Which one to purchase.

[majorgibly]

Guys,

So my GTX 460 superclocked seemed to die the other day no display, however I may try it again if it does not work what GPU should I pick up. I'm currently looking on Ebay because I'm a cheap like that I do edit on this PC so I understand that a Nvida card would suit me better but I have a price range of around £100 - £230 now I know the 560ti is decent I was thinking trying to pick up a 570 on ebay or maybe AMD 6970... Remember I was on a 460. Do you have any recommendations on some cards guys?

Cheers Cain.

 

[omega21xx]

If you can get one off ebay go for it, If you still have warranty on that card (some nvidia cards have pretty long warranties) check in on that. I've found too many times that most people sell their cards on ebay for no lower than 10 dollars lower than the price of newegg (unless it's 1 or 2 generations older) so you may be hard pressed to find one through there.

 

[majorgibly]

If you can get one off ebay go for it, If you still have warranty on that card (some nvidia cards have pretty long warranties) check in on that. I've found too many times that most people sell their cards on ebay for no lower than 10 dollars lower than the price of newegg (unless it's 1 or 2 generations older) so you may be hard pressed to find one through there.

Looking at a 6950 at £100 23h left however if I can get that under £160 then I will snap it up

 

[omega21xx]

Looking at a 6950 at £100 23h left however if I can get that under £160 then I will snap it up

Great choice, the 6950 performs alot like the 6970 you mentioned when you overclock the 6950 (+/-3% of the 6970)

 

[majorgibly]

Great choice, the 6950 performs alot like the 6970 you mentioned when you overclock the 6950 (+/-3% of the 6970)

But the GTX 570 has the cuda cores I need for video editing but then I have a 2600k so I suppose the CPU can handle editing well enough!

 

[omega21xx]

Yeah, my suggestion, is go for the 6950 and try to get that 460 back through warranty even if it's a little past warranty, depending on the company they can be very generous
if you can get it back through warranty you can use the card side by side with a physx hack or using the cuda applications under a false duplicate window. The i7 shouldn't have much trouble but it's always nice to try to get the most you can out of what you have

 

[majorgibly]

Yeah, my suggestion, is go for the 6950 and try to get that 460 back through warranty even if it's a little past warranty, depending on the company they can be very generous
if you can get it back through warranty you can use the card side by side with a physx hack or using the cuda applications under a false duplicate window. The i7 shouldn't have much trouble but it's always nice to try to get the most you can out of what you have

I got the GTX 460 via Ebay and don't have proof of purchase lol. Can i still get it back or not?

 

[omega21xx]

I got the GTX 460 via Ebay and don't have proof of purchase lol. Can i still get it back or not?

I've never had to return a GPU with proof of purchase, only with rebates have they ever asked for proof of purchase. It depends on the company, some are really nice and will only ask some info about the card what went wrong and the serial number and to ship it for them to look at. If they deem it a fault of the card and not a user error they may send you a new one. it never hurts to try. 30 minutes of a little work goes a long way

 

[majorgibly]

I will look into it tomorrow dude, Cheers But if I can't will I see a increase in performance if I get either of the cards.

 

[omega21xx]

a 570 or a 6950 will both have nice boost, not extremely noticable like a 4870 to a 6970 but decent and better than staying in the same place after a card goes out like yours.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/313?vs=293 460 vs 6950
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/313?vs=306 460 vs 570
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/293?vs=306 6950 vs 570

 

[majorgibly]

a 570 or a 6950 will both have nice boost, not extremely noticable like a 4870 to a 6970 but decent and better than staying in the same place after a card goes out like yours.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/313?vs=293 460 vs 6950
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/313?vs=306 460 vs 570
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/293?vs=306 6950 vs 570

I will do they stuff tomorrow with the card I have and I will keep you updated. Talk soon.

Cheers Cain.

 

[omega21xx]

I will do they stuff tomorrow with the card I have and I will keep you updated. Talk soon.

Cheers Cain.

Alright. Good luck! Hope all goes well

 

[majorgibly]

Alright. Good luck! Hope all goes well

Right the 6950 is at £150 which I think Is a little much for that card. I can buy the GTX 560ti DirectCUII for £155 free shipping brand new...What do you think?

 

[omega21xx]

Right the 6950 is at £150 which I think Is a little much for that card. I can buy the GTX 560ti DirectCUII for £155 free shipping brand new...What do you think?

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/293?vs=330
The 560ti is a little weaker than the 6950 except in games where NVIDIA cards are better optimized. If paying an extra 5 for a little worse performance and physx is fine with you go for it. They both are great overclockers. If you don't think you can get the 460 back on warranty I'd get the 560ti if you want to keep physx or brand loyalty.

 

[majorgibly]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/293?vs=330
The 560ti is a little weaker than the 6950 except in games where NVIDIA cards are better optimized. If paying an extra 5 for a little worse performance and physx is fine with you go for it. They both are great overclockers. If you don't think you can get the 460 back on warranty I'd get the 560ti if you want to keep physx or brand loyalty.

Still confused and with 20 minutes to go I will let this go, at £150. No point in bidding if my mind is still at a crossroads. I need to retest my 460 so we shall wait until weekend

 

[omega21xx]

Cool, better to make your decision with a clear head so you regret nothing

 

[majorgibly]

Hello Toms Hardware.

I did already have a thread about GPU's but I can't find it to put this update so sorry for that but I have 2 cards but I can't choose between them. Either the Asus nVIDIA SLI GeForce GTX 570 DirectCu II or the Sapphire HD 6970 2GB, now I'm getting a deal on both of them really.

ASUS DirectCUII = £203

6970 = £218

So i want to play skyrim and record it using Fraps since I run a YouTube channel it needs to be good quality here are my other specs

Fractal Design Define R3
i7 2600k (non OC)
Noctua NH D14
8GB 1600MHz RAM
Corsair HX 750w PSU

So any suggestions and will It do what I want play and record in decents FPS?

 

[majorgibly]

Also I play on 1600 x 900 20" HP 2010i if that helps.

 

[kajabla]

I'd take the 570, especially as it's cheaper.
OC that 2600K! It doesn't have to be big, but 4.0 would eliminate any possible bottlenecks.

 

[majorgibly]

I'd take the 570, especially as it's cheaper.
OC that 2600K! It doesn't have to be big, but 4.0 would eliminate any possible bottlenecks.

I get scared. Might kill it or something.

 

[kajabla]

Nope. Sandy Bridge is excellent at OCing. You only have to change the multiplier. The only way you can kill a processor by OCing is by messing with the voltage, and you don't have to do that at all.

 

[majorgibly]

Nope. Sandy Bridge is excellent at OCing. You only have to change the multiplier. The only way you can kill a processor by OCing is by messing with the voltage, and you don't have to do that at all.

Surely if I change mulitiplyer to 40 then the voltage will increase automatically?

 

[kajabla]

Nope. Set voltage to manual if it isn't already. 1.25v should do it.

 

[majorgibly]

I think at stock it's 1.27 so If I keep it there and go 40 - 42 should that do it ?

 

[Mousemonkey]

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