Best GTX 570 Card?

[hammer2daface]

What would you all recommend as the best GTX 570 card to purchase for my new system? I suppose I'm looking in terms of OC ability, cooling, reliability, and whatever else coincides with what a graphics card should have.

I have been eyeing this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121432

Any advice would be much appreciated!

Thanks.

 

[unknown_13]

Why you don't wait for the HD 7950's to arrive in shops? It would be a much better deal.
However if you can't wait, that Asus GTX570 is excellent, DCII series have excellent PCB's, the VRM design is great, and of course the cooling system which is also excellent and will keep the GPU temps low. The DCII version is even better deal if you're into OC'ing, because with that good PCB/VRAM, OC'ing should be a piece of cake.

 

[tlmck]

This one is also very good. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127582&Tpk=gtx%20570

 

[ilysaml]

Yes +1 for the Twin Frozer III, never seen such a great cooled like it before, And of Course it's a great overclocker.

The DCU II is very good also, but it takes 3 slots from the case, it might be a problem if you've additional cards to plug in, and 2 of them in SLI will be a great problem.

And i agree with unknown_13 about the HD 7950.

 

[hammer2daface]

This might be a stupid question, but when could I get my hands on a 7950? I never even considered it given availability.

 

[ilysaml]

Jan 9.

 

[unknown_13]

Uh it should be available sometime in the middle of January on newegg, or late January. It's worth the wait if you ask me, that card is paper launching on 9 January, which means that benchmarks will be available in a little more than a week and you will be able to get a good peak at its performance. Also keep in mind that the performance of the new cards will get better and better as new drivers roll out in the following 2-3, maybe even 4 months.

 

[hammer2daface]

Another possible dumb question, but is there any estimate as to where the 7950 would stack up against a GTX 570 or 580?

 

[vitornob]

Another possible dumb question, but is there any estimate as to where the 7950 would stack up against a GTX 570 or 580?

Hard to tell, but given the leaked AMD HD7970 benchmarks, I would say that the HD7950 will be generally faster than both (I think 7950 have 7/8 stream processors from 7970)

 

[sirgrotius]

Hard to tell, but given the leaked AMD HD7970 benchmarks, I would say that the HD7950 will be generally faster than both (I think 7950 have 7/8 stream processors from 7970)

Can one assume it'd be priced competitively with the 570 or will it be a level or two higher? I've heard too to wait on getting a 570 or 580.

 

[unknown_13]

It will be priced in around 400-450$.

 

[hammer2daface]

If the January 9th release of the 7950 is indeed $450 dollars (which is what various sources seem to be saying), would it still be worth the $100 price differential from the 570 GTX? Or should I save the $100 and go with the 570?

 

[Warmacblu]

The $100 dollars will be justified because you will get more performance from the HD 7950. If you do not feel like spending that kind of money, the HD 6950/70 or GTX 570 are great cards will be able to handle anything you throw at it for years to come.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

The Asus is a killer, extremely well reviewed card .... note however that it takes up 3 slots....which does NOT appear to be a thermal problem in SLI....even w/ the 580
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/asus_gtx570_directcu2/


I'd avoid the MSI because of the 4+2 VRM design ... read 2nd post here:

http://www.overclock.net/t/929152/have-you-killed-a-570-no-recent-deaths-buy-some-570s/550

- Gigabyte 570 OC Windorce 3x and MSI 570 TwinFrozr II both use the reference PCB design with 6 phase VRM (4 for GPU and 2 for memory). They simply put a custom cooler on top.

- Gainward 570 Phantom, Gainward 570 GS Goes Like Hell, Palit 570 Sonic Platinum all have 8 phase VRMs (6 GPU and 2 memory). Same amount with the GTX 580. All these cards have identical PCB since they belong to the same graphics card manufacturer group

- Asus GTX570 DirectCU II also has 8 phase VRMs (6 GPU and 2 memory)

 

[Warmacblu]

I believe MSI "fixed" the VRM design issue with the "TwinFrozr III Overclocked / Power Edition" version of the card. Please correct me if I am wrong.