It seems the GTX570 usually comes in just under the GTX580. But I cannot see the 6970 crossfire on these charts for comparison sakes. Both cards have really good selling points.
Arrgg... I can't make up my mind!
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It seems the GTX570 usually comes in just under the GTX580. But I cannot see the 6970 crossfire on these charts for comparison sakes. Both cards have really good selling points.
Arrgg... I can't make up my mind!
Haha, I was in the same boat as you dude. Until I thought, aah fack it! I'll just take a chance with the GTX580. I don't regret it in the least dude! You get what you pay for dude, that's what you must keep in mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by XeroS1x
And he is rightQuote:
Originally Posted by to0kenZA
sometimes paying the price is really worth it, when i brought the 6870 i though dam this is expensive but once i had the card upa nd running i realised i got my moneys worth, i too am upgrading and so im not taking "lower" spec products for eg im taking gigabyte over Asus or MSI because although they may be abit more i know that i get what i pay for with gigabyte....
So what are you planning on upgrading to?Quote:
Originally Posted by ogbuzz
Anyways, I basically have made up my mind, I'm going for the GTX570, probably the MSI OC edition. Or is EVGA better?
Why don't you get that Phantom Edition one Tinny reviewed? Otherwise, I'd go for the ASUS.Quote:
Originally Posted by XeroS1x
ASUS all the way. Gigabyte is also very good. Have not tried any other card so cant tell you about them.Quote:
Originally Posted by to0kenZA
Hey Xeros1x
see the link, you can follow me as i build my new machien peice by peice
http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthre...lds-his-new-PC
and to0ken! did u see my new signature with some new quotes :D
Yeah dude, maybe you can steal his new PC too after he's done :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ogbuzz
Haha, Buzz I saw that! ;)
whose stealing whose pc???
Not even Ocean and his team could steam my goodies :D
http://www.kentoz.com/wp-content/upl...s13still71.jpg
BRING IT :D
Stay away from the GTX 570.
Either go 560 TI or 580. The gains over the 560 is minimal vs the cost difference.
But get the 2gb version of the 560 TI. Afaik Palit is the only one available in the 2gb version.
Damn, the GTX570 was in my cart ready to be order. This makes me start to wonder if the 6970 isn't a bad alternative. GTX560 is too under-powered from what I see, the GTX580 is just a little above my budget.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kuga
XeroS1x, in what part of SA do you stay?
I got some contacts to get pretty good prices, but I'm in CT.
About a month ago my buddy upgraded and I had to help him.
He is a Gigabyte fanboy so he got a Gigabyte P67 LGA1155 mobo, Gigabyte GTX570 Windforce (It has 3 bloody fans. INSANE)
He also got some Corsair Dominator DDR1600 2x4GB with the Intel Core i7 2600k and I tell you that pc is running like a dream.
The games are so crisp and clear. I just wish I could have that kind of budget for a pc.
I stay in Cape Town too, I have all of my components ready to go, just need to confirm that the graphics card is the best move. My upgrade is similar. I have been waiting a while to upgrade and have managed to pool enough cash to cover this. Unfortunately, at the end of the day, it's not cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frederik Mundey
erm, the 570 is faster, quite a lot so. and is actually the next step towards the gtx580. it has more memory bw and much more headroom to overclock whereas the Ti is already overclocked.
It also has more shader cores.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU11/207 has a very nice price-fps graph. I just wish they had a average over multigames. Which i like about tom's hardware. But the important (DX11 games) it is a lot nicer, for not as much as you think extra.
Edit: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/330?vs=306 <---- a complete comparison.
Trust me stick with Nvidia though. I wont touch another ATI card, sorry to say. For the price i paid for my GTX580 i could have almost bought one of the lower end 6990's and did not. Does not matter how good the 6990 is it still does not support physx or 3D vision surround(i stand corrected on the 3d). Go Green Team!!
Interesting.. I may eat my own words. I checked the comparison between the 570 and the 6970. The 570 is marginally faster..Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthSWNT
Up to the OP to find out if the price difference is worth it.
EyeFinity?Quote:
Originally Posted by frank007
The 570 is also cheaper than the 6970. and eyefinity is normally better than 3d vision...
