why do people buy flagship gpus?

you own a 7970m and the 780m comes out so you buy that. does this not prove consumerism is working and people are being herded like farm animals by the likes of amd intel nvidia. tbph high and ultra differances while playing can only be noted by a genius, who here is a genius for statistical representation at a later date?

 

Um, people want the newest technology available?

It's also widely accepted on here that the 8970(use relevant information if you're going to wine), is just as capable if not more in some games as the 780.

Guess the accurate question here is, why u mad tho?

 

Some people want to stay on the cutting edge of tech. That's their choice.

Some people want to buy flagship GPUs because they want to play on high settings for awhile. I bought my 7970m because I wanted to game for at least 2-3 years on high/ultra settings. Not sure if that's going to be possible but it's still worth it because I'll get a good deal of use out of this chip.

 

consumerism

7970m was last years model.see the progression
irrelevant data

im not mad who said i was and what indicators are you r
eferring to.

someone that read my op please respond with the reasons with basis vs the obsession with owning transistors

edit. ty fluent but you dont apply to my question as you do not upgrade each year

 

If you have extra money , you would rather have the fastest (or newest) model when ever you can.

Some people have more money than patience.

Sometimes people like getting new things for bragging rights as well.

 

Because they are willing and able to do so. They may not need to, but if they can and want to, why not?

I'm sure there are some out there who just do it for bragging rights. It is what it is.

 

Your incoherent rambling has been more than adequately responded to.

 

/thread...

 

hay n00b if you want ppl to under stand watchoo talkin about at lest write sum thing with proper punctuation and grammar that makes cents k thx bai

 

Some people have enough disposable income to buy the tech that they want. Why is this a problem for you? Do you also have a problem with BMW, Ferrari, yachts, large mansions?

Also, it would be pretty helpful if you spelled your words correctly.

 

BMW?

reely?

 

Total War: Rome 2 wants words..

From notebookcheck.net on 9/13
Extreme preset, 1080p
680M 27 fps
780M 34 fps

That's a 25% increase, and that means quite a bit when you're at that fps range as far as smoothness perception.

People buy it because they love high performance portable computing as a hobby and have the money to get the best. The end.

 

U mad bro?

 

I bought the 7970m at the time because it was a "flagship" performance GPU that didn't have the flagship price to go along with it. Anything less wouldn't have really fit my needs, which was a laptop I could game on - but also have it run AutoCAD and SolidWorks with a fair amount of competence. Granted because the drivers are not approved by the programs for the 7970m, there are certain features that I can not utilize at this time. But I also am not in a point in my schooling where these features are necessary or even understood! lol Once that time arrives, I will look at a true professional workstation class card that will have the drivers to allow said features to be enabled.

Until then i have a GPU that can game with the best of them yet has the computational power these programs require that far exceeds the Team Green offerings until you get into the very expensive workstation class cards. For me, its as close as I can get to Having my cake and eating it too!

 

1440p and 4k waving hand ~~

 

I found the video that perfectly explains this thread:

 

Not really a open minded question...

"does this not prove consumerism is working and people are being herded like farm animals"

"high and ultra differances while playing can only be noted by a genius, who here is a genius for statistical representation at a later date?"

"respond with the reasons with basis vs the obsession with owning transistors"

 

The real question is... what does the fox say?

 

"Run!"

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10char

 

Corrected.

 

Nah, this is more like it (remarkably like George Clooney):

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*points to signature*

 

happy to derail this inane thread some more and happy halloween!

 

Gonna derail this even more! Bieber time!

 

Derailed? You flushed it down the toilet leaving a stain on the rim

 

Forget Bieber this is the guy you want.

 

In light of some recent posts in here someone should totally nuke this place...

 

this is the thread that never ends. it just goes on and on, my friends. some people, started trolling it to show just was it was--and you can keep on trolling it forever just because...

 

Theres a reason people derail threads, it's to get them locked.

 

But you didn't have to go and post justin biebs videos.
Curse you, your family, and your cow!

 

To get maximum performance.

 

I like being rick rolled. I always listen to the song.

 

I don't mind answering serious questions, but this one just wanted to show how smart he was by not upgrading. I always assume that if someone is doing something I don't, that they must have a reason, they must have figured out something that I hadn't. Therefore they know something I don't.

 

I agree - it's an awesome song.
Biebs was too much though...

 

i wish i could see the difference between high and ultra settings. i've always longed to be a genius...

 

Genius is in the eye of the beholder.

 

Let the jimmies rustle through you.

 

And the length / girth of the card.

Oh I'm sorry I thought we were talking desktops

 

E-peen enhancement.

 

Intel Extreme edition processors in a nutshell.

 

The i7-4960X and 4930MX , not the 4930K though, that actually makes a lot of sense for some people. So I disagree with you somewhat.

 

4930k is not extreme. It is 6-core. 4960X is Extreme.

When i say Extreme, i mean a CPU with an X in the part name

 

Doesn't really matter, I took it to mean Ivy Bridge-E CPU's in general, it's all semantics anyway.

 

The 4820K is a cooler-running version of the 4770K, and it supports more PCIe-lanes for those who multisli.

A 6 core processor, 4930k is useful in rendering jobs to save time, as it is technically 1.5x the 4820k or 4770k.

The 4960X is a 4930k with 3 extra MB of L2 for 400$ more.

 

Give it a rest, why are you still going after this? You think I don't know this stuff? Class is not in session today, thank you very much.

And you are completely wrong, 4820K isn't even Haswell, it's Ivy Bridge, not to mention completely different socket and chipset from the mainstream platform. Fail.

 

Yeah, because i am totally not speaking performance wise?

The 0.2ghz difference give the 4820k a passmark score of approx 800 higher than the 4770k.

Intel Core i7 4770K vs I7 4820k

 

I don't think OP has posted since the first page... probably realised how stupid their thread is and bugged out in embarrassment.

 

Retina15(e'13) / 8770W are damn good examples FTW.

If OP knew prices of these notebooks, he might faint. $3,500+ Cause really, whats the point in getting something like this with entry level specs.

 

what a silly question.

read about the graphics heavy games being released every season, their features, requirements....

bah why am i even posting here.

 

Just think - they'll be saying the former about Biebs in 30 years.