Gigabyte 6870 OC vs Gigabyte GTX 560 OC non ti

[xl-caliber]

Hey guys,

I'm going to be playing games likes bf3, skyrim, racing games, upcoming shooters ect.

Country of origin: Australia

Which gpu should I choose?? (560 is $10 cheaper)

I'm building a new pc. Here are the other components:

XFX ProSeries 650W Core Edition$111.10

NZXT Guardian 921 RB$89.00

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Intel Mainboard -
LGA 1155$134.00

G.SKILL DDR3 4GB (2X2GB) PC-12800/1600 F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL Ram$31.90

Intel CPU Core i5-2400 - LGA 1155 -$200

 

[sosofm]

Gigabyte 6870 http://www.hwcompare.com/11005/geforce-gtx-560-vs-radeon-hd-6870/

 

[17seconds]

The 560 has a lot of headroom for overclocking, while the 6870 has none. If you plan to overclock, the 560 will give you much better results. Skyrim favors Nvidia cards.
http://hardocp.com/article/2011/11/21/elder_scrolls_v_skyrim_performance_iq_review/7

 

[wolfram23]

I would probably vote for the 560 as well.

Also, you should consider the 2500k instead of the 2400, especially with a Z68 motherboard. Otherwise save the cash with the 2400 and get an H67 motherboard, since you won't really be able to OC anyway. Unless you plan to upgrade down the road, I guess.

 

[jjtober1]

6870's usually don't run real hot, but I have 2 of them and one I can only overclock about 3% and has no voltage control to push for more. Good cards and great value all the same though, just no headroom as matto said.