Alistat Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) How would you guys rate this this card for skyrim?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-102-948&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfoIts right at my 150$ mark with the deals,Think it can run skyrim at max? a gtx 260 can run Skyrim at max :P and your card seems to run about as well as a 470 wich will easily blow threw the requirementshttp://www.hwcompare.com/8627/geforce-gtx-470-vs-radeon-hd-6870/ Edited October 28, 2011 by Alistat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerghan Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) A 580 is really the best choice in terms of performance (and if sound isn't an issue...that thing is loud when it's being stressed), but it's very expensive. A 560ti costs about half as much and it should be able to run Skyrim maxed out just fine though as long as the rest of the hardware in his computer is good. One thing that would really help is if you let us know what resolution he'd be running the game at. The performance demand on your video card between (for example) 1680x1050 versus 1920x1080 can be pretty significant. Oh and I'd avoid AMD cards. They pull some competitive numbers in benchmarks and generally consume less power than nVidia cards, but they aren't worth the driver issues that come with them. Edited October 28, 2011 by Kerghan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowk Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 A 580 is really the best choice in terms of performance (and if sound isn't an issue...that thing is loud when it's being stressed), but it's very expensive. A 560ti costs about half as much and it should be able to run Skyrim maxed out just fine though as long as the rest of the hardware in his computer is good. One thing that would really help is if you let us know what resolution he'd be running the game at. The performance demand on your video card between (for example) 1680x1050 versus 1920x1080 can be pretty significant. Oh and I'd avoid AMD cards. They pull some competitive numbers in benchmarks and generally consume less power than nVidia cards, but they aren't worth the driver issues that come with them.I agree that resolution makes all the difference here. I'm not sweating my rig too much, since my old, wheezing monitor only does 1280 x 1024... Your concern about AMD cards is a bit of a blanket statement, though. Some people seem to have had issues when the newer series' came out, but I don't think that's a reason to discount an entire brand of GPU options forever. The cards wouldn't still be selling if the issues were that bad, and I've had none. I can only speak from my brief experience with my card and some Google searches, though; so, take that for what it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerghan Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) I agree that resolution makes all the difference here. I'm not sweating my rig too much, since my old, wheezing monitor only does 1280 x 1024... Your concern about AMD cards is a bit of a blanket statement, though. Some people seem to have had issues when the newer series' came out, but I don't think that's a reason to discount an entire brand of GPU options forever. The cards wouldn't still be selling if the issues were that bad, and I've had none. I can only speak from my brief experience with my card and some Google searches, though; so, take that for what it's worth. Don't get me wrong, I like rooting for the underdog as much as anybody, but I previously owned an HD 5870, and experienced a number of issues with it, and eventually ended up swapping it out for an nVidia card well before an upgrade was really necessary. I've owned one of the earlier ATI cards many years ago (I don't remember which one), and it also had its share of problems. My experience with nVidia has been much better. Just looking at benchmarks and prices, the HD 6970 is a strong contender. Personally though, my past experiences with ATI make me think it's a trend, and I'd go with something from nVidia. Edited October 28, 2011 by Kerghan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastafariel Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I have a GTX 560 ti.... and I would reccomend it ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowk Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I agree that resolution makes all the difference here. I'm not sweating my rig too much, since my old, wheezing monitor only does 1280 x 1024... Your concern about AMD cards is a bit of a blanket statement, though. Some people seem to have had issues when the newer series' came out, but I don't think that's a reason to discount an entire brand of GPU options forever. The cards wouldn't still be selling if the issues were that bad, and I've had none. I can only speak from my brief experience with my card and some Google searches, though; so, take that for what it's worth. Don't get me wrong, I like rooting for the underdog as much as anybody, but I previously owned an HD 5870, and experienced a number of issues with it, and eventually ended up swapping it out for an nVidia card well before an upgrade was really necessary. I've owned one of the earlier ATI cards many years ago (I don't remember which one), and it also had its share of problems. My experience with nVidia has been much better. Just looking at benchmarks and prices, the HD 6970 is a strong contender. Personally though, my past experiences with ATI make me think it's a trend, and I'd go with something from nVidia.Ah, that sucks. Totally understandable that you'd not recommend them, then. My experiences have overall been quite positive on both ends...I just like the bargain price/performance ratio of AMD right now. That doesn't mean the 560 Ti doesn't make me drool, though... :psyduck: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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