Upgrading GTX570 - to what though?

[SirCanealot]

Guest 2 -unfortunately or fortunately - depending on how you look at it - I only have a 1080p 24 inch monitor - so can't game at 1440p

You can, actually. Go google downsampling - super easy on NVidia cards. Played Dishonored at just under 4k - and downsampling makes games look so smooth

 

[nomadd]

I've currently an overclocked gtx570 - and have been looking around

this weekend I've had a go with my dad's system - which has a stock EVGA GTX670 - was expecting it to see it leagues ahead of the 570 - but its not really (admitadly the 670 is at stock though)

Valley at ExtremeHD was only slightly faster 1700 on the 670 stock and 1520 on the 570 overclocked

so yes faster -and overclocked - faster still I'm sure (his gets to 70C at stock so not much mileage in clocking) - but worth shelling out 300 ? not convinced

I then tried Arma 3 - wondering if it would suddenly feel a lot smoother with the extra VRAM over the 570 ? well - not noticeably it didn't - if at all

think I'll slum it out till next range of cards are out

This^

I've the same card as the OP. Once you've given it a few weeks for the drivers and game to be patched a few times - TombRaider being a good recent example - I've found the 570 (with the odd setting knocked off Ultra) to be perfectly playable.

I for one will happily wait until early 2014 for the next gen cards for a real step-up in performance. By then, with the next gen consoles around, there might actually be some PC games worth upgrading for...

 

[Guest2]

Try playing Crysis 3 in all very high settings in 1080p on a 570 and let me know how you get on! Not very well will be the answer

670 will cope with 1080p/very high at around 45 fps...

I.e - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=23867772&postcount=446

I think I get 44fps with the same settings on an overclocked 670

I edge my bets on a 570 getting around 25fps (would be interesting for someone to test this)

Start a new game in Very high settings 1080p 1xAA, stay still and take a shot showing fps

 

[Buckster]

don't have Crysis 3 yet unfortunately otherwise would give it a whirl

don't get me wrong - I'm not saying the 670s aren't quick - far from it - just for £300+ I was perhaps expecting much more of a boost over a 3 year old card

sign of the times of pc parts I suppose

 

[Guest2]

The 670 is a year old now

 

[ChrisD.]

I think he's referring to his own card being 3 years old.