Not really as I upgrade every 6 months. I don't need to defend anything. By the end of the year I'll have better GPUs than those holding on to their "amazing 2GB+ dedicated Skyrim GPUs". Like I said before as well, a single 3GB is too slow for games now anyway with decent settings. Those cards...
This thread wouldn't exist in the way it does without Skyrim ;). But yeah, DUH, everyone still plays Skyrim :rolleyes:.
The VRAM/RAM/Multi-threading arguments always pop up. They're (the arguments) dumb as hell but people need to justify their purchases and feel like they have advantages. Your...
1) Who cares about Skyrim? (rhetorical) Most should be done with the game by now unless you play 5 minutes a day.
2) Those with 3GB/4GB 670/680/770/7950/7970 thinking they are future proofing will be in shock when their slow ass cards struggle to maintain 40, 50 let alone 60FPS in games. Hell...
Metro 2033
Crysis 1/1.5/2 + DX 11 + high res
The Witcher 2
GTA IV Lost city stories
nothing really needs that amount of power except Crysis 2 + DX 11/Metro 2033/BF3
I dont see how Fermi is bad. it was the first GFX card that played GTA IV with high level detail and no lag. my 5850 lagged around water where my GTX 480 didnt.