Hey folks.
I currently have a pair of EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked cards in SLI, moderatly overclocked, on an i7 920 @ 3.2ghz with 1600mhz DDR3 (6gb).. Board is an EVGA E758-A1. My PSU is a Seventeam 850W 80+, and I'm running a single 24" @ 1920x1200 in everything.. I'm mostly looking for gaming performance.
Firstly, based on the above: What bottlenecks might I be experiencing? I really can't tell, but I'd like to minimize any that there are.
Second, and what I want to know, is what a good GPU upgrade might be? I want to stay SLI or Crossfire.
I was looking at a pair of Sapphire 5850s, a single 5870, or going with a higher-end GTX board, perhaps 285 or 295? I'm not sure if my PSU can handle anything more than what I have now (it has 2 12v rails, 30a/35a).
Budget isn't really an issue but I'd prefer to spend under $400 per card.
Is it really worth an upgrade? My entire system is overclocked and incredibly stable, and I have yet to notice any serious framerate drops in anything, but I want to prepare my machine for future games and such. Perhaps I'm just over-reaching the bounds, I suppose. Maybe there isn't a reason at all to upgrade? Someone slap me if that's the case.
Either way, if YOU guys had my rig, would YOU upgrade? I've been told / read / figure my GTX260s are pretty much equal to a single 5870, perhaps just a bit slower.
I currently have a pair of EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked cards in SLI, moderatly overclocked, on an i7 920 @ 3.2ghz with 1600mhz DDR3 (6gb).. Board is an EVGA E758-A1. My PSU is a Seventeam 850W 80+, and I'm running a single 24" @ 1920x1200 in everything.. I'm mostly looking for gaming performance.
Firstly, based on the above: What bottlenecks might I be experiencing? I really can't tell, but I'd like to minimize any that there are.
Second, and what I want to know, is what a good GPU upgrade might be? I want to stay SLI or Crossfire.
I was looking at a pair of Sapphire 5850s, a single 5870, or going with a higher-end GTX board, perhaps 285 or 295? I'm not sure if my PSU can handle anything more than what I have now (it has 2 12v rails, 30a/35a).
Budget isn't really an issue but I'd prefer to spend under $400 per card.
Is it really worth an upgrade? My entire system is overclocked and incredibly stable, and I have yet to notice any serious framerate drops in anything, but I want to prepare my machine for future games and such. Perhaps I'm just over-reaching the bounds, I suppose. Maybe there isn't a reason at all to upgrade? Someone slap me if that's the case.
Either way, if YOU guys had my rig, would YOU upgrade? I've been told / read / figure my GTX260s are pretty much equal to a single 5870, perhaps just a bit slower.
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