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Graphics card upgrade ??

barnestah

barnestah

barnestah

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Hi all, I have a MSI gtx 560ti 2 gig card in my rig at present. Now what would be a good upgrade route as I have 200 quid burning a hole in my pocket. or should I just upgrade my wheel to a G27?

is this a good option?? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-206-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914

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There aren't many games that use PhysX. If you want it though, for £200 the 760 is your best choice buying new, but it can't compete with a 280X.
 
I was thinking of getting a 280X but my PSU is Corsair 600W but the Sapphire site recommends a 750W. That seems a little high.

Do you think my Corsair 600W will suffice?
 
I think the Corsair 600w should be fine with a 280X. These companies often exaggerate the wattage probably because some PSU's with 750W can still be bad quality. Corsair PSU's in my experience are very good quality. The guru3d require you to have 550w minimum for a 280X and they actually take the load wattage reading to give you a accurate requirement.
 
I've been looking at maybe a 280 or 290 (to replace a 670 which seems to be unstable at high load on stock clocks), but I play planetside 2 which makes quite heavy use of PhysX so would miss it :(

Is it still possible to have an Nvidia card in the 2nd slot and use it for PhysX with an AMD card installed? I know it used to be using hacked NVidia drivers a few years ago.

Also manufacturers only say you need something silly like a 750w PSU, because they expect people to be using poor quality, cheap PSUs. A 600w corsair will easily be enough :)
 
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