GTX 570s SLI Superclocked vs GTX 580s SLI vs 6970s XF in 2560x1600

[nfinity]

Hello,

I have a bit of a pickle here. I know it's been asked to death but my situation is a bit more peculiar.

I am building a new computer and I use that compute for work (design, web development, app development and occasional 3D Studio Max and Premier/AE work)

I mostly game on Xbox 360 on a 106" projector and 7.1 high end speaker setup, however, I want to get ready for BF3.

I am waiting for X79 and SB-E CPUs but in the mean time I have i7 940 w/ 12gb of ram and ASUS P6T.

I will probably not game too much on PC in general but I have 3 monitors to run. 2x 24" (1920x1200) and 1x 30" 2560x1600.

The pickle is that i don't know what set of cards to buy here without wasting money.

One of the factors is that I want to install OSX on this machine but that's a minor thing. Just putting out there due to compatibility with OSX hackintosh scene.

Getting 2 580s in SLI is pretty much a $1000 expense. I don't know if I really need to pay that much money since I'm not sure if 2 570s SLI can push BF3 in 2560x1600 in all it's glory.

My goal is to get performance on 30"-er that will be 50-60fps at the highest settings and maximum quality.

Is 580s SLI the only setup that can deliver this? Will 2 570s in SLI do it? How about 6970s SLI?

For some reasons it's very difficult to see comparison between 2 570s SLI and 2 580s SLI vs 2 6970s.

I tried Anandtech's Bench 2011 but nothing comes up when I put 570s SLI and 580s SLI.

Some advice is much appreciated since I saw that there's a lot of smart people who tried many things here.

Thanks guys.

 

[wirzy]

ok but that still represente what i was saying you should get at least two 580 or two or three 6970
for a triple screen like yours cause it will drasticly drop his frame rate
but it could be good whit one 6990 or two 6970 not sure but 100% sure that 580 sli and 6970 x3 should be enough power just be sure to pass the 4 -4,5 ghz to handle all this power

a board x8x8x8 is enough only about 2 at 5 fps difference from a x16 (per card )

 

[kajabla]

Tom's reviews of Crysis 2 contradict you pretty strongly, ceph. They couldn't consistently max C2 even with 2 580s. That is what you're referring to, right?

 

[cepheid]

I don't think you actually read what I posted.

 

[kajabla]

I think I misunderstood what you posted 😀
What did you max? BF3?
What kind of fps do you get in C2?

 

[cepheid]

Crysis 2 blows and is inefficient. Even with 2 overclocked GTX 580's in SLI I can hit only approx. 50-60 FPS. My other comment was in reference to Bf3.

 

[kajabla]

Right.

 

[Energy96]

Crysis 2 blows and is inefficient. Even with 2 overclocked GTX 580's in SLI I can hit only approx. 50-60 FPS. My other comment was in reference to Bf3.

That's odd because I get closer to 80-100fps average with 2 580's in SLI, I normally run with V-sync though and I never see it go below the 60 fps cap. I'm running max settings in dx11 with the texture pack at 2560x1440. What is the rest of your system and what drivers are you using?

 

[cepheid]

That's odd because I get closer to 80-100fps average with 2 580's in SLI, I normally run with V-sync though and I never see it go below the 60 fps cap. I'm running max settings in dx11 with the texture pack at 2560x1440. What is the rest of your system and what drivers are you using?

2600K OC 5.0Ghz
Driver 280.26
SSD 240g OCZ
SLI GTX 580's OC 900mhz
1920x1080

I can get 80-100 but that's not what it's at on average on high only during the less graphics intensive parts. Also with VSync unless you're running a 120hz monitor will cap you at 60-75.


It's not my comp it's the game and if you're pulling 80-100 it's not average throughout and yes I run Texture and DX11. The game engine just blows, always has, always will.

 

[kajabla]

Problem with 80-100? lol

 

[cepheid]

Problem with 80-100? lol

Troll harder.

 

[kajabla]

No seriously I don't understand your complaint

 

[cepheid]

No seriously I don't understand your complaint

Because there is no complaint. "The Crysis Engine is inefficient" is just a fact and why it's used to benchmark video cards.

 

[kajabla]

OH got it

 

[nfinity]

I got the EVGA GTX 580 Superclocked with 1.5gb of ram.. I'm running it on ULTRA in 1920x1200 now with 60+ FPS. I have no doubt that I'll be able to run BF3 as it is now in ULTRA in 2560x1600 and 60+ FPS once I get another GTX 580 Superclocked. Their engine is very efficient it seems.