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Dual gtx460s vs. gtx570 (future sli)

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January 24, 2011 10:14:33 PM

hey guys, I'm building a new system. don't bother giving advice on the system i have chosen, i've put serious thought into it and am pretty happy :) . what i do want advice on is the graphics cards, and if my system can power what i'd need.

Intel Core i5-2500K
MSI P67A-GD55 P67
8GB Mushkin RAM
Scythe Mugen 2 Cooler
Corsair 750W PSU
OCZ Vertex 2 2 x 64GB RAID 0 SDD
Seagate 7200.12 Barracuda 500GB HDD
1920x 1080 res. monitor

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I'm debating on whether I should go with a pair of GTX 460 1GBs, or radeon 6850s, or whether i should purchase a better card, like a 6950 or even a GTX570/560 and crossfire it down the line when prices drop or if i need the extra performance. I know the 6900s scale great in crossfire.

I guess I'm asking 2 questions. At that resolution (i won't be upgrading that for AGES), would a single powerful card like a 6950 or GTX 570 be enough for a year or so, and then if need be crossifre/SLI when i need the performance? In addition, would that PSU be able to handle dual GTX 570s?

Thanks in advance!

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a c 177 U Graphics card
January 25, 2011 12:32:10 AM

that psu should handle 2 gtx570's. The CPU will prove to be a bottleneck with 2 of them though at that resolution. maybe later down the track when more graphically demanding games come out add another gtx570. yes a single gtx570 should be enough for a year or two and max everythng out at that resolution. Unless another crysis type came will come out that will only run maxxed on future hardware, but in that case it wont matter unless you have a time machine.
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a c 190 U Graphics card
January 25, 2011 9:49:16 AM

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a b U Graphics card
January 25, 2011 11:56:43 AM

gtx 560's benchmarks should be out any day now, i'd wait to see how they perform, as you seem to want to sli, might be mroe performance per dollar to sli them vs the gtx 570's

i'd wait a few days, if it looks good dual 560's, if not then single 570 now, second 570 later would be a good option
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