SLi GTX460 to GTX580 - worth while or wait?

[bfar]

SLi GTX460 to GTX580 - worth while or wait?

Given that I can make a few quid back by selling the pair 460s, is there much to be gained by switching to a single 580?

Witcher 2 and Starcraft 2 don't go too well with Sli, but it could be much worse in fairness. Last years games work fantastic with SLi. I might actually be seeing the infamous micro-stuttering in newer titles. I fear for Battlefield 3!

BTW, I'm running an i7 860 @ 3.6ghz

Anyone out there actually done this switch?

 

[ReAPeR101]

TBH why change your set up now, im not too sure, but i think that your current setup is equal or slightly better than a GTX580. Its nip and tuck all the way.

My view is wait and keep your current setup.

 

[mickyflinn]

2 gtx 460s will beast a gtx570 and will run near to a gtx 580 depending on what titles .


http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/314?vs=305

 

[Marine-RX179]

One thing for sure though is that you wouldn't want to enable "UberSampling" in Witcher 2. It drops frame rate by 55-60%, while offering basically no better graphic quality than on Ultra alone.

 

[arc@css]

So, does ubersampling actually do anything noticeable then? I haven't played the second game yet, haven't even finished the first come to think of it.

 

[Marine-RX179]

So, does ubersampling actually do anything noticeable then?

http://www.benchmarkextreme.com/Articles/The Witcher 2 Performance Review/P2.html
Compare the two screenshots between without and with UberSampling...and then let me know if you really think it's worth losing 55-60% frame rate for Uber

 

[gwobbles]

defo not worth having uber on, dropping 50%+ fps for that little increase is negligible... plus if youre playing bf3 then the action will surely take your eyes away from the (slightly) jagged edges...

 

[bfar]

Ended up getting a great deal on a second hand GTX580. Wow, it's quite a bit better than the sli 460's!!

 

[biuro74]

Ended up getting a great deal on a second hand GTX580. Wow, it's quite a bit better than the sli 460's!!

It must have been quite a bit more expensive, too

 

[logi-cat]

your better off waiting as the new AMD 7000 series will be here early december

 

[bfar]

Well after flogging the two 460s and getting a decent second hand price on the 580, the price was fairly meager given the difference in performance. Turned out to be well worth it.

 

[bfar]

your better off waiting as the new AMD 7000 series will be here early december

Only the low end stuff afaik.