1.5x or 1.75x but I use a 144hz monitor and things start to look janky for me under 100fps.
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Good choice getting a Freesync and not a Gsync - I've found AMD's offering to be much better then Nvidia's at giving a great image with no tearing. I run my R9 390 limited to 65 FPS via the drivers and then put Vsync on in the options. I expect and get a steady 59.4 FPS (60Hz Monitors do not hit exactly 60FPS) at all times in the game with no tearing playing on ultra at 1440 down sampled to 1080. This way the card is working but not to the point of producing more information than is required. With everything off I can hit over 200FPS in SC but what is the point? My monitor can only show me 60 and the noise from an R9 390 at full tilt is louder than my Cobra MkIII's engine sounds through some very expensive audio monitors.
Now you've got the card, get the Rift 
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It runs beautifully on the 1070.
.It runs beautifully on the 1070
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The rift was in the back of my mind when I got the card, specifically for elite...
I'd give away the 750ti but I'm going to use it for a cheapy desktop for the mrs...
Was thinking of a 1440 monitor but not sure about the gsync... if you're running at 60 fps does it look good or do you need to have the frame rate closer to the native refresh rate of the monitor?
I'd give away the 750ti but I'm going to use it for a cheapy desktop for the mrs...
Was thinking of a 1440 monitor but not sure about the gsync... if you're running at 60 fps does it look good or do you need to have the frame rate closer to the native refresh rate of the monitor?
Don't you find that the orbit lines look hashed at supersampling sizes that aren't integers?
I've had my 980ti locked at 60fps since I got it. No issues with speed and smoothness.
But as OP has noticed, the GFX card is the key in many games that have complex graphics.
Elite looks great in higher detail. And the gameplay so much better with a good GFX card.
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I don't use orbit lines but just toggled them on for a minute whilst approaching a starport and yeah they do look a bit on the strange side.
The card will usually lock to the refresh rate of the monitor or TV. I'm running my 980ti out to my SONY Bravia XBR 55" HDTV which runs at 60Hz @ 1080p. My fps in games is always locked at 60fps more or less. ED runs pretty consistently at 60fps for me. I see a 1-2 fps drop for a micro second when existing Super Cruise or entering Hyperspace, but other than that it never moves off the 60fps number.
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Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Mine would probably be dead now too, except I seem to have a knack for carefully and successfully taking things apart for maintenance and such. My card fan would have burnt out long ago if I hadn't discovered that regular car motor oil works just fine as long-lasting lubricant on it. (I wanna say 5W-30?) Plus, when I replaced my thermal paste on my CPU (and got a non-stock cooler), I opted to do the same on the graphics card, and it's been running smoothly.
Though my definition of "smoothly" is non-stuttering 30+ FPS, whereas the newer definition seems more like 60-220 FPS, so...it won't win any sprints but it will go the distance?
Honestly, I'd probably be happy with a 760/80, maybe 9 series - I dunno if I want to go with x50 card again, even a ti.
Also, do you have $125 to spare, too? [money]
Oooh, that would be fun...at least if I could get all the compatible hardware...!
The 1050ti and GTX 960 are about equal in terms of gaming power, the 1050ti is literally within a hairs breadth of the performance. If you can find a 960 4gb on eBay for cheaper than the 1050ti I'd go for that.
That said, as the 1060 equals or exceeds 980 performance in almost all respects the bottom should have fallen out of the market for that card and the 970...
I'm in desperate need of a GPU upgrade.
My old AMD HD 6870 1GB is bound to die soon, being near my birthday and all.
(Washing machine already died, and car needs replacing asap!)
It surprisingly still runs ED quite well. Some pauses here and there, but in medium/high settings at 1080p, i can still average 45fps. But the main issue is it runs at maximum the entire time, and this gets very hot, so it's incredibly noisey.
I have no idea what to replace it with.
My choices seem to be a GTX 960
A GTX 1050ti
Or AMD RX 470/460.
Basically i don't want to spend more than £175. Ideally less. Lol
And because I'm so far behind keeping my pc up to date, i have no clue what to go with. Lol
My old AMD HD 6870 1GB is bound to die soon, being near my birthday and all.
(Washing machine already died, and car needs replacing asap!)
It surprisingly still runs ED quite well. Some pauses here and there, but in medium/high settings at 1080p, i can still average 45fps. But the main issue is it runs at maximum the entire time, and this gets very hot, so it's incredibly noisey.
I have no idea what to replace it with.
My choices seem to be a GTX 960
A GTX 1050ti
Or AMD RX 470/460.
Basically i don't want to spend more than £175. Ideally less. Lol
And because I'm so far behind keeping my pc up to date, i have no clue what to go with. Lol
Got the same card, works very, very well. No Vsync either and about the same frames on a 144 Hz monitor.
I sick to it a while longer
Cheers Cmdr's
Considering even the input from controllers is tied to FPS for some confounding reason, yeah.
I hate going below 100FPS, because my headlook moves slower, it's insane.
And, obviously, I don't mean it's "choppy" I mean, it actually moves the distances slower.
That kind of budget actually I'd be setting my sights on this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-DUAL-...ie=UTF8&qid=1490479513&sr=1-2&keywords=Rx+480
It should beat the pants off anything in your list...
I upgraded from my trusty 660ti to a gtx 1060 in january. The difference between the two cards is a clear as night and day in all games Ive played. Above all its almost silent my old card made more noise than most premier league grounds
Ive tested turning off the Vsinc and yes everything seems to run a lot smoother and faster. Although the card does run a fair few degrees warmer
Ive tested turning off the Vsinc and yes everything seems to run a lot smoother and faster. Although the card does run a fair few degrees warmer
You could actually build the guts of a half decent budget gaming rig around a 1050ti and Pentium G4560 for that kind of money...
Especially if you happen to have the case PSU, and drives hanging about from an old system.
Wow, nice find! Much rep!
That's cheaper than most of the RX 470s I've been looking at. Lol
*Places on wishlist*
I bet it'll go back up in price when it comes back in stock though. Especially since i don't have the money for it right now!
I think Frontier have some kind of deal with Nvidia to give players a reason to upgrade to new card
Can FD fund my new card?
I'll stop spamming really bad suggestions in return!
And I'll make really bad videos showing off their game!
C'mon, it makes sense. Lol