Asus 570 Graphics Card

[pineneddle]

Hello,
I currently have the Gigabyte z68x-ud3h-b3 motherboard and i want to upgrade my graphics card. I built this computer myself and the card I'm looking at is the Asus 570. The game i play is World of Warcraft so i dont need to much power from my gpu, however the nvidia 520 I have now surly does not cut it. My question is will my motherboard + my intel i5k 2500(3.4ghz) bottleneck and hold back my whole system and also do i need to buy a gtx 570 that only takes up 2 slots on the back of my motherboard instead because this Asus gpu takes up 3. keep in mind i have a wireless card for my internet so if you take a look at the board on google or something you could probably help me by telling me where you would suggest putting everything. I also have 8g of ddr3 ram which im happy with along with my 680 watt power supply. please provide me with all the help and tips you can, Im a young kid looking to upgrade my system so I could use some help from everyone

Thanks!!!

 

[assassin123]

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[maxh22]

Hello,
I currently have the Gigabyte z68x-ud3h-b3 motherboard and i want to upgrade my graphics card. I built this computer myself and the card I'm looking at is the Asus 570. The game i play is World of Warcraft so i dont need to much power from my gpu, however the nvidia 520 I have now surly does not cut it. My question is will my motherboard + my intel i5k 2500(3.4ghz) bottleneck and hold back my whole system and also do i need to buy a gtx 570 that only takes up 2 slots on the back of my motherboard instead because this Asus gpu takes up 3. keep in mind i have a wireless card for my internet so if you take a look at the board on google or something you could probably help me by telling me where you would suggest putting everything. I also have 8g of ddr3 ram which im happy with along with my 680 watt power supply. please provide me with all the help and tips you can, Im a young kid looking to upgrade my system so I could use some help from everyone

Thanks!!!

You will be fine with it, you have plenty of power and you have absolutely NO bottlenecks.

 

[pineneddle]

ok great and what about my motherboard is that an ok motherboard for gaming or will i need to upgrade in the near future

 

[pineneddle]

Best answer selected by pineneddle.

 

[maxh22]

ok great and what about my motherboard is that an ok motherboard for gaming or will i need to upgrade in the near future

The motherboard is very good you don't need to upgrade, and in the future you can SLI Gtx 570's. But id recommend a faster single gpu anyway.

 

[pineneddle]

The motherboard is very good you don't need to upgrade, and in the future you can SLI Gtx 570's. But id recommend a faster single gpu anyway.

but you agree that a 570 will be fine for now. i can spen $250 to $300 or a little over unless there is a significant reason to buy a more expensive card

 

[maxh22]

but you agree that a 570 will be fine for now. i can spen $250 to $300 or a little over unless there is a significant reason to buy a more expensive card

How much did u buy it for? A gtx 670 is $400 and i averages 41% better than the gtx 570

 

[pineneddle]

How much did u buy it for? A gtx 670 is $400 and i averages 41% better than the gtx 570

well im buying it new off ebay and there like $240 so is there anything closer to $300 thats a step up in performance?

 

[maxh22]

well im buying it new off ebay and there like $240 so is there anything closer to $300 thats a step up in performance?

In a week or two the gtx 660ti is gonna be on sale for $300 it is more powerful than a gtx 580 and consumes less power.

If I had $300 to spend I would invest in the gtx 660ti.