New GPU for my friend

[Leeroy Jenkins]

whats better the msi 6850 or the gtx 560? this is a pc for my friend and i'm not sure which graphics card is the best.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-156-OK

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-115-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1866

this is the pc he is getting
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-039-OP&groupid=43&catid=1798&subcat=

 

[RJC]

I would probably say the 560, the link below shows the performance of each, only had a quick look

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...3366-nvidia-geforce-gtx-560-1gb-review-7.html

 

[Masterdeadly]

What is your friend planning to do, as my friend is also in the same dilemma and was wondering of good this computer would be with a 560

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

well he's gonna use it for gaming ofc.

 

[Masterdeadly]

Has the motherboard got 4 slOts for ram as my friend will want 8gbs of ram for an extra 40 quid.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

anyone else know which is best? still not sure which one to go for.

 

[gwobbles]

id get the 560 if it was me, nvidia drivers are much better, had problems with amd ones...

 

[Cold_And_Miserable]

I would choose the 6870/6850 over the 560GTX.

The 560GTX consumes 49% ish more power for very similar performance, even in mainstream games which are almost always Nvidia optimised (biased).
Looking at hard-to-find benchmarks of non-mainstream games such as X3 Terran conflict suggest the 6870 has slightly better minimum framerates on average.

 

[rolypolyman]

This card.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

rolypolyman thats out of his budget he can afford the 6870 or the gtx 560 normal.