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Ashmaele
Title: Pastor of Muppets
Posts: 1,809
Registered: 2002-1-15 08:30:50
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1/1/00 12:00am
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Z-Elder posted:
I always go to Toms Hardware and look at their graphs. Then I just find the best card for gaming at the amount I want to spend.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html
Holy crap my card isn't listed in there anywhere!
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Elocism
Title: Pseudonym
Posts: 787
Registered: 2002-5-3 01:50:00
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Date Posted:
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my 5770 is still great
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Ashmaele
Title: Pastor of Muppets
Posts: 1,809
Registered: 2002-1-15 08:30:50
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Elocism posted:
my 5770 is still great
Seriously, is there a dearth of games out there at this moment in time making it unfeasible to upgrade? I don't think I've ever seen this before. I'm using a vid card I bought a year ago that was already old when I bought it and I can still play every game I play on "high" settings without skipping a beat.
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Akza
Posts: 271
Registered: 2002-9-8 18:02:25
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ZigmundZag posted:
You'll get more bang for the buck on the high-end cards, which you can then SLI/crossfire later on when the card is cheaper.
I always laugh at this type of suggestion. You'll end up in the same position in the future... buy another single end card or SLI what you have now. Then Zig will come back again and say just get another single end card!
Let me make it easy for you bud.
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/msi_gtx560-ti_oc_sli_review/7
TL  R version using fc2:
SLI 560 ti setup:
avg fps: 141.2
price: $440ish
gtx 580:
avg fps: 92.2
price: $460ish
gtx 580 SLI:
avg fps: 146.3
price: $900+
screw the future. you can delay the inevitable upgrade with that setup.
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reesescups
Title: //Captain America
Posts: 2,537
Registered: 2003-5-26 14:45:53
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Date Posted:
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A lot of good stuff in the thread. Thanks all. I am taking a break on this for the next few day. I will prolly resume the build Sunday and post the final config Sunday night/Monday.
Akza posted:
ZigmundZag posted:
You'll get more bang for the buck on the high-end cards, which you can then SLI/crossfire later on when the card is cheaper.
I always laugh at this type of suggestion. You'll end up in the same position in the future... buy another single end card or SLI what you have now. Then Zig will come back again and say just get another single end card!
Let me make it easy for you bud.
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/msi_gtx560-ti_oc_sli_review/7
TL R version using fc2:
SLI 560 ti setup:
avg fps: 141.2
price: $440ish
gtx 580:
avg fps: 92.2
price: $460ish
gtx 580 SLI:
avg fps: 146.3
price: $900+
screw the future. you can delay the inevitable upgrade with that setup.
I wasn't able to find a good breakdown like this before. But it does kinda mirror what I decided last night.
HD 6950 or 6970 is a high end card but a generation old at this point. I can pick up a 6950 for right around 200 bucks and that will do me good for awhile. And then I can just pick up a second one later when they are $150 bucks xfire/ SLi them together and be good to go for another few years...
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Elocism
Title: Pseudonym
Posts: 787
Registered: 2002-5-3 01:50:00
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Date Posted:
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sli/xfire is really only going to give you aboot 25% more graphics power
that said, im going to buy another 5770 here soon and do it
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Taliesihne
Title: Wind on the Deep Waters
Posts: 1,117
Registered: 2004-2-19 04:47:59
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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Don't forget that an SLI setup adds cost to the rig in unanticipated ways (more cooling, more draw on your ps, more electricity draw, higher temperatures, etc.) and shortens it's life in various ways. Like overclocking.
The Performance increase you get won't be noticeable, but the wear and tear on the PC will be.
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Bonzoboy1
Posts: 885
Registered: 2008-8-1 18:04:29
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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SLI is just one more thing to go wrong, I have a 6970 and have no problem running any games I've tried smoothly.
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