Gtx 560 or 660

[Slazlon]

I am looking at upgrading my graphics card, and I want great performance for WoW, but I'm not sure how much more performance a 660 will have over a 560

 

[sam_p_lay]

About 40-50% across the board. It's well-worth the money.

 

[Mastashake15]

The 560 should be sufficient for 1920x1080 ultra settings in WoW, even during 25 man raids. You won't be able to run AA and full AF though. The main question is what CPU do you have? This will be a huge factor for performance in WoW. The 660 is a better GPU but likely won't make too much difference for your needs.

 

[rene13cross]

Relatively big performance jump going from GTX 560 to 660. Check below comparison:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/543?vs=660

Although WoW is not included, I can nearly guarantee you that you will see quite a performance jump.

 

[Slazlon]

I have a amd Athlon ii x3 455 and I'm going to oc

 

[Soda-88]

I have a amd Athlon ii x3 455 and I'm going to oc

That's a flimsy CPU for playing MMOs if you're raiding.
You'd be better off upgrading CPU/mobo if you have DDR3 RAM in your current rig.

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $219.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-14 11:37 EST-0500)

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/202?vs=702

 

[Slazlon]

I don't want to have to go buy new mobo and proc

 

[Slazlon]

If I have a AMD Athlon ii x3 455 which one should i get? I just want to get the best performance

 

[Slazlon]

I really want to upgrade my gpu, and i have the AMD Athlon ll x3 455. I need to know if this will work. Should I unlock fourth core? or overclock? or just choose a different gpu.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-130-833&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=1#scrollFullInfo

 

[Mousemonkey]

This next topics has been merged by Mousemonkey
■ GTX 660 FTW Signature 2 and AMD Athlon ii x3 455

 

[Derza10]

If you want to see a big performance increase... keep your gtx 560 and get a new CPU + mobo + ram... If you want to throw away $200-$240 for very little performance gain buy the gtx 660. Your CPU is holding you back in WoW not your graphics card.

 

[Slazlon]

Do you think i should get the AMD Phenom ll x4 965 Black edition, and the 560?

 

[Derza10]

Get this IMO

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hjeY

I'm pretty sure WoW only uses 2 cores... If it can use a quad then try to get the i5 3470, same mobo and ram.

 

[Slazlon]

I already have 16gb of corsair vengeance, and amd mobo, so then i couldnt upgrade my gpu

 

[Derza10]

Do you think i should get the AMD Phenom ll x4 965 Black edition, and the 560?

Wait... do you already have the 560 or not? What is your motherboard?

 

[Slazlon]

I'm going to get the 560, i have a gigabyte 970a-ud3

 

[iam2thecrowe]

yes, the 965 and the 560. do that. the athlon you have would bottleneck a 560 or 660 anyway. it will be a well balanced system then.

 

[Derza10]

I'm going to get the 560, i have a gigabyte 970a-ud3

Ok so you have no video card right now?
and that motherboard is an AM3+ chipset so you can get a FX-4300, FX-6300, or FX-8320/8350.

What is your total budget?

 

[Derza10]

If you could get say a FX-6300 + the gtx 660 that would be best.

 

[Derza10]

I would not buy a gtx 560... they are way overpriced for the performance they give I thought you already had the 560 and where thinking about upgrading to the 660... I believe the gtx 660 is about 50%-100% faster than the 560... and only costs like 20% more.

 

[Slazlon]

Link me which 660?

 

[Derza10]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130825
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125443
if you have good case air flow.
The first one exhausts the air out the back of the case while the second will stay cooler but exhausts air into the case, causing all of the rest of your components to be slightly warmer.

 

[Slazlon]

I have about $220, and i can sell the x3 for about 50-60. so I have about 270. I have a GTS 250 atm

 

[Derza10]

I would say get the GTX 660 now, then save up $140 ish and get a FX-6300... Or save up $100 and get the phenom II 965BE, Although in the long run you will be better off with the FX-6300.

 

[Slazlon]

I would rather just get the Phenom, I'm just playing games, when would i use all six cores?