6950 to GTX 560TI.

Nevakonaza · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:09

Hey guys,

Thinking of selling my HD6950 2GB and getting a Nvidia GTX 560TI 1GB or maybe the 2GB version instead,Ive had it with AMDs dodgy drivers not working right for BC2...ive tried all diffrent versions and still they play up.

Would it be much of a downgrade?

My res i game at is 1680x1050,although eventually i do plan to get a new 24" 1920x1080 monitor.

Omega · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:14

I think you'll be better getting a 480GTX personally.

coupe69 · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:18

Omega said:
I think you'll be better getting a 480GTX personally.

Nevakonaza · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:19

Ah i did not know they had gone down to around the £200 mark,So how much faster is the 480 compared to the 6950 2gb?

cheers.

Kurisu Makise · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:20

Omega said:
I think you'll be better getting a 480GTX personally.

+1

480 is about 10% faster than 6950

Nevakonaza · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:24

I think you guys have made my mind up....any particular version of the 480 you recommend?

drifting · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:26

Nevakonaza said:
I think you guys have made my mind up....any particular version of the 480 you recommend?

Any decent cooler would fix the noise of the early reference versions

Nevakonaza · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:28

How about this one then?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-079-GI

Theres also this one but its listed as "B grade"...whats that mean?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-218-GI

appreciate the help guys thanks.

J-FRO · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:32

Power consumption is pretty much the only downfall for the 480 though is it not? So OP should deffo make sure his PSU is up to scratch.

Nevakonaza · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:36

I have a OCZ OCZ600MXSP 600W power supply,I should say its more than capable?

Currently with my system as it is ,my Zalman fan controller says my system is drawing 295W under gaming in BC2,Idle it draws 148W.

How much more power are we talking compared to a 6950?

btw rest of my system specs-

Core i7 860 @ 3.8Ghz
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. B- 2x Yate Loons
Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
4GB G-Skill Ripjaws 1600Mhz CL7(7-8-7-24)
XFX HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 (Shader Unlocked)
OCZ Vertex 2 60Gb SSD
WD Green 500GB Raid1 (Storage)
Seagate Barracuda 250GB (Games & Apps)
Asus Xonar D1 Sound Card
Killer Nic K1 Gamer Network Card
OCZ ModXStream pro 600W Modular
Coolermaster CM690 (Window Modded)
7 Home Premium X64,

Omega · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:49

Your PSU will be fine. just take into consideration that it may run hotter/louder than your current 6950.

RJC · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:51

With Furmark and Prime running when I had my 480 I got upto 615w. (spec in sig)

Omega · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:56

overclocked?

Relentless81 · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:56

My Gigabyte 560 GTX OC eats BC2 for breakfast, I had to VSYNC on to stop screen tearing until I get my new monitor, it runs flawlessly @ Max with 8xAA and 16AF @1680

At 1080P i'd imagine you would have to knock the AA a little

tommybhoy · 9 Apr 2011 at 15:56

Nevakonaza said:
Ive had it with AMDs dodgy drivers not working right for BC2...ive tried all diffrent versions and still they play up.

What's the problem in BC2?

Did you re-install os when you changed from nvidia to ati?

Have you uninstalled gpu drivers using driversweeper at all and have you removed 'shadow drivers'

The 480 uses double the amount of power than a 6950. In theory you would be looking at ~450w.

If you get a 480, then the gigabyte 480 se would be a better choice than the soc. Check through the soc thread for psu problems.

Nevakonaza · 9 Apr 2011 at 16:52

tommybhoy said:
What's the problem in BC2?

Did you re-install os when you changed from nvidia to ati?

Have you uninstalled gpu drivers using driversweeper at all and have you removed 'shadow drivers'

The 480 uses double the amount of power than a 6950. In theory you would be looking at ~450w.

If you get a 480, then the gigabyte 480 se would be a better choice than the soc. Check through the soc thread for psu problems.

The problem is it keeps crashing and the sound loops,It only does this in BC2.
However i re-installed Ati 11.1 drivers this morning and have been able to play 3 full rounds without it crashing so fingers crossed it wont crash,Im just very dissapointed with AMDs drivers from 11.1 onwards.

I think il pass on the 480,From what ive been reading they are very power hungry,run very hot and loud...and for what a 10% increase?...not worth it i think.
il see how my 6950 goes.

xsistor · 9 Apr 2011 at 17:02

RJC said:
With Furmark and Prime running when I had my 480 I got upto 615w. (spec in sig)

how did you measure it?

coupe69 · 9 Apr 2011 at 17:06

Nevakonaza said:
I think il pass on the 480,From what ive been reading they are very power hungry,run very hot and loud...and for what a 10% increase?...not worth it i think.
il see how my 6950 goes.

Whilst the standard 480s do indeed run slightly warm, quite loud and are power hungry, the Gigabyte SE and SOC at least run a lot cooler and considerably quieter due to the custom heatsink and fan.

Omega · 9 Apr 2011 at 17:07

Personally not had any issues with my 6950. it flashed fine to unlock the shaders and overclocking it was good too.

An Exception · 9 Apr 2011 at 17:27

coupe69 said:
Whilst the standard 480s do indeed run slightly warm, quite loud and are power hungry, the Gigabyte SE and SOC at least run a lot cooler and considerably quieter due to the custom heatsink and fan.

Lol...