GTS 250 SLI vs new graphics card

[BoerRepublic]

I Have a gigabyte GTS 250 1GB GDDR3 and have been disappointed at my frame rates on 1280x1024 resolution. I'm thinking of getting a LG W2486L and I'm wondering if the card will be able to handle 1920 x 1080 res. Should I get another GTS 250 or get a new card and if so what do you suggest?

Specs
Gigabyte GTS 250 1GB
Intel core i5 650 @ 3.6 GHZ
Intel(R)5 series/3400 chipset
4 gig Ram
Huntkey True AFPC 700W Power Supply

 

[rolli59]

Single GTS250 should do OK, 2x GTS250 SLI would do great. A single GTX 460 1GB would be my choice though.

 

[Tamz_msc]

Disappointed with GTS 250 at 1280x1024?I smell something fishy.......

 

[rolli59]

I would be disappointed with 1280x1024. (he is fixing that)

 

[Tamz_msc]

I would be disappointed with 1280x1024. (he is fixing that)

I meant that the GTS 250 should give good performance at that resolution.On the other hand anyone with that resolution would like to get a higher resolution monitor.

 

[BoerRepublic]

I get 40fps average on mafia 2..... I do smell something fishy with this rig, it's relatively new but can't figure out whats slowing it down.

 

[Tamz_msc]

If it is on High settings with AA on, PhysX off, as measured in the built in benchmark then you have nothing wrong with your system mate.

 

[BoerRepublic]

ok..... then it's just the shitty res that makes it stink

 

[BoerRepublic]

is the Radeon HD 5970 worth it's price tag?

 

[rolli59]

is the Radeon HD 5970 worth it's price tag?

No! But it is great for bragging rights.

 

[nforce4max]

If you are able to get another GTS 250 dirt cheap then knock your self out but the 1156 platform isn't very good for sli/crossfire. A 460 will be a better investment.

 

[jryan388]

If you are able to get another GTS 250 dirt cheap then knock your self out but the 1156 platform isn't very good for sli/crossfire. A 460 will be a better investment.

PCIe running at 8x for sli is more than enough, especially with a gts 250... But yeah I would rather have a 460 too. Although if you've already got the 250, just grab another imo.

 

[nforce4max]

PCIe running at 8x for sli is more than enough, especially with a gts 250... But yeah I would rather have a 460 too. Although if you've already got the 250, just grab another imo.

Sure if there is nothing else connected that uses pci-e lanes for I/O like USB 3.0 or a discrete audio card.

 

[BoerRepublic]

I'm think I'm going for the Palit GeForce GTX 460 1024MB Sonic Platinum

 

[BoerRepublic]

And I'm confused can the ga-h55m-s2h (my motherboard) support SLI? it has 2 slots

 

[nforce4max]

You need to read up on the pci-e limitation in depth to really understand what I had said earlier. For most users this isn't a problem since do not crossfire or sli. There are 16 lanes provided provided by the integrated controller on the cpu (mcm) then there is a few more provided by the SB for integrated stuff like SATA, USB, Super I/O, audio, and other things. So they use up those lanes so in your case you can get 8x8 sli but not any thing else like a sound card or a network card. I suggest that you avoid it while performance scaling isn't much of a problem for the G92 with your cpu.

 

[rolli59]

And I'm confused can the ga-h55m-s2h (my motherboard) support SLI? it has 2 slots

It has two slots one running at x16 the other at x4. Here they state only Crossfire support http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128420 although crossfire takes a bigger penalty than SLI running like the slots are set up. Anyway it looks like it does not support SLI