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Am building a new pc and are wondering whether to go for a GTX 560 ti or a GTX 570.

I don't have enough money for the 570 but was wondering if I should wait to buy one or go for the 560?

Are the advantages of the 570 worth paying for? Or is the 560 ti a good enough card for modern games and the future?

Many thanks,
TDM
 
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thanks guys, but from benchmarks I have seen shows that the 7850 is pretty high performance card almost reaching 570 levels, almost. But I don't have alot of faith in sapphire so I would probably go for the Asus dcuII model but that has gotten low reviews because of the way the cooler fits. Any opinions on sapphire? if not i may just stick with a 560 and overclock and hope for the best.
 
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When it comes to GPU brands, they are all pretty close. A card from Sapphire, ASUS or Gigabyte wont disappoint. I have the HD7870 from Sapphire (it should be essentially identical to the HD7850, except for the GPU in it) and no problems so far.

It stays below 65C under full load (overclocked) for 15mins. Also it overclocks like a champ (though any HD78XX card will do that).
 
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ASUS cards are Golden but ive had sapphire cards and they are like basic design i ve owned mmm a HD2400 HD3850, HD3870, HD4870, HD5770(in crossfire), HD6850 and a HD6870 and the only one that has sort of disappointed me is the 6870 and maybe because i bought it USED and had not a very good overclocking headroom but apart from that it ran very well no Heat issues, or any other thingy

also a Radeon 9000 that i bought for 5dlls on ebay lol had a fan issue

just make sure you have a nice PSU

this is a thing i do and dont know if it affects somehow but i always change on all cards the tharmalpaste i use Arctic Cooling MX-2 and Mx-4 and i have seen at least 5 Celsius degree drop, even with my new GTX670 (went with NVidia this time just to try 😀 and liking it)

ohh and always use the Sapphire trixx to adjust the Fan Curve to 50% all from 0-50C and climb to 100% at 80C since ive seen that the fan on all cards since Hd3870 run Slow and make the card heat to 90C and with my fan curve its lowder but never goes beyond 70 even overclocked

i know its alot but i tried to remember everything i did and i never got issues with Sapphire
 
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thanks thats awesome info, i just didn't want to consider OC because of the potential risks i have heard of, but I am being tempter to the 570 because of its raw power and being able to run most games on ultra without OC.
 
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There is the possibility of reducing the lifespan and/or damaging the card, but as long as your careful, it should be fine.

Overclocking does increase temperatures, but that's what the custom cooling on most branded cards are for. As long as it stays under 90C (I personally don't let it above 70C), the card wont fry on the spot.

Higher temperatures sustained over time does reduce the lifespan of the card (that's why I dont let it above 70C), but in a gaming load it wont hit that temperature unless your case airflow is horrible.

Another risk is giving it too much voltage, as that will quite quickly raise temperatures and outright damage hardware. But voltage doesnt need to be altered much (or at all) for a good overclock and the chance of this is minimal.

The upside to all that is more performance from the same hardware. So a much better price to performance after overclocking.
 
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Its the fact that it uses the 7870 cooler on the 7850 which is 2 inches shorter. I don't know if this will effect performance or even improve it but it was something that reviewers picked up on.
 
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Two 7850's clocked to the same speeds, regardless of brand, will give identical performance. The only thing that card manufacturers can do is add custom cooling (essentially). I know that with the HD78XX series, you will hit the limits of silicon (as in higher clock speeds just do nothing) before you hit thermal barriers.

The ASUS model has the best cooling on the market with its DirectCUII system, it will quite easily hit the conservative factory overclock on Sapphire cards and then a ton more. Even a pre-overclocked card can easily get to higher speeds, my card is well over the OC version that Sapphire offer.

Quite simply, get either the ASUS, Gigabyte, or Sapphire card. There is no difference in performance between them. Pick between them based on price, colour, random goodies in the box, it doesnt really matter.
 
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I am looking to buy a 7850 after persuading myself that the 570 is not worth the money because the performance is similar and the 7850 has low temps.

Which is the best model of 7850?

I have seen that the Sapphire OC has got good reviews and so has the Asus DCuII.

Which is the best make of 7850 for good performance, OC ability and cool temperatures?

Is the 570 worth considering at all or is the 7850 better? I was looking at the Asus DCuII model for the 570.

Any opinions on this?

Many thanks,
TDM
 
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