Hey guys,
Last week I decided to finally take the plunge into high-resolution 2560x1600 gaming. I had a single 570 GTX 1.25gb and figured the easiest upgrade would be to grab another 570 for SLI. Unfortunately, I installed the 2nd card yesterday and have already been experiencing VRAM bottlenecks with Skyrim (heavy texture mods and ENB) at 1920x1200. I now realize you need an ungodly amount of VRAM to play Skyrim at this level, and even more to play at 2560x1600! My Dell 3008 monitor is in the mail right now, and I'm seriously having second thoughts about the x2 570 setup.
My question is, do you think VRAM is my only issue? Should I get a 590 for similar performance, but with higher VRAM? Should I get a single 670 4GB?
What would my best GPU solution be for Skyrim and other RPGs/MMOs at 2560x1600?
I think I can get roughly $400 from both my 570s, and I can't justify spending more than ~$500 total.
**EDIT**
System Specs:
i5 2500k @ 4.2 ghz
8GB HyperX RAM
80GB SSD, 300 GB Raptor 10k (gaming drive)
1k PSU
Last week I decided to finally take the plunge into high-resolution 2560x1600 gaming. I had a single 570 GTX 1.25gb and figured the easiest upgrade would be to grab another 570 for SLI. Unfortunately, I installed the 2nd card yesterday and have already been experiencing VRAM bottlenecks with Skyrim (heavy texture mods and ENB) at 1920x1200. I now realize you need an ungodly amount of VRAM to play Skyrim at this level, and even more to play at 2560x1600! My Dell 3008 monitor is in the mail right now, and I'm seriously having second thoughts about the x2 570 setup.
My question is, do you think VRAM is my only issue? Should I get a 590 for similar performance, but with higher VRAM? Should I get a single 670 4GB?
What would my best GPU solution be for Skyrim and other RPGs/MMOs at 2560x1600?
I think I can get roughly $400 from both my 570s, and I can't justify spending more than ~$500 total.
**EDIT**
System Specs:
i5 2500k @ 4.2 ghz
8GB HyperX RAM
80GB SSD, 300 GB Raptor 10k (gaming drive)
1k PSU