So i'm wanting to upgrade from my Gigabyte HD 6850 to either a GTX 570 or GTX 670, I know the more powerful is obviously the 670, but I also don't have the newest system. I built my PC about a year and a half ago, it's got
AMD Phenom X4 955 3.2ghz
ASUS M4A87TD EVO mobo
8gb RAM
750watt PSU
So i'm wondering if it's even worth going to the 670 or if I should just save the extra ~$100 bucks and go with the 570
On the GTX 570 side I was looking at EVGA GTX 570 (Fermi) which is about $300 AR
On the GTX 670 side I was looking at either the EVGA GTX 670 2gb which is about $400 but includes a $30 gift card
or the MSI GTX 670 which is about $375 AR
I'm looking to buy within 1-2 weeks
I'm trying to run Skyrim right now on high settings, but the really big game for me is Borderlands 2 (big reason for the switch to NVIDIA)
I'm running 2 monitors (only gaming on 1) at 1920x1080 on the main monitor
Overclocking is a maybe, and my mobo won't SLI and crossfire isn't really an option b/c it's only got 1 x16 PCIe slot
I mainly use Newegg or Tigerdirect, but i'm open to reputable dealers and i'm in the US
I tried to follow the asking for advice thread, but if I missed anything please just let me know
AMD Phenom X4 955 3.2ghz
ASUS M4A87TD EVO mobo
8gb RAM
750watt PSU
So i'm wondering if it's even worth going to the 670 or if I should just save the extra ~$100 bucks and go with the 570
On the GTX 570 side I was looking at EVGA GTX 570 (Fermi) which is about $300 AR
On the GTX 670 side I was looking at either the EVGA GTX 670 2gb which is about $400 but includes a $30 gift card
or the MSI GTX 670 which is about $375 AR
I'm looking to buy within 1-2 weeks
I'm trying to run Skyrim right now on high settings, but the really big game for me is Borderlands 2 (big reason for the switch to NVIDIA)
I'm running 2 monitors (only gaming on 1) at 1920x1080 on the main monitor
Overclocking is a maybe, and my mobo won't SLI and crossfire isn't really an option b/c it's only got 1 x16 PCIe slot
I mainly use Newegg or Tigerdirect, but i'm open to reputable dealers and i'm in the US
I tried to follow the asking for advice thread, but if I missed anything please just let me know