APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: April 2012
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Racing Simulators/ Gaming: Rfactor and Rfactor 2, Iracing 2.0, FIA GTR2, BF3 and MW3, GTA4, Need For Speed Most Wanted all the way to Hot Pursuit 3.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: None, I'm building a new computer to replace my 10 year old Pentium 4.
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: I'll be getting a H61 / H67 motherboard and i3 2100
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: None
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Saudi Arabia
PARTS PREFERENCES: Neutral
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080, 1920x1200
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'm in Saudi Arabia, don't have many GPU choices. Radeon 5770 is $80, the next GPU after that is GTX 560 for $213. I'm fine with lowered detail settings at 1080p, I don't mind 720p.
I could get 2 Radeon 5770s. H67 board supports CrossFire (but its 16x4x... that a problem?). Will performance be better (or at least comparable) to GTX 560?
The GTX 560 is $133 more than the Radeon 5770. Considering price and the performance gain... is it worth it?
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Racing Simulators/ Gaming: Rfactor and Rfactor 2, Iracing 2.0, FIA GTR2, BF3 and MW3, GTA4, Need For Speed Most Wanted all the way to Hot Pursuit 3.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: None, I'm building a new computer to replace my 10 year old Pentium 4.
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: I'll be getting a H61 / H67 motherboard and i3 2100
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: None
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Saudi Arabia
PARTS PREFERENCES: Neutral
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080, 1920x1200
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'm in Saudi Arabia, don't have many GPU choices. Radeon 5770 is $80, the next GPU after that is GTX 560 for $213. I'm fine with lowered detail settings at 1080p, I don't mind 720p.
I could get 2 Radeon 5770s. H67 board supports CrossFire (but its 16x4x... that a problem?). Will performance be better (or at least comparable) to GTX 560?
The GTX 560 is $133 more than the Radeon 5770. Considering price and the performance gain... is it worth it?