Gtx460 or gtx 560

[szadeklord]

Hi, I dont know what card to go with the 460 or the 560, so can someone give me some links to good gtx 460's or gtx 560's on newegg, I want something that is reliable and under $190 dollars

 

[chinoroy]

GTX 560. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127592

 

[szadeklord]

why the msi, why not the gigabyte one? its cheaper and has more reviews

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-125-383&SortField=5&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=1#scrollFullInfo

 

[szadeklord]

i was also thinking about a 6870, but ive heard and have had problems with ATI's gpus

 

[amirp]

the 460 1gb (non SE) is identical to the 560 (non-ti) in performance clock for clock so just save the money, buy a gtx 460 and all you have to do is overclock it to 560 levels (which is easy) and you will have identical performance.

This is a good one for example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127518

but the asus and evga ones are great too

 

[szadeklord]

ive never overclocked anything before.......

 

[eyefinity]

Why do that when you can just get a much faster 6870 for cheaper.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948

 

[szadeklord]

eyefinity, last time i bought an ati product (radeon hd 6770) it had artifract problems, and i've heard that ATI cards have a reputation for that, how do i know this will be any different

 

[eyefinity]

You don't, but ATI cards don't have "artifact problems", you just got a bad card.

Google "nvidia artifacts" and you get 1,320,000 results http://www.google.co.uk/#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&q=nvidia+artifacts&pbx=1&oq=nvidia+artifacts&aq=f&aqi=g4g-m1&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=1005l3050l0l3308l16l12l0l0l0l0l363l2433l0.5.5.1l11l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=440d4e59f4a603f7&biw=1680&bih=901

Google "ATI artifacts" and you get 1,200,000 results. http://www.google.co.uk/#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&q=ati+artifacts&pbx=1&oq=ati+artifacts&aq=f&aqi=g1g-j4&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=47155l47433l1l48466l3l3l0l0l0l2l231l604l0.1.2l3l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=440d4e59f4a603f7&biw=1680&bih=901

That pretty much shows that both companies have the same issues with artifacts.

 

[szadeklord]

so is there any reason i should buy a 6870 over a gtx 560?

 

[eyefinity]

Yes it's faster and will cost you about $15-$20 less according to those newegg links. Why pay more for a slower card?

 

[szadeklord]

i dont know if it will fit, because it is 11 1/2 inches and it would be going into my drive bays my case is a Xigmatek ASGARD II

 

[eyefinity]

I'm pretty sure it's under 10 inches.

http://www.linustechtips.com/ltt-videos/msi-amd-radeon-hd-6870-video-card-length-comparsion-linus-tech-tips