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Open Forum => Off-Topic => Topic started by: TechnoEthicist on November 28, 2011, 10:02:19 AM
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Current: NVIDIA 9800 GTX/GTX+ (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150341)
Looking at 5 possibilities:
EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610)
EVGA 01G-P3-1468-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) FTW+ 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130686&Tpk=N82E16814130686)
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Superclocked 2048 MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI SLI Ready Graphics Card, 02G-P3-1469-KR (http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Superclocked-Mini-HDMI-Graphics-02G-P3-1469-KR/dp/B0050I1PI8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322492179&sr=8-1)
EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1461-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130661)
EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604)
Which would you go with and why?
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I'm assuming this is for ToR? If so, what's wrong with the 9800 GTX? Mine runs everything ever at max graphics + 1.
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Lag in the first flashpoint, some videos did not load at the end of it...had to abandon, let my team get a companion for that fight, and then come back to the starship to complete mission...
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Huh. That doesn't sound like video card, more like drivers/codecs.
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Well I updated the drivers, we'll see what happens...in the meantime, which one would you go with? The 560 seems like the next price point for using for 4-5 years like my 9800...
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No ATI option makes me a sad panda
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My wife's AMD has ATI, I was told once that Intel chipsets were better for NVIDIA, is that no longer the case?
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My wife's AMD has ATI, I was told once that Intel chipsets were better for NVIDIA, is that no longer the case?
No that is still usually the case, and without knowing your specific chipset I can't even tell you which ATI cards would be compatible with your mommy board. If you could provide that I can further evaluate your best options.
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CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY:
XFX NVIDIA 9800 GTX/GTX+:
Current Power Supply: Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 650W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply with Three 12V Rails
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor BX80570E8400
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM: 2 x OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2N10662GK (Should I upgrade this?)
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080, 24 inch LCD monitor
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Only 2GB of RAM? Yeah, I'd upgrade that.
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SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
yes you do (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128344)
(The PCIEx16 and PCIEx8 slots support ATI CrossFireX technology and conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
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SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
yes you do (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128344)
(The PCIEx16 and PCIEx8 slots support ATI CrossFireX technology and conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
I think he means that he personally is not using Crossfire.
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Yes, I am not using Crossfire or SLI
I have 4 1 GB slots dual channel. not 2.
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Yes, I am not using Crossfire or SLI
I have 4 1 GB slots dual channel. not 2.
yeah I would upgrade your RAM first. fanciest video card in the world can't do much with only 2 gigs o Ram (okay yes I know th)at techincally there are cards with 16 GB of VDRAM so yeah actually they can but semantics
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4 x1 = still 4, yes? I should have 4GB of RAM with 2 sets of 2 dual channel 1 GB sticks...
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Yes, I am not using Crossfire or SLI
I have 4 1 GB slots dual channel. not 2.
Ok, I misread that. 4GB sounds good.
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Yes, I am not using Crossfire or SLI
I have 4 1 GB slots dual channel. not 2.
Ok, I misread that. 4GB sounds good.
same.
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So, now that we have concluded that I have enough RAM :P, which card should I be considering? or should I instead wait for the http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/32769-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-560-ti-448/?page=2 in an interesting model?
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So, now that we have concluded that I have enough RAM :P, which card should I be considering? or should I instead wait for the http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/32769-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-560-ti-448/?page=2 in an interesting model?
I'd just pass on that card altogether for the most part. It doesn't provide many advantages over the GTX 570 and not to mention it's HUGE. There aren't a whole lot of cases that thing will fit in. If your sold on that card though just get a RadeoD 6950 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102945) twice the memory almost twice the 4x the processing cores, double the core clock speed and 50 bucks less.