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    Buy now or wait?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by INeedHelpBadly, Nov 2, 2012.

  1. INeedHelpBadly

    INeedHelpBadly Notebook Enthusiast

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    Should I get a laptop now with Geforce GTX 675M or wait a few months for the 680M to get cheaper?
     
    INeedHelpBadly, Nov 2, 2012
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  2. do Malho

    do Malho Notebook Geek

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    Get the ati hd 7970m
     
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  3. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    If you can wait, wait. If you need to buy now, buy the GTX 675m.

    ATI on a notebook? Not ever again. At least not until we're able to download current drivers instead of being stuck with the ATI drivers the notebook shipped with.

    (Because notebook manufacturer's don't update drivers for 'long ago sold' machines - i.e., more than a few months).
     
    tilleroftheearth, Nov 2, 2012
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  4. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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    If you spend your time waiting for the newest tech to lower in price, you'll never buy anything. I'd imagine that as soon as the 680M becomes practically affordable, the 770 or 780 suddenly catches you're interest, ad infinitum :p

    I can't think of any games that'd stress the 675M, let alone the 680M...
     
    Jarhead, Nov 2, 2012
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