Should i buy a used 560ti for $ 130 , 570 for 150 or 580 for $ 200 ?

[I lov pc gaming]

Hi, recently I have thought about upgrading my pc. I would use the pc for gaming like bf3 , cod and dayz. I would do a lot of after affects stuff so will these components work well ?
cpu
Amd fx 8350
Motherboard Asrock 970 pro 3
1th wd 7200 rpm hdd
Ram 8gb 1866 g skill rip jaw ram
gpu ( undecided)
thanks for helping in advance

 

[Guest]

I have a GTX 680 2Gb that i would sell for $350 if your interested

 

[airdeano]

Hi, recently I have thought about upgrading my pc. I would use the pc for gaming like bf3 , cod and dayz. I would do a lot of after affects stuff so will these components work well ?
cpu
Amd fx 8350
Motherboard Asrock 970 pro 3
1th wd 7200 rpm hdd
Ram 8gb 1866 g skill rip jaw ram
gpu ( undecided)
thanks for helping in advance

honestly, the 7950 would be the best all round choice. i'm a NVidia fan boy, but the AMD
single card choice, currently is the 7950 for cost/performance.
finding a 7870 tahiti le would be fine, too (7930) but xfx does not have that version in the
states. that'd be the one to drool for.
water-cooling, look for reference, no intentions on water-cooling, find the best price on
powercolor, sapphire, HIS or anything with a dual fan for best cooling and low noise.

or hopefully in the future the GTX 700 comes out and pricing might get better.

airdeano

 

[I lov pc gaming]

Hi, recently I have thought about upgrading my pc. I would use the pc for gaming like bf3 , cod and dayz. I would do a lot of after affects stuff so will these components work well ?
cpu
Amd fx 8350
Motherboard Asrock 970 pro 3
1th wd 7200 rpm hdd
Ram 8gb 1866 g skill rip jaw ram
Yea but I want something under 200 or near $ 200. I was gona go for the 7870 but in australia the cheapest I can get is $ 240 .
gpu ( undecided)
thanks for helping in advance

honestly, the 7950 would be the best all round choice. i'm a NVidia fan boy, but the AMD
single card choice, currently is the 7950 for cost/performance.
finding a 7870 tahiti le would be fine, too (7930) but xfx does not have that version in the
states. that'd be the one to drool for.
water-cooling, look for reference, no intentions on water-cooling, find the best price on
powercolor, sapphire, HIS or anything with a dual fan for best cooling and low noise.

or hopefully in the future the GTX 700 comes out and pricing might get better.

airdeano

I currently don't want to spend on a 7870 becauase the cheapeset 7870 here in australia is $ 240.

 

[Guest]

Hi, recently I have thought about upgrading my pc. I would use the pc for gaming like bf3 , cod and dayz. I would do a lot of after affects stuff so will these components work well ?
cpu
Amd fx 8350
Motherboard Asrock 970 pro 3
1th wd 7200 rpm hdd
Ram 8gb 1866 g skill rip jaw ram
gpu ( undecided)
thanks for helping in advance

honestly, the 7950 would be the best all round choice. i'm a NVidia fan boy, but the AMD
single card choice, currently is the 7950 for cost/performance.
finding a 7870 tahiti le would be fine, too (7930) but xfx does not have that version in the
states. that'd be the one to drool for.
water-cooling, look for reference, no intentions on water-cooling, find the best price on
powercolor, sapphire, HIS or anything with a dual fan for best cooling and low noise.

or hopefully in the future the GTX 700 comes out and pricing might get better.

airdeano

Agreed on the 7950, that card is great. If only Radeon had as good driver support as Nvidia. Always hear of microtearing problems. btw can you link me a good article on custom water loops? Thanks

 

[airdeano]

I currently don't want to spend on a 7870 becauase the cheapeset 7870 here in australia is $ 240.

but you are willing to spend $200 on a used 580.. save a lil more and get a better card by far.. maybe look
to a used GPU. even a used 7950 would be a better player than 580. ive had 3 gtx580 and they are good,
but by todays marks.. the old tech is playable, but not by much. ive got 2 gtx660ti 3gb that tearup 2 gtx580 in
productivity (adobe). and the 660ti is a lesser card than the 7950.. just saying.. save up and buy a GPU once.

airdeano

Agreed on the 7950, that card is great. If only Radeon had as good driver support as Nvidia. Always hear of microtearing problems. btw can you link me a good article on custom water loops? Thanks

the newest drivers are the bester they got it, the CFX tearing is still a problem. curing hardware issues with
software is temporary. NVidia has internal hardware to fix tearing.
there are mega places for water-cooling guides, pixs and authoring.. there isn't just one place for water-cooling
but a start is OC3D.net or Overclocker.net, LinusTechTips.net and here on Tom's.
i did all my learning from trial and error and found those sites to be helpful.

