Is this card worth upgrading from my 560Ti that i have in my HTPC??
This is a MUCH more powerful card for about the same money http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-170-GW&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2379
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Is this card worth upgrading from my 560Ti that i have in my HTPC??
All AMD need to do is follow Nvidia in their race to the Bottom and do what Nvidia did.
Take their mobile GPU and Glue it to cut down DeskTop PCB.
Hey Presto, a 60 Watt 270.
Easy as that hey!![]()
This is a MUCH more powerful card for about the same money http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-170-GW&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2379
Is this card worth upgrading from my 560Ti that i have in my HTPC??
Not sure that I'd class 22% dearer to be "about the same money" to be honest.
(and there is me disagreeing with Humbug so balance has been restored)
Design wise yes, pricing wise...no. Because of the price, it is a step in the wrong direction for pricing approach. There should be in no way that a new gen card that's same price as the previous gen card launched at the same price bracket (GTX650Ti Boost 2GB) be slower, regardless how little power it consume.WOW so often i come on here and after two pages of reading i have lost the will to live
Have you heard the say each to there own?
Whilst this card is not for me, its a step in the right direction, its just not a deal breaker for me, but i like it none the less, every little helps so why knock it.
Design wise yes, pricing wise...no. Because of the price, it is a step in the wrong direction for pricing approach. There should be in no way that a new gen card that's same price as the previous gen card launched at the same price bracket (GTX650Ti Boost 2GB) be slower, regardless how little power it consume.
Impressive it trades blows with a 570 using that power. You could build a little 500w Maxwell EVGA hadron and put in a 4670k with 8GB 2400mhz and overclock them four cores past 4ghz and have a cracker of a little system.
That would play BF4 with some settings on Ultra and the rest on low with 60fps and cost £700 ish? Ive seen PCWorld junk boxes at £700 that could just about run DOTA and have no real upgrade path and crap generic psu. With that build you will be ready for the big Maxwells and have a 500w Gold unit to power one.
Impressive it trades blows with a 570 using that power. You could build a little 500w Maxwell EVGA hadron and put in a 4670k with 8GB 2400mhz and overclock them four cores past 4ghz and have a cracker of a little system.
That would play BF4 with some settings on Ultra and the rest on low with 60fps and cost £700 ish? Ive seen PCWorld junk boxes at £700 that could just about run DOTA and have no real upgrade path and crap generic psu. With that build you will be ready for the big Maxwells and have a 500w Gold unit to power one.
500w is a huge PSU and would be ample for pretty much any card
I'm using a SF 500w passive, used it with my 780, overclocked etc. It wouldn't even make that sweat.