Which gtx 580.

Hi all please help me choose which gtx 580 to slam in my current sandy bridge rig and my upcoming bulldozer build.
I DO NOT want to see biased results by brand and also want an explanation on your choices.

thanks in advance.
384-BiT

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btw i already have a keen eye for the gainward phantom edition.
but any feedback will be great.

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asus is the best

Reply to pro-gamer

MSI lightning extreme gtx 580 3 GB is best as air cooled card but i think nothing beats hydro copper version from evga.

Reply to hellfire24

i voted for the gigabyte's for the quite performance and extreme overclocking, it's 5 rated on newegg

Message edited by ilysaml on 09-18-2011 at 06:56:22 PM

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Reply to ilysaml

The Gainward hands down

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Reply to AstroTC

just like to say thankyou my mind has not given up on the gainward yet..
unless i get a good reason not to go with it.

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The Asus and MSI models have the best cooling out of all of the GTX580's.I voted for the Twin Frozr because in the benchmarks it outperforms the DirectCU by a few degress.Also one of the main reason why I chose the Twin Frozr is because it's still a dual slot card.The DirectCU takes up 3 slots which can troublesome if you want to SLI and don't have a specific Asus brand motherboard.

Here's a review of the Gainward vs the Asus DirectCU

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revi [...] temps.html

The DirectCU stays 4c cooler and O.C.'s about 20mhz core and 200mhz memory more than the Gainward.

Here's some more benchmarks....

http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus [...] x-review/7

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Message edited by purple stank on 09-18-2011 at 10:13:42 PM

Reply to purple stank

purple stank wrote :

The Asus and MSI models have the best cooling out of all of the GTX580's.I voted for the Twin Frozr because in the benchmarks it outperforms the DirectCU by a few degress.Also one of the main reason why I chose the Twin Frozr is because it's still a dual slot card.The DirectCU takes up 3 slots which can troublesome if you want to SLI and don't have a specific Asus brand motherboard.

Here's a review of the Gainward vs the Asus DirectCU

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revi [...] temps.html

The DirectCU stays 4c cooler and O.C.'s about 20mhz core and 200mhz memory more than the Gainward.

triple slot is no problem with my motherboard.
thankyou for the info.

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^I posted some more info in my post above.

How much space would be between each card if you used the DirectCU?

It seems from those benchmarks the MSI Lightning is coolest running card.Cooler and smaller,can't really beat that.

Message edited by purple stank on 09-18-2011 at 10:16:08 PM

Reply to purple stank

i am now stuck between the gainward and the msi....

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gigabyte for the reasonable price performance + warranty ratio...

gainward n msi? wud pick the latter one...runs cooler...

Reply to veenk

Is really the only reason for picking the Gainward is because of looks? You know that 98% of the time you own the card it's gonna be inside your case where you can't see it.
Unless your using a Test Bench.

Reply to purple stank

The Gainward Phantom is built for silence.

I voted for the Gigabyte SOC for being not only the quietest, but also the fastest out of the box.

The MSI Twin Frozr II isn't even the latest version of that cooler, that would be the Twin Frozr III on the Lightning editions.

Message edited by matto17secs on 09-18-2011 at 11:59:44 PM

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Reply to matto17secs

hmmm

Message edited by recon-uk on 09-19-2011 at 06:18:16 AM

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gigabyte has the most problems with GPU's just check all over the forums.
yes, they are usually clocked higher but more RMA's than anybody else right now.
MSI gets my vote then ASUS, EVGA..

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Reply to malmental

ok looks like i am going for the MSI (my favourite motherboard brand)

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ok its settled.
MSI twin Frozr II is my next card

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I have 2 MSI TwinFrozr's I and II, GTS 250 and GTX 460; I also have a MSI Cyclone GTS 450.
I stand by them..

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Reply to malmental

I'm sure you will be very please.

Reply to purple stank

just cant wait to get my hands on it

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ok looks like i am going for the MSI (my favourite motherboard brand)

if you want msi than go for lightening xtreme 3 gb VRAM
i love mine maxes out everything(once i ran fraps and got avg fps 38~45)
but the problem is i cant afford two of them ATM
you wont regret it.its cool,beast performer and worth the extra cash :sol:

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Reply to hellfire24

there is no need for 3gb vram at 1080p.

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something tells me you are a liar please prove your rig.

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38-45fps......in what

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recon-uk wrote :

there is no need for 3gb vram at 1080p.

none, especially if a single monitor.
1920 x 1080 can actually be ran with 1GB..

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Reply to malmental

exactly..

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Metro is the only thing that comes to mind.

Reply to purple stank

it uses 1200mb on my gtx 480 absolutly maxxed at 1080p.... so no

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That probably goes towards extra textures.

Reply to purple stank

yes but it is not going to saturate 1500mb anytime soon at 1080p..

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O my fault.Sorry.I totally skipped over your comment before mine.Thought you were disagreeing about 1080p 1G.

Reply to purple stank

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with dof and tesselation on too.

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enabling 4xmsaa increases to 1340mb but is unplayable.

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I have a pic for ya, hold on..

