Graphics card broke down (GTX580) - suggest similar or can I upgrade?

[dhpii]

My ASUS GeForce GTX 580 DirectCU II broke down and I need to replace it, however, I cannot find the same card for a reasonable price. My questions are:

Can you suggest a similar graphics card or maybe even a better one to replace it?

I'm not sure what my machine is capable of running - my specs are listed below:

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  - Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 (*)
  - i7-2700K @ 3.4 GHz
  - 8 GB Kingston Hyper X @ 1600 MHz (9905403-199.A00LF 4GB x2)
  - ASUS GeForce GTX 580 DirectCUII (R.I.P.)
  - Western Digital WD5000AAKX (500 GB SATA, 16 MB cache)
  - Sony Optiarc AD-5260S
  - PSU HEC-700TA-2W1, 700 Watt

(*)Intel Z68/rev.1.0/Socket1155/PCI-E2.0x16/ATX/4 DDR3 2-CH/HD Audio/GbE LAN/2 SATA 6Gb/s/2 USB3.0

Would it be able to run e.g. an Asus GeForce GTX750Ti 2GB PCI-E or Asus GeForce GTX960 2GB STRIX OC PCI-E?


Thanks in advance!

 

[coozie7]

More than one tech site has said that there's very little real difference between the GTX960 cards; A little out of the box overclock isn't a deal breaker and the base chip uses so little power and produces so little heat that even the coolers make little real difference.
Not sure about Denmark but elsewhere EVGA have class leading warranty and customer service, otherwise get the one with the longest warranty or the one that just looks best in your rig.
Oh, and reread my last post, I've heavily edited it to make a little more sense, you may have read the early edition. 😉

 

[dhpii]

If you want more a card with more memory than the GTX960, try the R9 280 or R9 280X, they should be cheaper and both carry 3Gb of memory.

So, head-to-head the R9 280x (3GB) would be a better card than the GTX960 (2GB)?--and would that be significant (I only have experience with Geforce).

Sorry if I'm being tedious now 🙂

 

[littleleo]

If your looking at GTX 970, I saw the EVGA GTX 970 FTW on Amazon at a really good price.

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-256bit-Graphics-04G-P4-2978-KR/dp/B00OSS0AG4

Beautiful card and nice price, but buying it from Denmark results in a total price of >3000 DKK ~ $439 USD

OUCH!

 

[coozie7]

The R9 280X is faster in virtually every test: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GTX_960_OC/

If the R9 280X is significantly more expensive than the GTX960 get the GTX960, it's still a brilliant card for the money after all.
If there's not too much price difference the R9 280X is a card I think you should at least consider, the extra performance is handy and the advantages of its larger memory aren't just a few extra FPS, it helps reduce stuttering in large maps, texture and object pop-up and those annoying short glitches you sometimes get when making a rapid turn.

So, Anakin, will you follow the Green or Red path?

 

[dhpii]

So, Anakin, will you follow the Green or Red path?

I stuck to my gut feeling and followed the green path, even though the price difference wasn't significant. I just feel more comfortable with the GeForce in general, and I saw somewhere that the 280x develops more heat.

 

[coozie7]

Well, I'd say that getting what you're comfortable with is as good a reason as any to make a purchase and the (I'll guess) GTX960 has plenty going for it, so enjoy the new part and I hope it serves at least as well as its departed ancestor.

 

[dhpii]

Well, I'd say that getting what you're comfortable with is as good a reason as any to make a purchase and the (I'll guess) GTX960 has plenty going for it, so enjoy the new part and I hope it serves at least as well as its departed ancestor.

Thank you so much, and thank you for all the help on this issue of mine!