An upgrade or not?

[foxyboi]

I was wondering whether, how to upgrade.
I currently have a Asus GTX 560 Ti 384core Top II.
And i was either going to sell this and get a GTX 670 or another exact GTX 560Ti.
They are about the same price as an upgrade.
:/
Thanks for any opinions

[foxyboi]

Also if anyone want to give me either of these Cards for free or dirt cheap you are more than welcome

[jim]

Why do you feel the need to upgrade already? 560 is still a recent card with good performance.

[foxyboi]

i dont really know to be honest. I get a few lag sessions every so often and the GPu hits 100% usage for a while in Bf3 then Nvidia Drivers die. Also upgrading the CPU and Ram to help with the lag-ness and slow processing. But trying to surface the money for all of it.

[foxyboi]

Core i5-650 1156. ----> Core i5-750/i7 something
some 8gb kingston crap ---> better kingston stuff lol

[jim]

Upgrading the CPU and RAM is going to make virtually no difference. If you're going to spend money on that system you should be putting it into the graphics card, but even so, as I said, a 560 should be fine.

Have you tried tweaking the graphics settings a bit?

[wilson5393]

if you build a double 560ti sli (two 560ti), say if you got a doubled performance. (this depends on whether you motherboard got 2Xpci-e 16 running @16x and enough PSU）
according to the official test check one the nvidia website you will get better performance have two 560ti than one 670

[Butuz]

It sounds like your not sure if you even need to upgrade yet anyway.

But if you do upgrade, then go for the single 670 rather than the 2 x 560 ti as it will perform about the same, but will use far less power and will look better and you have the option of NVidia surround if you need it in the future and will get a bit better performance at ereally high res thanks to the 2gb ram.

Butuz

[wilson5393]

Totally agreed, build SLI has too many issues to take care. Single 670 will be sample and less power consumption.

[eyezpy]

Ha! I am in the same mind as you. Even got the same model GPU
I know I don't need it. Its more of an itch I haven't even been playing BF3 much lately.
It will likely lower temps in my FT03 if I get a GTX 670 with reference type cooler, but unless you are going for a multi monitor setup or 3D I can't see you need the extra performance really...
If you have to get something, I also think a single card is better. Otherwise I can consider an offer too

[Rookie1986]

I think the question is what resolution do you play at?

[DLUK]

560 Sli is similar 'FPS' to an actual GTX 670. The 28nm 670 though will have more VRAM for games at 1080p and quite a few games want to use close to 2GB these days (at 1080p+)! So although some games (mainly RTS & MMO) benefit from a move to i7 from quad thread-core (i5 Core 2 etc) you may find even more games benefit from the move to 670 due to extra shaders and VRAM. Also the 670 rocks for 3d and surround (both 3d and 2d 1080p screens are really cheap now).

[foxyboi]

Thank you all for replying.
I think that Getting the GTX670 is the better option, Done some more research so it seems to be the best option.
I run the GPU at 1680*1050 constantly on every game and will not play the game if it isn't in that res. lol
eyezpy i totally understand and feel the same way. Its just an itch!! If you want my card for £150 then take it off my hands if you decide SLI.
Also i feel that Getting the GTX 670 is actually a cheaper option and less hassle.

[meandmymouth]

Get the 670 (though looks like you have already made that decision). More vram, much better performance, cool and quiet and not power hungry. You won't run in to any SLI issues either like microstutter.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

i dont really know to be honest. I get a few lag sessions every so often and the GPu hits 100% usage for a while in Bf3 then Nvidia Drivers die. Also upgrading the CPU and Ram to help with the lag-ness and slow processing. But trying to surface the money for all of it.

This indicates an issue with your computer.

What are the specifications of your computer and what PSU do you have??

Thank you all for replying.
I think that Getting the GTX670 is the better option, Done some more research so it seems to be the best option.
I run the GPU at 1680*1050 constantly on every game and will not play the game if it isn't in that res. lol
eyezpy i totally understand and feel the same way. Its just an itch!! If you want my card for £150 then take it off my hands if you decide SLI.
Also i feel that Getting the GTX 670 is actually a cheaper option and less hassle.

I wouldn't be running a GTX670,ie,a £300 GPU for playing games at 1680X1050. I run games at that resolution including Metro2033 and Crysis2 and use an HD5850 1GB.

It seems for this generation,people are going slightly mad thinking £300 is good value for running games at lower resolutions.

Funny thing,last year,cards costing around £300 and above were considered overpriced,so be careful of getting caught up in the AMD and Nvidia marketing machines.

Remember,the current GTX670 and GTX680 single card setups do have issues with stuttering too(it is on many forums including the Nvidia ones),so even then I would wait and see what fixes come out.

Moreover,a Core i5 is enough for gaming purposes - the extra cost of a Core i7 is not worth it. You can get Xeon E3 CPUs which are basically Core i7 CPUs for much less,but these lack an unlocked multiplier,meaning a Core i5 will be a better choice if you overclock. Even then the Core i5 CPUs are cheaper.

If I were,you I would be looking at why you having crashes in the first place. Solve those first and see what settings really make a difference.

Nvidia should have a GTX660 out in the next few months too,and given a few months we might see GTX660,HD7850 and HD7870 cards for around £150 to £200.