airdeano

 

[I lov pc gaming]

I currently don't want to spend on a 7870 becauase the cheapeset 7870 here in australia is $ 240.

but you are willing to spend $200 on a used 580.. save a lil more and get a better card by far.. maybe look
to a used GPU. even a used 7950 would be a better player than 580. ive had 3 gtx580 and they are good,
but by todays marks.. the old tech is playable, but not by much. ive got 2 gtx660ti 3gb that tearup 2 gtx580 in
productivity (adobe). and the 660ti is a lesser card than the 7950.. just saying.. save up and buy a GPU once.

airdeano

Agreed on the 7950, that card is great. If only Radeon had as good driver support as Nvidia. Always hear of microtearing problems. btw can you link me a good article on custom water loops? Thanks

the newest drivers are the bester they got it, the CFX tearing is still a problem. curing hardware issues with
software is temporary. NVidia has internal hardware to fix tearing.
there are mega places for water-cooling guides, pixs and authoring.. there isn't just one place for water-cooling
but a start is OC3D.net or Overclocker.net, LinusTechTips.net and here on Tom's.
i did all my learning from trial and error and found those sites to be helpful.

airdeano

Yea Ill just save up for 7870. How is the 660 non ti ? I know cs6 works better with cuda. Which one should i go for ? or should i just wait for 700 series and buy the 600 series when the price drops? I have no problem for waiting 2-3 months.....

 

[Guest]

I currently don't want to spend on a 7870 becauase the cheapeset 7870 here in australia is $ 240.

but you are willing to spend $200 on a used 580.. save a lil more and get a better card by far.. maybe look
to a used GPU. even a used 7950 would be a better player than 580. ive had 3 gtx580 and they are good,
but by todays marks.. the old tech is playable, but not by much. ive got 2 gtx660ti 3gb that tearup 2 gtx580 in
productivity (adobe). and the 660ti is a lesser card than the 7950.. just saying.. save up and buy a GPU once.

airdeano

Agreed on the 7950, that card is great. If only Radeon had as good driver support as Nvidia. Always hear of microtearing problems. btw can you link me a good article on custom water loops? Thanks

the newest drivers are the bester they got it, the CFX tearing is still a problem. curing hardware issues with
software is temporary. NVidia has internal hardware to fix tearing.
there are mega places for water-cooling guides, pixs and authoring.. there isn't just one place for water-cooling
but a start is OC3D.net or Overclocker.net, LinusTechTips.net and here on Tom's.
i did all my learning from trial and error and found those sites to be helpful.

airdeano

Yea Ill just save up for 7870. How is the 660 non ti ? I know cs6 works better with cuda. Which one should i go for ? or should i just wait for 700 series and buy the 600 series when the price drops? I have no problem for waiting 2-3 months.....

Do the waiting...

 

[I lov pc gaming]

I currently don't want to spend on a 7870 becauase the cheapeset 7870 here in australia is $ 240.

but you are willing to spend $200 on a used 580.. save a lil more and get a better card by far.. maybe look
to a used GPU. even a used 7950 would be a better player than 580. ive had 3 gtx580 and they are good,

Wait for the price drop ?
but by todays marks.. the old tech is playable, but not by much. ive got 2 gtx660ti 3gb that tearup 2 gtx580 in
productivity (adobe). and the 660ti is a lesser card than the 7950.. just saying.. save up and buy a GPU once.

airdeano

Agreed on the 7950, that card is great. If only Radeon had as good driver support as Nvidia. Always hear of microtearing problems. btw can you link me a good article on custom water loops? Thanks

the newest drivers are the bester they got it, the CFX tearing is still a problem. curing hardware issues with
software is temporary. NVidia has internal hardware to fix tearing.
there are mega places for water-cooling guides, pixs and authoring.. there isn't just one place for water-cooling
but a start is OC3D.net or Overclocker.net, LinusTechTips.net and here on Tom's.
i did all my learning from trial and error and found those sites to be helpful.

airdeano

Yea Ill just save up for 7870. How is the 660 non ti ? I know cs6 works better with cuda. Which one should i go for ? or should i just wait for 700 series and buy the 600 series when the price drops? I have no problem for waiting 2-3 months.....

Do the waiting...

 

[airdeano]

i'd wait, because pricing will fall and liquid second-hand cards will flood
over the 600-series. maybe 10-20% improvement but not new price
gains.. 40fps play with 20% gain is only 8fps.. so for 48fps its gunna cost..

airdeano