I need/want a new video card

[Cain]

I currently have a 9800GTX..

suggestions??

I'm looking at this one... Thoughts?

Newegg.com - EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

[Duke{CLR}]

Its a great card and should do well, I assume the rest of your components wont slow it down? The last I read the 560ti was the best price/performance for Nvidia cards.

BA posted some helpful links in this thread.

Video Card Resources - Cain's Lair Forums

[Cain]

Somebody in one of the BF Forums recommended the nVidia 560 card, but with rebate this card was not much more money.

[somedude]

i was referred to this site by a friend. i cam looking for advice on the same thing.

there are some great posts in here with charts and stuff with actual benchmarks. one of them listed was just paper scores.

[Duke{CLR}]

Somebody in one of the BF Forums recommended the nVidia 560 card, but with rebate this card was not much more money.

The 560ti here is $214.00
Newegg.com - EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

That is about 90 bucks cheaper, I like the higher end stuff so for me I would go with the 570.

Another factor is your CPU, what are you running theses days?

[Duke{CLR}]

i was referred to this site by a friend. i cam looking for advice on the same thing.

there are some great posts in here with charts and stuff with actual benchmarks. one of them listed was just paper scores.

Welcome to the forums.

[Dead...Again]

Cain,
That 570 is a nice card
This should give you a nice comparison:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...card,2964.html

[Cain]

Duke, my system... Does this change your suggestion??

[somedude]

Latest GPU Tests - Cain's Lair Forums

i think that article sums it all up.

[Cain]

Somedude, you are "infamous" ...

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Back to the thread...

Duke, does my CPU change your thoughts?

I'm liking the look of that 570.

[Duke{CLR}]

Somedude, you are "infamous" ...

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Back to the thread...

Duke, does my CPU change your thoughts?

I'm liking the look of that 570.

Short answer is I think you will be fine with it.

Long nswer. I think it was Donzi that pointed out that if I were to get two 460's in SLi for Minis Q6600 machine that the CPU would hold it back, so I got one. When I upgrade I will get another 460se and a Sandy Bridge MB,CPU and DDR3.

[Cain]

[Duke{CLR}]

Happy shopping.

[Cain]

[Donziboy2]

Cant really remember all we discussed duke but I think there was more to it then just CPU.

2x 460's would be faster then 1 570

The 400 and 500 series share the same chips.

The only real difference is the 500's are version 2, with thermal fixes and more horses under the hood.

Same thing can be said for the q9650, its a newer version of the q6600.

If you get the 570 you may run into cpu issues or you may not. But you will be able to crank up alot of the graphics. But if your not running at least 1900x1080 its gonna be wasted power.

Cant really spend to much time atm, have school in a few minutes, Ill have to catch you guys later.