Upgrade from 580 to 680 worth it ?

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grinius88

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My specs are as follows :

core i7 2600k
asus maximus iv z68
1.5gb gtx 580

I was wondering if i should even be considering upgrading to a 680, or if i should just get another 580 since they have come down in price some. I'm also unsure about any performance loss when using a pci 3 card on a pci 2 board, and i really don't feel like replacing my motherboard.

Any input at all would be much appreciated.
 
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1) Running a GTX680 on PCI-E should not have any performance impact. I can not imagine it would saturate the bandwidth of a PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot. Here is a link to a test they performed on a 7970 with PCI-E 2 v 3. http://www.overclock.net/t/1188376/hardwarecanucks-hd-7970-pci-e-3-0-vs-pci-e-2-0-comparison

2) Running 2 cards has...

venur

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IMO just OC the GTX 580 and no it's not worth the upgrade to GTX 680 if you already have a GTX 580 especially if you can SLI the gTX580 like I say IMHO

Like he said.

If you have a 580 your bether buying a second then going for a 680 then later on a 780 etc.

Buying the new generation GPU everytimes cost a lot more then buying a second GPU at a lower price assuming your PSu can take it.
 

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i would rather wait for gk110(if nvidia ever have this line) than getting gtx 680 if i were you. it's like replacing a gtx680 over gtx 580 like replace a super overclock 9800gtx over a stock clock 8800gtx. it's totally waste of money to spend on a card which would only give you a 10% increase.
 

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with my 580 I could play Arkham city at 60 fps everything maxed, the lowest I saw was just 30fps and that's when saving the game, maybe just because my monitor is 1440x900, but that's enough for me, I'm not blind :p.

I was thinking the same, change or not to change... so no, I won't change, i'll get a SLI if needed and have fun till 700 or better. I survived 7 years with intel extreme graphics 2 lol...
 

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Theres always the stickler games like you say BF3, Batman AC, Metro 2033, and Crysis and Witcher 2 with Uber sampling on and there is a few more that could use more power or specifically the programmers could have optimized the code a bit more but really how many of those games do you play/own I own Metro 2033 and thats just for benchmarking reasons LOL. PS I own the Witcher 2 and dam I would love to have the power to enable Uber sampling with 60fps. I guess in the end there always more room for some JELLO but I would be content with one GTX 580 on my 1680x1050 rez monitor.

I don't have metro, but i have tried witcher 2 with ubersampling at 1080p and it owns my framerate hard.
 

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Theres always the stickler games like you say BF3, Batman AC, Metro 2033, and Crysis and Witcher 2 with Uber sampling on and there is a few more that could use more power or specifically the programmers could have optimized the code a bit more but really how many of those games do you play/own I own Metro 2033 and thats just for benchmarking reasons LOL. PS I own the Witcher 2 and dam I would love to have the power to enable Uber sampling with 60fps. I guess in the end there always more room for some JELLO but I would be content with one GTX 580 on my 1680x1050 rez monitor.

It might be enough for you on a low res monitor like that but try a single 580 on a high end 2560x1440 or 2560x1600 screen and it is not. In those cases you need a 680 or 580's in SLI to run max over 60 fps. I cant stand gaming on the standard so called "HD" 1080 monitors, it looks too grainy to me.
 

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I say go for the 680. According to the Tom's review it's faster than a GTX 590 and nearly 1.75x better than a single GTX 580. At this time you can still sell your're GTX 580 for $300+ which means a GTX 680 will only run you around $200 which is way cheaper than plunking down another $400 for another GTX 580 for SLI which won't even net you the same performance as the upgraded GTX 680.
 

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Ahh crap, you guys are right. I skimmed the article too quickly. It is pretty close though. And like I said, sell the card plus $200 is still cheaper than $400 for another GTX 580 for darn near equivalent performance and better noise and power consumption figures.
 

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Firstly it depends what resolution you'll be playing at. You seemed to hint that you played at 1080p and if this is true then dual 580's will work very well for your fps in pure performance terms. What you're ignoring though is the power and heat two 580's create. What case are you using? Do you have sufficient cooling for two 580's in it? What PSU do you have? Do you have an issue with possibility having micro stutter during gaming?

This isn't directed at the OP, but it always surprises me when people spend thousands of dollars on their rigs and hundreds on graphics cards and play at tiny resolutions or monitors that mutilate colours and graphics.
 
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