@kuga Nvidia does not have the 6 screen eyefinity but they do have the 3 screen version with 3D support. It is 3D Vision Surround.
I've seen the 3D with the goggles etc. It's quite cool BUT it rapes your eyes. Pinnacle Micro had a demo here for us few weeks back, I wouldn't buy it.Quote:
Originally Posted by frank007
Rather go EyeFinity :)
You can have best of both worlds with the Nvidia! So why not just get Nvidia?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kuga
Dude, I always thought the PhysX stuff was kinda redundant. Until I saw it on Batman Arkham Asylum. Just wow.Quote:
Originally Posted by frank007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GyKCM-Bpuw
is see what physx does!
pretty cool!
but HOW MANY games take advantage of physx?
Courtesy of wikipedia:
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham City
Crazy Machines 2
Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason
Dark Void
Darkest of Days
Hot Dance Party
Hot Dance Party II
Mafia II
Metal Knight Zero Online
Metro 2033
Mirror's Edge
Nurien
The Saboteur
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
Sacred 2: Ice & Blood
Shattered Horizon
Star Tales
Star Trek DAC
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Unreal Tournament 3 (and Extreme Physics Mod)
U-WARS
Warmonger: Operation Downtown Destruction[28]
Hey guys I am looking to upgrade my pc... I have been a Intel Owner my whole life and I just have the feeling I need to go over to AMD to to see what its like.. lol I think I should be able to put together about 6k for my upgrade... there are a couple things I am going to keep like my HHD's and my graphics card. I will put up my current rig up and then put up what I am thinking of buying..
CURRENT RIG
Intel D946GZIS MOB
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.1
4 Gig DDR2
XFX Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT - (keeping)
450W power supply (no-name brand)
MY NEW RIG - Nothing set in stone I am looking to get my upgrade towards the end of the year with my bonus
Asus Crosshair 4 (iV) Formula - Republic of Game
Amd socket AM3 Phenom2 x6 - Hexa/6-Core 1055T
OCZ DDR3 PC3-1333 MHz /Gold Edition / Triple Channel Kit / 6GB
(Power supply to go here)
I am looking for an upgrade to keep me going for the next couple years as my current rig has lasted 5 years. I upgraded to my 9600 GT about 2-3 years ago so it should keep up for a little while longer..
Any help would be appreciated and any questions please ask.
I would say push your PSU up to a 550w and upgrade your gcard too. Well I guess that does depend on what you are planning on playing... but you should definitely look at one of the lower end dx11 cards they really are not expensive anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cre8torzn
Atm you could get a new board, but you will be getting in just before a major update to the AMD line up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cre8torzn
You will also notice that the hexa-core is not much faster than quad-core AMDs as they are not optimised in most games.
You will be able to use the new chips on AM3 boards, but my prediction is that they won't be maximised on such.
Go get your own thread:D (JK)Quote:
Originally Posted by Cre8torzn
At your budget you should evenly distribute the items, going for a high-end motherboard is not really something you need. I would suggest something like the following:
- Motherboard - Asus P8P67 PRO Rev.3 - Link
- CPU - Core i5 2500k Sandy Bridge - Link
- RAM - Corsair XMS3 2x4GB 1600Mhz - Link
- PSU - Corsair GS600 600w - Link
For the above, you would pay - R5900
you can check my thread here: http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthre...lds-his-new-PC
no need to spend a huge amount of money to have a really good rig, its all about smart choices really
Thanks very much for the input guys I really appreciate it!
Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthSWNT
That is why I said I will be getting my upgrade towards the end of the year when I get my bonus. Surely the AMD update should have happened by then.
Games that I play range from FP Shooters, Racing games, MMO and RPG's so I do play a little of everything..Quote:
Originally Posted by seVer
The reason I am not too worried about the graphics card ATM is that a friend of mine just upgraded his pc to an i7 with a decent MoB and Ram and he has the same card as me and his machine runs 100% (to me that is) Ja sure with the new games coming out I might not be able to run everything on AAx32 but the games still look good and run smoothly...
DX 11 is not available on those cards though. That is my main problem, even if they run smoothly, it will not look nice on dx11 games.