New PC - Graphical question

[soyfreddie]

Greetings Mentlemen,

I am currently in the process of building a new PC since my old one gave the ghost. Seeing as the HDD and other misc. components were still good, I bought these replacements:

Asus P8P67 Pro 3.0
Intel i5 2500
Be Quiet Straight Power E5 600W

As of now, I am looking for a new graphic card to replace my nVidia Geforce 8600GS. I will be playing games on a 1920x1080/1200 resolution. I renew my videocard/system every 3 - 4 years and as of now do not have the need to run a SLI / CF (maybe in the future). Will most likely be playing:

Team Fortress 2
Left 4 Dead 1&2
Deus Ex Human Revolution (when it comes out)
Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad (when it comes out)
Battlefield 3 (when it comes out)

I have already looked at local webshops and retailers coming up with the following list of what it available.

Point of View GTX 480 - € 210,-
PNY GTX 570 - € 260,-
Geforce GTS560 Ti - starts at € 180,-
Radeon HD 6950 1GB - starts at € 180,-
Radeon HD 6950 2GB - starts at € 210,-
Radeon HD 6970 2GB - starts at € 270,-
Radeon HD 5870 - Few available and those that are go for € 250,- and up.


My problems are:
Is my PSU adequate enough to support these cards?
Which card gives the most bang for buck with regard to this selection when looking at scalability?
Does the GTX 480 still produce a lot of noise when under decent load or has that been reduced due to bios updates?

I had some more questions, but I still want to do some more research before asking them.

 

[GreenDutchAlien]

Greetings Mentlemen,

I am currently in the process of building a new PC since my old one gave the ghost. Seeing as the HDD and other misc. components were still good, I bought these replacements:

Asus P8P67 Pro 3.0
Intel i5 2500
Be Quiet Straight Power E5 600W

As of now, I am looking for a new graphic card to replace my nVidia Geforce 8600GS. I will be playing games on a 1920x1080/1200 resolution. I renew my videocard/system every 3 - 4 years and as of now do not have the need to run a SLI / CF (maybe in the future). Will most likely be playing:

Team Fortress 2
Left 4 Dead 1&2
Deus Ex Human Revolution (when it comes out)
Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad (when it comes out)
Battlefield 3 (when it comes out)

I have already looked at local webshops and retailers coming up with the following list of what it available.

Point of View GTX 480 - € 210,-
PNY GTX 570 - € 260,-
Geforce GTS560 Ti - starts at € 180,-
Radeon HD 6950 1GB - starts at € 180,-
Radeon HD 6950 2GB - starts at € 210,-
Radeon HD 6970 2GB - starts at € 270,-
Radeon HD 5870 - Few available and those that are go for € 250,- and up.


My problems are:
Is my PSU adequate enough to support these cards?
Which card gives the most bang for buck with regard to this selection when looking at scalability?
Does the GTX 480 still produce a lot of noise when under decent load or has that been reduced due to bios updates?

I had some more questions, but I still want to do some more research before asking them.

PSU should be allright i think. I would go for the 6950 2G, but that's because i'm fed up with nvidea.

 

[geekapproved]

I'd go with the 6950 2gb unless you have the extra cash for the GTX570.

You do not want a GTX480.

The psu is fine for any of those.

 

[Ninja Pants]

Get the 6950 2GB and if you can find one that can still be unlocked even better, save yourself 60 euro and essentially have a 6970.

Your PSU is fine for one of those cards, but if you plan on adding another in crossfire in the future you should be looking at at least 750W.