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Reply to malmental

:sweat:

malmental wrote :

I have a pic for ya, hold on..

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O I see.My response when I said metro was towards hellraiser.I was saying that might be a game where you would get FPS like that.

Reply to purple stank

ahh ok purple stank no problems

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sorry i forgot to mention in metro 2033 and please dont post such things like liar or anything else.we are here to help you but instead of saying thnx you are regreting.what the hell.you yourself are such an idiot who needs voting to decide which gfx card.i dont show off buy keeping sig rigs like you.how will you react if i say you are a liar?so mind your language and dont repeat such things.by the way i collected $3500 to build my rig.i know that i am not a super rich noob but still i collected money in last 4 years and build this rig my self.

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Reply to hellfire24

I think this is self explanatory myself but if you need for me to spell it all out.....

we have here:
Antec 300 Illusion case
Gigabyte 990xa board
955BE in socket
8GB WintecOne DDR3 1600MHz kit
MSI TwinFrozr II GTX 460 SOC in pci-e slot 1
700-watt Sentey SLI

I'm awaiting my cpu/cooler from newegg and my SSD off eBay, both coming in today.
throw my (physX )MSI TwinFrozr 1 OC GTS 250 in there with it and all I have to do is wait for Bulldozer..
maybe a little tightening up on the cabling.
I was going to get the HEC 750-watt but place had sold out on me..
since this is a closed case I feel no need, real need for a modular supply.

anyways, the pic was for the MSI TwinFrozr II...
it looks good as hell sitting in there...

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Reply to malmental

hellfire24 wrote :

sorry i forgot to mention in metro 2033 and please dont post such things like liar or anything else.we are here to help you but instead of saying thnx you are regreting.what the hell.you yourself are such an idiot who needs voting to decide which gfx card.i dont show off buy keeping sig rigs like you.how will you react if i say you are a liar?so mind your language and dont repeat such things.by the way i collected $3500 to build my rig.i know that i am not a super rich noob but still i collected money in last 4 years and build this rig my self.

ROFL no need for nerd rage pal.

i said u seem a liar... didnt call you a liar.
read before you open your mouth.
my rig in my sig is so people here know what i use not what i wish i have.
as for your ignorance shows true.

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excuse the dog...

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Reply to malmental

malmental wrote :

I think this is self explanatory myself but if you need for me to spell it all out.....

we have here:
Antec 300 Illusion case
Gigabyte 990xa board
955BE in socket
8GB WintecOne DDR3 1600MHz kit
MSI TwinFrozr II GTX 460 SOC in pci-e slot 1
700-watt Sentey SLI

I'm awaiting my cpu/cooler from newegg and my SSD off eBay, both coming in today.
throw my (physX )MSI TwinFrozr 1 OC GTS 250 in there with it and all I have to do is wait for Bulldozer..
maybe a little tightening up on the cabling.
I was going to get the HEC 750-watt but place had sold out on me..
since this is a closed case I feel no need, real need for a modular supply.

anyways, the pic was for the MSI TwinFrozr II...
it looks good as hell sitting in there...

http://i1130.photobucket.com/album [...] -00014.jpg

that is a sexy card mal

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hellfire24 wrote :

Quote :

ok looks like i am going for the MSI (my favourite motherboard brand)

if you want msi than go for lightening xtreme 3 gb VRAM
i love mine maxes out everything(once i ran fraps and got avg fps 38~45)
but the problem is i cant afford two of them ATM
you wont regret it.its cool,beast performer and worth the extra cash :sol:

as the above post has many flaws....
you have a gtx 580 with 3gb vram and get 38-45fps....in what?
your build i highly doubt is $3500
if you cannot prove me wrong go sleep

Message edited by recon-uk on 09-22-2011 at 04:04:59 PM

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http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield3/1/beta

this is the place where you can see the requirements to play BF3
they say gtx 560 ti 1024mb but i say with anti aliasing on you will not score
more than 25 fps with a gtx 560 ti 1 gb.
the recommended gfx for metro 2033 is gtx 260 1.7 gb
but you all know it is still not maxed out by a single 580.
and when bf3 recommended is 560 ti(a top line card)than what would you need need to max it out maxing out means every thing on including AA and motion blur.
i get steady 50+ fps in crysis warhead(gpu destroyer)when aa is off.

Reply to hellfire24

my gtx 480 maxes metro 2033 and so will a 580 comsidering it is gracefully faster.
50fps in crysis without AA and a gtx 580 is quite low results.
i get above 60fps with my gtx 480....

Message edited by recon-uk on 09-22-2011 at 04:15:16 PM

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gtx 560ti is not a top line card at all. its mid range

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Message edited by recon-uk on 09-22-2011 at 04:15:54 PM

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recon-uk wrote :

gtx 560ti is not a top line card at all. its mid range

upper mid-range...
and when you clock the 560 Ti it can ALMOST push the 570.

my 460 SSC+ in SLi matches the 580, only because they're SSC+ models and not regular to mild overclocked 460's.

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Message edited by malmental on 09-22-2011 at 04:18:37 PM

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Reply to malmental

hellfire24 wrote: how will you react if i say you are a liar?

well try it...

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