Hey guys
I'm considering possibly upgrading my GPUs (I currently have 2x nvidia GTX 570s in SLI). Not for performance reasons, what I currently have eats games and craps framerates on maxed out settings, even with stereoscopic 3D enabled. About the only game I can't run maxed out is Final Fantasy XIV.
There's a few other reasons I'm considering this upgrade:
1) I'm thinking of building a HTPC and I'm going to need some serious GPU power to handle the many filters I use when running MediaPortal on my main PC. Since I've got CUVID enabled and my GPU is the one doing the processing (and I assume MediaPortal doesn't support SLI) I think one of my GTX 570s should do the job nicely.
2) I'm currently using SLI and I would like to drop down to one card to use less power and produce less heat
3) A new console generation is coming, which means more demanding console ports. Right now, my PC can handle Xbox 360 ports no sweat, but I'm not sure what the next generation might bring.
4) New features - My current cards only support Direct X 11 and v11.2 is out now. They also don't support nvidia GPU boost.
Do you have any suggestions on what single card (needs to be nvidia due to my 3D Vision setup) could possibly replace my 2x GTX 570s in SLI? I'd like something that does more than matches performance or just slightly beats it. I also don't want to spend a whole lot on some super top-end GPU, since hardware is expensive in Australia.
I was thinking the GTX 770, it ranked very well in the recent Tom's "best GPU for the money" and they're reasonably priced here in Australia (around $400). But I'm not sure how this card stacks up to my GTX 570 SLI setup. Nor am I sure if a up-coming card might be a better choice. Can you guys advise?
I also thought I'd post a few of my specs just to eliminate any possible bottlenecks that might handicap a new GPU:
CPU: Intel core i7 X980
RAM: 12GB (DDR 3, triple channel, 668.4MHz)
MB: Alienware 0XDJ4C
PSU: Can't really remember, I *THINK* it's 800W. It runs 2x GTX 570s without issue anyway
I'm considering possibly upgrading my GPUs (I currently have 2x nvidia GTX 570s in SLI). Not for performance reasons, what I currently have eats games and craps framerates on maxed out settings, even with stereoscopic 3D enabled. About the only game I can't run maxed out is Final Fantasy XIV.
There's a few other reasons I'm considering this upgrade:
1) I'm thinking of building a HTPC and I'm going to need some serious GPU power to handle the many filters I use when running MediaPortal on my main PC. Since I've got CUVID enabled and my GPU is the one doing the processing (and I assume MediaPortal doesn't support SLI) I think one of my GTX 570s should do the job nicely.
2) I'm currently using SLI and I would like to drop down to one card to use less power and produce less heat
3) A new console generation is coming, which means more demanding console ports. Right now, my PC can handle Xbox 360 ports no sweat, but I'm not sure what the next generation might bring.
4) New features - My current cards only support Direct X 11 and v11.2 is out now. They also don't support nvidia GPU boost.
Do you have any suggestions on what single card (needs to be nvidia due to my 3D Vision setup) could possibly replace my 2x GTX 570s in SLI? I'd like something that does more than matches performance or just slightly beats it. I also don't want to spend a whole lot on some super top-end GPU, since hardware is expensive in Australia.
I was thinking the GTX 770, it ranked very well in the recent Tom's "best GPU for the money" and they're reasonably priced here in Australia (around $400). But I'm not sure how this card stacks up to my GTX 570 SLI setup. Nor am I sure if a up-coming card might be a better choice. Can you guys advise?
I also thought I'd post a few of my specs just to eliminate any possible bottlenecks that might handicap a new GPU:
CPU: Intel core i7 X980
RAM: 12GB (DDR 3, triple channel, 668.4MHz)
MB: Alienware 0XDJ4C
PSU: Can't really remember, I *THINK* it's 800W. It runs 2x GTX 570s without issue anyway
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