GTX 560 & 460 Question

[WildBamaBoy]

I'm thinking of buying a GTX 560 to put in my system. Right now its on integrated graphics.

I'm particularly thinking of this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127592
I was also thinking of this cheaper card if the above wouldn't work for me: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162058

However I'm wondering if my PSU would be able to handle the 560? It is a Cougar A Series A560. It puts out 560w max and has two 12v rails, one at 28A and the other at 20A. I would also take recommendations for any cheaper cards . I want up and coming games like Skyrim and Battlefield 3 to look good and be very playable (not necessarily at the highest possible settings) at 1920x1080.

My system:
i5-2300
H67
8GB DDR3
1 Hard Drive
1 Optical Drive

 

[spentshells]

560 is what you should buy

 

[WildBamaBoy]

So my PSU shouldn't have any problems with it?

 

[GreenDutchAlien]

None what so ever.

 

[casualbuilder]

GTX560 is a beast! i just bought one, and my OC'd GTX560 (810Mhz clocked to 950Mhz) with Phenom IIx4 955BE, beats my brothers GTX460 sli with i7 970. You wont be disappointed.

 

[renz496]

^ lol single card beating SLI config?

 

[spentshells]

something wrong with your bros setup
+1 renz496

 

[jonpaul37]

Not necessarily, LOL, there is a small chance that his brothers rig with SLI was tested with a game that does not support SLI... If that is not the case here, then +1 renz496 & spentshells

 

[casualbuilder]

his sli is stock speed, but even with his cpu OC'd to 4.375GHz, my cpu/gpu combo beats his. whether there is something wrong with it or not idk...but i find it amusing considering he spent an extra $600 on his combo alone.

 

[cuecuemore]

The GTX 560 uses less power than the 460, even though it has the same core clocked higher. So yes, get the 560

 

[renz496]

maybe you guys can test some benchmark program to know if the second work properly or not. GTX460 in SLI is about the same if not more than GTX580 if the app can properly utilize both card.

 

[casualbuilder]

hmm...good to know. i will have to run this by him, as i love rubbing this stuff in my bro's face. He has his associates for hardware, and i am just getting started. So, when he said he spent over $2,000 on an intel system, i snickered, laughed, then built an AMD one that would rival his for over $900 less. I think i did alright.

 

[WildBamaBoy]

Best answer selected by WildBamaBoy.

 

[Mousemonkey]

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