Graphics card help.

[Fergel]

Hello all!

 

Im currently using a radeon 5770 and while its a great card for the price i think i have pushed it as far as it will go. Ati seem to take forever to update drivers etc so i was thinking about switching to Nvidia and would like some advice.

 

 

Trying to decide between GTX 560, 570 or maybe even the 580 if i can find for a good price. At the same time i'm looking at a new 1080p monitor as i'm currently only on 1440x900.

 

Comp specs are;

 

Operating system: Windows 7 64 bit

Case: COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE

Processor: Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache

Motherboard: ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI

Memory: 6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)

Hard Disk: 1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE

Processor Cooling: INTEL SOCKET LGA1366 STANDARD CPU COOLER

Power Supply: 600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

 

Upgrading ram necessary?

 

Any advice will be thoroughly appreciated. :smile:

[Lhamaria]

Few years ago I worked with assembling custom computers in a pretty successful store. My advice to you is to never, ever, under any and all circumstances use AMD or ATI as thoes cards are substandard. They juice them up more than the circuts can handle properly causing most of their cards to be fragile.

 

My suggestion to you is to get a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 3072mb (There are a bit jucier cards, but you get most bang per buck with this card).

When it comes to RAM, I myself have managed to survive on 4gb DDR3 without any real drawbacks so 6gb should be survivable. Especially if you decide to get the gpu I suggested.

 

Though, you might need to get a tad jucier powersupply for the Gigabyte card.

Edited January 14, 2012 by Lhamaria

[nodgree]

Few years ago I worked with assembling custom computers in a pretty successful store. My advice to you is to never, ever, under any and all circumstances use AMD or ATI as thoes cards are substandard. They juice them up more than the circuts can handle properly causing most of their cards to be fragile.

 

My suggestion to you is to get a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 3072mb (There are a bit jucier cards, but you get most bang per buck with this card).

When it comes to RAM, I myself have managed to survive on 4gb DDR3 without any real drawbacks so 6gb should be survivable. Especially if you decide to get the gpu I suggested.

 

Though, you might need to get a tad jucier powersupply for the Gigabyte card.

 

 

I've always heard it the other way around. The Nvidia cards take MUCH more power to operate. I guess it all depends on whether the person you ask is an Nvidia fan or an AMD/ATI fan. I've used both and never had a card that didnt perform as I needed.

 

As for the topic, depending on what kind of gaming you plan to do, a GTX 460 might even be sufficient and cheaper. I have a friend using this card and can play most games on ultra in more than acceptable resolutions.

[hoofhearted4]

i say save ur money and gt a 7970.

[blove]

Few years ago I worked with assembling custom computers in a pretty successful store. My advice to you is to never, ever, under any and all circumstances use AMD or ATI as thoes cards are substandard. They juice them up more than the circuts can handle properly causing most of their cards to be fragile...

 

Wait...what?!

 

:turned:

[Lhamaria]

Few years ago I worked with assembling custom computers in a pretty successful store. My advice to you is to never, ever, under any and all circumstances use AMD or ATI as thoes cards are substandard. They juice them up more than the circuts can handle properly causing most of their cards to be fragile...

 

Wait...what?!

 

:turned:

Yeah, I got a lot of bad memories of AMD/ATI. To keep the story short. The entire building the store is located in was without electricity for an hour. :/

[nodgree]

Few years ago I worked with assembling custom computers in a pretty successful store. My advice to you is to never, ever, under any and all circumstances use AMD or ATI as thoes cards are substandard. They juice them up more than the circuts can handle properly causing most of their cards to be fragile...

 

Wait...what?!

 

:turned:

Yeah, I got a lot of bad memories of AMD/ATI. To keep the story short. The entire building the store is located in was without electricity for an hour. :/

 

 

That doesnt sound like a GPU issue. More like "trying to use a small PSU on a high end GPU" issue. I've fried a PSU and blew a breaker in my house before. Gotta love magic blue smoke and the smell of burnt electronics! :)

[Lhamaria]

All powersupplies I've run across which do not produce enough juice for the rig tends to just die.

 

1. Checking the hardware

2. Plug in pc to the wallsocket

3. Turn pc on

4. See sparks fly from circuits (of the gpu)

5. Whole building (read mall) go the dark ages on everyone

 

Conclusion: GPU did not agree with the electrical net. :P

 

As for blue smoke and the smell of burnt electronics. There is not a good day without it. ;)

 

As for the topic, depending on what kind of gaming you plan to do, a GTX 460 might even be sufficient and cheaper. I have a friend using this card and can play most games on ultra in more than acceptable resolutions.

Better to get a Gigabyte 470 SOC then.

Edited January 15, 2012 by Lhamaria

[novalova10]

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 560Ti 448 Cores is a good cheap card aswell

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500231&Tpk=ZOTAC%20GeForce%20GTX%20560Ti%20448%20Cores

[Ihoe]

Hello all!

 

Im currently using a radeon 5770 and while its a great card for the price i think i have pushed it as far as it will go. Ati seem to take forever to update drivers etc so i was thinking about switching to Nvidia and would like some advise.

 

 

Trying to decide between GTX 560, 570 or maybe even the 580 if i can find for a good price. At the same time i'm looking at a new 1080p monitor as i'm currently only on 1440x900.

 

Comp specs are;

 

Operating system: Windows 7 64 bit

Case: COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE

Processor: Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache

Motherboard: ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI

Memory: 6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)

Hard Disk: 1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE

Processor Cooling: INTEL SOCKET LGA1366 STANDARD CPU COOLER

Power Supply: 600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

 

Upgrading ram necessary?

 

Any advice will be thoroughly appreciated. :smile:

 

That's some Gosh darned fine Rig you have.

 

Any of the Cards you mentioned are well fit, but at 1080p the GTX 570 is the best choice. a GTX 560Ti is also a viable option. however, by seeing GTX 580 on your list, if you plan on building a SLI setup, never ever never ever ever build a SLI setup.

Edited January 15, 2012 by Ihoe