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Originally Posted by NickD
So, since a bunch of y'all are nerds and build computers like me: Anyone bought/planning on buying one of the RX Vega GPUs?
My dilemma is that I could pick up a GTX 1080 cheaper, but then I lose out on FreeSync. But then again, the GTX would probably do 1440p/144hz just fine. My R9 290 is still handling games just fine, but you know how it goes being a hobbyist, it's never enough...
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I have a 1080 in my desktop rig and a 1070 in my laptop. My monitor is 1440p/144hz freesync. SHIT IS SMOOTH AS FUCK and AMD dropped the ball on vega. If you're going to be mining ether or other cryptos, go vega. If you're gaming, even if you have a freesync monitor, still go for a 1080 or 1080ti and that monitor will still be super smooth. I'm 144fps+ in almost all games at full res/quality. Even the laptop is giving me almost 60fps in 4k on my tv and almost 100 fps in most games in 1440p on my monitor. Just for context I'm mainly playing DiRT rally, project cars, overwatch, battlefield one.