Upgrade for 2 470 GTX Sli

[kittenhead]

Hi, I'm thinking about upgrading my my videos cards for the lowest cost. What I'm wondering is what current nvidia cards on their own (not sli) would be ether equal or better than my 2 470's. Price is an issue but as of right now I don't have a definite budget so I'd like to just know what the cheapest option would be for a upgrade to what I already have.

Thanks!

 

[renz496]

right now the fastest single card is GTX580. but your GTX470 SLi still faster that it. you can look this review. it was review for GTX580 SLI but they also include GTX470 and single GTX580 in their result:

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-580-sli-review/

if you really want an upgrade you should wait until next gen cards coming out

 

[Homeboy2]

Hi, I'm thinking about upgrading my my videos cards for the lowest cost. What I'm wondering is what current nvidia cards on their own (not sli) would be ether equal or better than my 2 470's. Price is an issue but as of right now I don't have a definite budget so I'd like to just know what the cheapest option would be for a upgrade to what I already have.

Thanks!

Short answer, there is no cheap upgrade available now or in the near future. The next gen cards will not be cheap
I'm in the same boat with SLI'd 460's. No upgrade available for cheap.

 

[kittenhead]

Mh, ok I guess that's what I needed to know. Thanks guys.

 

[jitpublisher]

My question to you is this, Why do you think you need to upgrade your video cards, when you already have a combination that is very strong?
Is there another part of your system that needs attention to get you a performance bump?

 

[kittenhead]

I was going to do a small upgrade to my system going from a i5 to an i7 plus a new motherboard and memory and pass down my i5 to my husband. Since he is running an old AMD Athlon II with 2 8800 sli he really needs the upgrade. I thought if there was a decently priced upgrade for my video cards I'd also upgrade those and pass them down as well but what I will probably do now is just upgrade his instead.

 

[kittenhead]

Right now I have the i5-750 and I was looking at the i7-2600K.

 

[jitpublisher]

Yes, for gaming the 2500K is it. It is pretty much the same CPU as the 2600K, without hyperthreading, which for best gaming performance, you would want to turn off anyway. Right now, for gaming, get a good board with a P67 or 68 chipset, a 2500K, which will easily run like 4.5 ghz, and watch your SLI setup really go to work! You are going to be amazed, (and your husband will literally green with jealousy!!)

 

[spentshells]

Wow wait.... Have you tried overclocking the 750 ?
I find it hard to beleive anything you have needs to be upgraded.
Be a good gf and buy your otherhalf a 560ti reg edition that should even it all out