GFX upgrade question

DarkStarZA

DarkStarZA

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I have an old Rampage III Extreme board with a I7 920 (1st gen) and a GTX 465. Want to get a GTX 960 2GB. The board is PCIe v2.0 and the card is PCIe v3.0. From googling it won't be a problem and won't give any performance drop. Correct? Then I want to use the 465 as a PhysX card. Do people still do that and will it give any advantage? Should I just sell the 465 and get a couple of bucks back?
 
I don't know the complete inner workings of NVidia and [MENTION=2051]JOKER[/MENTION] is probably the best person to answer this. But if I were u, I would get the bigger card and use ur old card for physics. If u need the money sell the card.
 
The fact that your motherboard is only 2.0 won't be a problem.

I suggest using the 960 alone first and doing some benchmarking, then try it with the 465. Most games don't have PHysX though, so you won't get any gain in them. I'm not sure the 465 for dedicated PhysX will help much in the first place, but that is just my personal opinion.

I'd just sell the 465 and get some money back. Or keep it as a backup card for a rainy day :)

Lothy said:
I don't know the complete inner workings of NVidia and [MENTION=2051]JOKER[/MENTION] is probably the best person to answer this. But if I were u, I would get the bigger card and use ur old card for physics. If u need the money sell the card.
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I think you meant to summon [MENTION=21]The Joker[/MENTION]. [MENTION=1487]Crzwaco[/MENTION] also summoned this Joker guy a couple of days ago. I'm not sure I feel safe anymore :3
 
Blazzok said:
The fact that your motherboard is only 2.0 won't be a problem.

I suggest using the 960 alone first and doing some benchmarking, then try it with the 465. Most games don't have PHysX though, so you won't get any gain in them. I'm not sure the 465 for dedicated PhysX will help much in the first place, but that is just my personal opinion.

I'd just sell the 465 and get some money back. Or keep it as a backup card for a rainy day :)


let me try that again... *cough*


I think you meant to summon [MENTION=21]The Joker[/MENTION]. [MENTION=1487]Crzwaco[/MENTION] also summoned this Joker guy a couple of days ago. I'm not sure I feel safe anymore :3
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[MENTION=21]The Joker[/MENTION] I call u!
*throws Pokiball*

Lets see if that works
 
Another question

Is it worth spending more and getting a GTX 970? Considering the above i7 920 CPU with 3x 2GB 1333 memory (triple channel), an SSD and a 1680x1050 monitor. Will the rest of the system be a bottleneck and I won't be able to use the card at full potential?
 
It would be worthwhile getting the GTX 970 as you would be able to sweat it for slightly longer than a 960.

I generally update CPU, MB & RAM together (year 1) and GPU (year 2); all other components are on a as-needed basis.
 
PsychoFish said:
It would be worthwhile getting the GTX 970 as you would be able to sweat it for slightly longer than a 960.

I generally update CPU, MB & RAM together (year 1) and GPU (year 2); all other components are on a as-needed basis.
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Heck CPU/MeM/Mobo u can upgrade once every 3 years I reckon, assuming u always getting an i7. That 970 will last u a good while I reckon, well worth the purchase.
 
Lothy said:
Heck CPU/MeM/Mobo u can upgrade once every 3 years I reckon, assuming u always getting an i7. That 970 will last u a good while I reckon, well worth the purchase.
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Yup, it depends on your spend. You can even stretch a very high end i7 4 years if you're will to overclock for the last say year or so.
 
PsychoFish said:
Yup, it depends on your spend. You can even stretch a very high end i7 4 years if you're will to overclock for the last say year or so.
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That's where I'm at now. My system is about 5 years old and running my entry level i7 2.66GHz CPU at 3.5GHz. Playing most games at low to medium settings. Adding a GTX 970 will give high (maybe Ultra on the older titles) settings and give me another year or two. Cant afford a full upgrade now. Mobo/cpu/ram can come at a later stage.
 
Make sure that your PSU can also handle the new GPU that you want to get. That would be a bummer
 
Checked my PSU last night and it has a 6pin and a 6+2pin PCIe power connector. Everything should be fine. Going for the 970 when I sort some other stuff out.
 
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