- Aug 23, 2014
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Just finished building my new rig, Running a KFA2 560 ti SLI setup on an x58 sabertooth TUF motherboard, as some of you know the PCI 16x lanes are damn close on the x58's,
http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/1457/asus_sabertooth_6.jpg
Clearance between the GPU's is not even 2mm, and I am starting to feel the heat, playing Battlefield 4 on medium is taxing enough (I think this is because the cards only have 1 GB DDR5 Vram, which I am guessing is a bit small nowadays for anything with decent textures.
Any way I am considering upgrading from the SLI setup to a single card machine, this card has to fit this bill :
- Performance of my current 560 ti SLI Setup
- 3+ GB Vram
- Be less than £250
I can sell each of the 560 ti's for around £80 (seems the going rate for them atm , maybe more as they're Limited Edition) although I would prefer to use one in a HTPC that I am building out of spare parts for my parents.
I was thinking that the GPU would be along the lines of a 7970 / r9 280x . Temperatures are not an issue and neither is noise as I intend on Pairing the card with the Kraken G10 and a decent Asetek cooler (Either the Kraken x40/x60 or possible a Corsair hydro series).
Also the card is to be mounted in a HAF Stacker (925) and so once I get the side window with the 200mm fan I am sure temps will not be an issue at all.
I hope that there is a decent GPU out there, I have a rough idea but I need some help picking out a GPU from some more experienced PC Peeps
http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/1457/asus_sabertooth_6.jpg
Clearance between the GPU's is not even 2mm, and I am starting to feel the heat, playing Battlefield 4 on medium is taxing enough (I think this is because the cards only have 1 GB DDR5 Vram, which I am guessing is a bit small nowadays for anything with decent textures.
Any way I am considering upgrading from the SLI setup to a single card machine, this card has to fit this bill :
- Performance of my current 560 ti SLI Setup
- 3+ GB Vram
- Be less than £250
I can sell each of the 560 ti's for around £80 (seems the going rate for them atm , maybe more as they're Limited Edition) although I would prefer to use one in a HTPC that I am building out of spare parts for my parents.
I was thinking that the GPU would be along the lines of a 7970 / r9 280x . Temperatures are not an issue and neither is noise as I intend on Pairing the card with the Kraken G10 and a decent Asetek cooler (Either the Kraken x40/x60 or possible a Corsair hydro series).
Also the card is to be mounted in a HAF Stacker (925) and so once I get the side window with the 200mm fan I am sure temps will not be an issue at all.
I hope that there is a decent GPU out there, I have a rough idea but I need some help picking out a GPU from some more experienced PC Peeps
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