Gpu advice

[pcassassin]

Hello,
I am looking for a new gpu for my pc. its between the hd 6950 or the nevidea 560 ti overclocked edition. which one should i choose?
here are links:

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-SL-DVI-D-PCI-Express-100312-2SR/dp/B004TA6RY0/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-PCI-Express-TWIN-FROZR-II/dp/B004JLNZXU/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325929225&sr=1-1

I currently have:

Intel i5 2500k sandy bridge
8 gb 2x4 1333 mhz ram
asus p8h67-v
corsair gs600 600w

Thanks

 

[Sunius]

I'd go with GTX 560 Ti because it's MSI twin frozr, means you will be able to overclock it very high, and it will blow HD6950 away

 

[refillable]

nevidea :lol:

Better get the 560 ti if you are not going to unlock that card to a 6970 and have single 1080p monitor, if you don't want to unlock and like radeons better, take the 1GB version.

If you like nvidia, definitely take 560 ti and more definitely if you want to overclock, it has twin frozer II (and non overclocked version to save money). If you are looking for radeons which has nice cooling take a look at either MSI twin frozer 6950 1GB or HIS Iceq X 6950 1GB.

The raw performance of 6950 is a bit better, but nvidia has something like physx, CUDA, better dual GPU (SLI is better than crossfire if I am not wrong).

The power consumption of 6950 is lower though. The temperatures depends on cooling, but MSI twin frozer are known to be cool. I think the sapphire card will run hotter.

 

[sosofm]

Both are great cards and are almost equals in performance. 6950 2GB you may have the luck to unlock the shaders and will perform almost like 6970. But this is a risk. If you are not interested in this buy the cheapest.

 

[pcassassin]

ok I saw a twintech gt560 ti overclocked edition, should i take it

 

[Sunius]

Twintech? A link please?

 

[refillable]

No! Stay with MSI .

 

[pcassassin]

saw it in a shop this is only link i could find.

http://www.twintech3d.com/en/products_features.asp?num=314

 

[refillable]

Well the cooling seems strange. I think it is still better to buy online a MSI twin frozer.

 

[Sunius]

I'd go with MSI as well. It's best known for very good cooling, and you will be able to overclock tons with it for sure.

 

[pcassassin]

can anyonesuggest a graphics card for the same price but better than the 560

 

[pcassassin]

ok and also if i choos the msi how long will i be able to play games on high @ 1900x108p resplution

 

[pcassassin]

i am going to run one 1080p monitor and dont want to overclock since i dont have a lot of knoledge when it comes to pc's and want it to last long, so keeping those things in mind what should i take?

EDIT: and now i just find 6950 with 3 fans

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0056GJL26/irevie2012-20

 

[pell380]

gtx 560ti from msi or asus or evga


get the physx for new game

 

[esrever]

physx is in like 3 games.

but it up to you.

here how I'd look at it, if you want to OC, the 560 ti offers a bit more

if you don't want to OC the 6950 offers a bit more.

OC'ed 560 ti is slightly faster than OC'ed 6950 but at stock the 6950 is slightly faster than the 560 ti.

 

[pcassassin]

i dont care about physx all i want is a gpu capable of playing games in ultra high on hd for about 3 years

 

[pcassassin]

and no i dont want oc

 

[esrever]

then get the 6950 in your first post. or even a 1 gb 6950 if you can find it for cheaper.

 

[de5_Roy]

Hello,
I am looking for a new gpu for my pc. its between the hd 6950 or the nevidea 560 ti overclocked edition. which one should i choose?
here are links:

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-SL-DVI-D-PCI-Express-100312-2SR/dp/B004TA6RY0/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-PCI-Express-TWIN-FROZR-II/dp/B004JLNZXU/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325929225&sr=1-1

I currently have:

Intel i5 2500k sandy bridge
8 gb 2x4 1333 mhz ram
asus p8h67-v
corsair gs600 600w

Thanks

do you want to overclock the cpu? then change to a z68 motherboard.
if you don't want to overclock, then you could save some money by getting the locked core i5 2400 or 2500..
if you want to keep the asus h67 mobo, make sure it has b3 revision (fixes cougar point chipset's degrading sata 3 gb/s ports bug).
you won't find a gfx card that will play every game on maximum settings for 3 years... you might be able to play on 1080p resolution for a while - with either 6950 or the 560ti.
6950 cards are usually long cards. can you fit one inside your case?
btw, the amazon link of the msi 560ti card has wrong product dimensions. the right one seems to be 9.37" x 4.37" x 1.46".

