confused

[murm]

building a new rig would like to know which gpu to buy and also if a 550w pcu will be ok

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-126-MS
or
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-266-AS

any help would be much appreciated

 

[Emphacy]

The 560Ti is marginly faster than the 6870.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/290?vs=330

A 550W PSU should be okay but it does depend on other components, i.e. quad core, hex core, applied overclock...
I'd get the 6870 just because it's £20 cheaper and comes with Deus Ex.

 

[Surveyor]

building a new rig would like to know which gpu to buy and also if a 550w pcu will be ok

It depends on the PSU.

Something like this then no:

OcUK Swift 550W Silent Power Supply

Something like this then yes:

Antec TruePower New Modular 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

 

[Sasahara]

I'd go for the standard speed HD 6870 and save a few £ and get DIRT3 & Deus Ex PC

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-252-SP

Assuming the 550 W CPU is of reasonable quality it should be fine.

Only go for the 560Ti if you thing the small performance increase is worth the extra cash.

Remember you might not even get that increase if you cpu isn't up to the job.
I think the AnandTech Benchmark was run using an i7 920 @ 3.33 Ghz.

 

[djshauny1]

the 560ti is a great overclocker too

keep that in mind

 

[murm]

thankyou for replys though im still not sure. this is my preposed build.

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though i probably will go for the cheaper card. i think lol not sure.
can you recommend a gpu for around £150?