GPU Advise

[Rainagul]

Hey,

Thinking of finally getting myself a new system come next week since I'm done with school forever.
Just a question, for gaming at 1920 by 1080 would a 6970 or 580 be a better choice. I'd like to think that the more expensive card is better (580), but I've seen some mixed reviews making me unsure which to buy.
Luckily my budget can cover either card, but spending less would be great.

So is the 580 worth the extra cash?

 

[iBSOD]

2 460s are pretty cheap and are faster than 580

 

[kain666]

if you got the psu for it

 

[Rainagul]

Well I'd prefer to keep it to a single GPU for now since my energy bill is high enough

 

[cmndr_andi]

Both are good cards and the GTX 580 is certainly faster, however it really depends on how much you are willing to spend and the specs of the rest of the system.

When you say mixed reviews of the GTX 580, what do you mean? Most of the ones I have read complain that it is darn expensive, but it remains the fastest single-GPU card and reasonably quiet at load for such a powerful card.

You can get this gainward GTX 580 for £348 this week - which is a pretty nice deal for a GTX 580, but still almost £100 more than the cheapest HD 6970.

 

[Rainagul]

Well the rest of the build will look something like:
CPU: 2600k
Mobo: P67 Sabertooth
8Gb Ram
750w PSU
1gb HDD
128 SSD

Thus why I'm just trying to see if the extra money towards the 580 is gonna give me that much more performance, when the rest of the system is pretty high end, not that money is a limiting factor, just want to know from people's experiences/opinion in the matter.

 

[RedStarRiot]

Well the rest of the build will look something like:
CPU: 2600k
Mobo: P67 Sabertooth
8Gb Ram
750w PSU
1gb HDD
128 SSD

Thus why I'm just trying to see if the extra money towards the 580 is gonna give me that much more performance, when the rest of the system is pretty high end, not that money is a limiting factor, just want to know from people's experiences/opinion in the matter.

hell if money aint a factor get a 6990

 

[cmndr_andi]

This review compares the GTX 580 and the HD 6970 in a range of games. It also shows the performance when you run two GTX 580s in SLI and two HD 6970s (and 6950s) in CF.

 

[Rainagul]

Hmm think I'll throw in the towel and pay a bit more for a 580, seems to offer a bit more performance, cheers guys.

hell if money aint a factor get a 6990

It's tempting but then I have to make up for that leap in the price by taking away the SSD, I'm sure the 580 will be fine anyway.

 

[cmndr_andi]

Hehe, good to hear - the GTX 580 is a nice card.

May I ask what SSD you are looking to go for?

 

[Rainagul]

Hehe, good to hear - the GTX 580 is a nice card.

May I ask what SSD you are looking to go for?

Going for a 64gb Crucial m4 Series