Hi all,
I'm hoping I can get some opinions and basically have someone tell me if my thinking is clear. I recently built a computer from the ground up, with the exception of a video card. Right now I'm still using my 9800 GTX+.
First, my new rig is as follows:
CPU: Core i5-2500k
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3-B3
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
Memory: 8gb of DDR3 1600
Resolution that I play games at: 1920x1200
Overclocking: I have no interest in overclocking a GPU
I think I have decided on getting a GTX 570. I have come to this conclusion for the following reasons:
1) I like Nvidia for the driver support.
2) I know it only got an "honorable mention" in the July "Best Graphics Cards For The Money" article, but I want to go with a single card rather than SLI/Crossfire. My thinking here is that I'd rather get a decent single card so that later, when this one starts moving toward the lower end of graphics cards, I can get a second one and extend the life of this card.
3) The price is reasonable. Obviously this is hugely subjective, but of the Nvidia cards, I feel this is about the most money I want to spend on a card.
4) I'll be using this to play Battlefield 3. I had been waiting for the official system requirements to be released, but I figure that (a) if the 570 is overkill for BF3, then at least I have some future-proofing and (b) if it's not powerful enough to handle BF3 at the settings I want, then oh well, I wasn't going to spend more money on a graphics card anyways.
So does the above logic make sense? Does it make sense to just get one "good" card now rather than the 2x 6850s (not to say that they're not good cards, but apparently they are not as good as the 570) that the "Best Graphics Card For The Money" article recommends, so that I can get another one later for SLI?
And finally, if the above logic does make sense, I have three questions:
1) Are there any recommendations for manufacturers?
2) Looking at Newegg, I often see three or four different 570s at different prices from the same manufacturer. From what I can tell, some of them are overclocked. I have no interest in overclocking a GPU card myself, so is it a good idea to get one that is overclocked from the factory?
3) Can my PSU even handle two 570s in SLI?
Thank you in advance!
I'm hoping I can get some opinions and basically have someone tell me if my thinking is clear. I recently built a computer from the ground up, with the exception of a video card. Right now I'm still using my 9800 GTX+.
First, my new rig is as follows:
CPU: Core i5-2500k
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3-B3
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
Memory: 8gb of DDR3 1600
Resolution that I play games at: 1920x1200
Overclocking: I have no interest in overclocking a GPU
I think I have decided on getting a GTX 570. I have come to this conclusion for the following reasons:
1) I like Nvidia for the driver support.
2) I know it only got an "honorable mention" in the July "Best Graphics Cards For The Money" article, but I want to go with a single card rather than SLI/Crossfire. My thinking here is that I'd rather get a decent single card so that later, when this one starts moving toward the lower end of graphics cards, I can get a second one and extend the life of this card.
3) The price is reasonable. Obviously this is hugely subjective, but of the Nvidia cards, I feel this is about the most money I want to spend on a card.
4) I'll be using this to play Battlefield 3. I had been waiting for the official system requirements to be released, but I figure that (a) if the 570 is overkill for BF3, then at least I have some future-proofing and (b) if it's not powerful enough to handle BF3 at the settings I want, then oh well, I wasn't going to spend more money on a graphics card anyways.
So does the above logic make sense? Does it make sense to just get one "good" card now rather than the 2x 6850s (not to say that they're not good cards, but apparently they are not as good as the 570) that the "Best Graphics Card For The Money" article recommends, so that I can get another one later for SLI?
And finally, if the above logic does make sense, I have three questions:
1) Are there any recommendations for manufacturers?
2) Looking at Newegg, I often see three or four different 570s at different prices from the same manufacturer. From what I can tell, some of them are overclocked. I have no interest in overclocking a GPU card myself, so is it a good idea to get one that is overclocked from the factory?
3) Can my PSU even handle two 570s in SLI?
Thank you in advance!
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