hoofhearted4 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) so im looking at graphics cards and just trying to figure out what the next best graphics card is. this is the one i have picked out: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127578 whats the very next step up. the four things i noticed are:Core ClockShader Clock Effective Memory Clock Stream Processors what are these things. is it the higher the number the better? cause ive noticed a couple of GPUs with very high Stream Processors but lower in the others thanks for your help guys :) Edited July 2, 2011 by hoofhearted4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hector530 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 if your looking at a 560ti its counterpart is the HD 6950. the step up is of course the 570. i think the 560 is arguably better then the 6950. both seem to benchmark very close to each other usually within 1-4 fps. what i think makes the 560 better IMO other then its usually cheaper then the 6950 by 20-30 dollars is that you can overclock the hell out of the 560ti. they run stable at 1000MHz. the MSi you linked comes at 950MHz at that speed its better then 6950's for the most part. they also run colder. the best overclock ive seen in a 6950 is this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161381&cm_re=hd_6950_2gb-_-14-161-381-_-Product running at 880MHz at 300 dollars its more then the MSi 560one thing the 6950 has over the 560 is memory. its double the 560ti. so if gonna run dual monitors the 6950 is the way to go. also dont waste your time with the 1gb 6950. you're better off getting the 560ti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 nope only 1 monitor. what about this GPU (i only ask cause it combos with my i5-2500k CPU) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610 also what are those four terms i listed? what are each one talking about? thanks hector youve been a constant help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hector530 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) as far as i understand Stream Processors is the actual GPU. so you really dont have to worry about this as it wont change from different makes. i.e. an ASUS 560ti will have the same stream/core processors as MSi or EVGA 560ti the Core Clock and Shader Clock is how fast the GPU is running at. more = better. i know in the MSI cards core and shader are locked together to if overclock core you overclock shader too. Memory Clock is again the speed of which memory is running at. usually is left alone since increasing it really doesnt improve performance much if anything. Edited July 2, 2011 by hector530 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 cool so the listed card (the one that i have a combo for) is just as good as the Hawk, the difference is very small, i doubt its even noticeable. thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnyfizz Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Of course if you buy the right ATI 6950, you can BIOS flash and unlock it to an ATI 6970. That's why I bought the Sapphire version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) being new to PCs i really dont wanna try something that could possibly ruin my Card. im not a dedicated PC gamer yet anyways, so its not about having the best of the best, its just about getting my moneys worth and not regretting something later, and making it easy to update when i do get into PC gaming more :) Edited July 2, 2011 by hoofhearted4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 these are the two graphics cards im comparing. are they essentially the same thing? are there any glaringly obvious things that make one better then the other? EVGA:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610 MSI:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127565 both are a good price (not looking to go any more expensive unless there is an obvious/reasonable choice) both come with rebates which is nice. leaning towards the MSI only because my board is MSI. any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hector530 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 nothing is wrong with EVGA in fact im pretty sure 3Dmark11's top 10 are all running EVGA cards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) ive been taking ques off of the list in your sig. (going with your mother board, and now considering your GPUs) whats the difference between these two?: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127565 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610 Edited July 7, 2011 by hoofhearted4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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