 

[pcassassin]

do you want to overclock the cpu? then change to a z68 motherboard.
if you don't want to overclock, then you could save some money by getting the locked core i5 2400 or 2500..
if you want to keep the asus h67 mobo, make sure it has b3 revision (fixes cougar point chipset's degrading sata 3 gb/s ports bug).
you won't find a gfx card that will play every game on maximum settings for 3 years... you might be able to play on 1080p resolution for a while - with either 6950 or the 560ti.
6950 cards are usually long cards. can you fit one inside your case?
btw, the amazon link of the msi 560ti card has wrong product dimensions. the right one seems to be 9.37" x 4.37" x 1.46".

Ok I am not overclocking maybe in the future when my pc is old. yes the mb has b3 revision. i am buying a aerocool syclone 2 so i think it will fit. thanks for the dimensions but im gonna this take the 6950:
http://www.pricecheck.co.za/offers/21156874/MSI+AMD+Radeon+HD6950/

what is deffirence between i5 2500 and 2500k sandy bridge?

Can you give me ink on amazon for the z68?

 

[de5_Roy]

Ok I am not overclocking maybe in the future when my pc is old. yes the mb has b3 revision. i am buying a aerocool syclone 2 so i think it will fit. thanks for the dimensions but im gonna this take the 6950:
http://www.pricecheck.co.za/offers/21156874/MSI+AMD+Radeon+HD6950/

what is deffirence between i5 2500 and 2500k sandy bridge?

Can you give me ink on amazon for the z68?

the difference between core i5 2500 and 2500k are
the 2500k has unlocked multiplier, it can be overclocked by adjusting the cpu ratio. it has hd 3000 igp. the core i5 2500 non k has locked multiplier, you can only oc it a few hundred mhz over it's speed. it has hd 2000 igp - lower performing compared to hd3000.
couple of z68 motherboards:
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-LGA-1155-Motherboards-P8Z68-V/dp/B005UDITPK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325936260&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Intel-DDR3-Motherboards-GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3/dp/B00518M74I/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325936282&sr=1-2

 

[refillable]

Get this card if you aren't overclocking, don't care about PhsyX.

http://www.biosonline.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_19_79&products_id=44427

If you find cheaper 1GB cards, go for those. The main difference between i5-2500k and i5-2500, is the i5-2500k has unlocked multiplier to make overclocking easier which i5-2500 doesn't have. So if you are overclocking the processor make sure you get i5-2500k.

Getting z68? Here is a probably good one: http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-LGA-1155-Motherboards-P8Z68-V/dp/B005BZNE6G/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325939160&sr=1-5 .

 

[pcassassin]

ok so ill be getting the k coz i plan to oc in the future, why exactly should i get a z68 for oc, whats defferint about it compared with the m5a97

EDIT: How good is this mb compared with the ones you reffered me:
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-P8Z68-V-LX-Intel-Motherboard/dp/B005EV1R34/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1325946499&sr=8-2

 

[pcassassin]

Get this card if you aren't overclocking, don't care about PhsyX.

http://www.biosonline.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_19_79&products_id=44427

If you find cheaper 1GB cards, go for those. The main difference between i5-2500k and i5-2500, is the i5-2500k has unlocked multiplier to make overclocking easier which i5-2500 doesn't have. So if you are overclocking the processor make sure you get i5-2500k.

Getting z68? Here is a probably good one: http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-LGA-1155-Motherboards-P8Z68-V/dp/B005BZNE6G/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325939160&sr=1-5 .

Ok thanks im probably gonna take that gpu

 

[Sunius]

Just one question: you say you're planning to OC the CPU, but why not the GPU? OCing a GPU is waaaaaaay easier than OCing a CPU, and you're getting huge gains with it too.