560 ti

[notea]

Hello,
i bought a new zotac 560ti ..but it runs BF3 same as my old card.. 8800gt.. please advuce

 

[notea]

sorry for thy typo.. "please advice"

 

[notea]

damnit.. sorry for the typo again "please advice"

 

[monsta]

You mean please advise?
Whats your system specs?

 

[notea]

C2D 2.66 ghz.. 4gb corsair xms 2 in dual channel.. 1.5 TB hdd.. coolermaster extreme power pro 650 watts .. msi p45 platinum zalman.. nvitia Zotax GTX 560 TI... thats my config.. this is an old system but i dont see any reason for bottlenecks

 

[monsta]

You may need to overclock your cpu to see more performance out of your 560ti.
What settings are you playing BF3 at?

 

[Headspin_69]

C2D 2.66 ghz.. 4gb corsair xms 2 in dual channel.. 1.5 TB hdd.. coolermaster extreme power pro 650 watts .. msi p45 platinum zalman.. nvitia Zotax GTX 560 TI... thats my config.. this is an old system but i dont see any reason for bottlenecks

C2D is a huge bottleneck and really anything more than your old 8800gt would end up a side grade due to the C2D. Try to Overclock and you will see an improvement how much who knows but a new CPU is in order for you.

 

[monsta]

My 560ti worked just fine with an overclocked C2D, when I went SLI is when I needed more juice so I found a cheap QX9650 to replace my C2D.
Overclock your 2.66 and you will see a difference. If you are'nt sure how to do it , theres a few guides in the overclocking section here at Toms you could look at.

 

[nevertell]

Well, it depends on what kind of a C2D you have.

An e8xxx would be sufficient, but then again you may have any other model, which in turn may not be so great.

Overclocking may bring results, but if you want to be sure to have eliminated the bottleneck, you should get a quad core, like a q9400 or better. Or you can have a cheaper quad, but then you'll have to overclock it (q6600, q8400)

 

[Headspin_69]

My 560ti worked just fine with an overclocked C2D, when I went SLI is when I needed more juice so I found a cheap QX9650 to replace my C2D.
Overclock your 2.66 and you will see a difference. If you are'nt sure how to do it , theres a few guides in the overclocking section here at Toms you could look at.

I found two games that absolutely choke on even a more powerful Dual Core and I am sure there is more.

 

[notea]

i see.. i have a Zalmann cooler.. ill try and OC my CPU thanks guys, and BTW.. i bought this card specifically for playing BF3

 

[monsta]

With the overclock your 560ti will perform much better, the 560ti is a good card so give it a go and see how much better for fps will be.

 

[Headspin_69]

With the overclock your 560ti will perform much better, the 560ti is a good card so give it a go and see how much better for fps will be.

Cards only as good as the CPU that drives it.

 

[notea]

i OCed to 3.2ghz.. its better but i dont think ill be able to play in ultra settings unless i upgrade my sys.. which will cost a fortune, what will be the recommended hardware for around 1000 dollars US.. i dont need a monitor, HDD, CPU cooler, PSU, GFX, DVD drive.. etc.. i just need MB, RAM, and CPU

 

[Headspin_69]

i OCed to 3.2ghz.. its better but i dont think ill be able to play in ultra settings unless i upgrade my sys.. which will cost a fortune, what will be the recommended hardware for around 1000 dollars US.. i dont need a monitor, HDD, CPU cooler, PSU, GFX, DVD drive.. etc.. i just need MB, RAM, and CPU

wait for a week and get the Radeon HD 7970 it is faster than the GTX 580 for the same price.

 

[notea]

wait for a week and get the Radeon HD 7970 it is faster than the GTX 580 for the same price.

well how can i.. i already bought the 560 ti

 

[notea]

and i asked for the best vale for usd 1000 for upgrading.. read my older post plzz

 

[notea]

damn fkin logitech keyboard

 

[Headspin_69]

and i asked for the best vale for usd 1000 for upgrading.. read my older post plzz

if you gotta grand to drop do yourself a favor and spend the money on an AMD build and get the 7970 with Phenom II 955

 

[notea]

if you gotta grand to drop do yourself a favor and spend the money on an AMD build and get the 7970 with Phenom II 955

i told u i bought my 560 TI TODAY

 

[notea]

i dfragged my HDDs and its fine now.. still OCed at 3.2 ghz

 

[Headspin_69]

i told u i bought my 560 TI TODAY

Well you done fucked up then now didn't you because the 7970 is better than 560ti SLI

 

[notea]

Well you done fucked up then now didn't you because the 7970 is better than 560ti SLI

7970 wont come out till 2nd quarter 2012.. so why shol i wait that long

 

[notea]

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