what to buy?

[atomic7431]

i cant really do sli as second slot is only x4 and im wanting bf3 ultra as much as possible, looked at benchmark results, is the 580 gtx 3gb really the better buy compared with the 6970 2gb especially considering prices?
And what about the 2gb 570 ? i as you may know have currently got a 5850 which has not got enough vram.

 

[95thrifles]

It depends how much you value price vs performance or if youre relatively happy spending for the best, if the latter then get the 580, no question

 

[atomic7431]

the 5850 gives drop outs in performance and cant handle ultra without serious lag and stuttering, maybe i just need to bite the bullet and spend

 

[lrlcr]

well you've looked at the benchmarks...

What res do you play at?

 

[95thrifles]

or use high instead of ultra???

 

[atomic7431]

1920 by 1080

 

[atomic7431]

with my vram high settings still causes problems.

 

[TheRealDeal]

Lower your setting for now as amd are set to release there new cards in january. Buying now is not a good idea as you should be able to pick up a much faster card in january especially if you are talking gtx580 money.

 

[atomic7431]

Lower your setting for now as amd are set to release there new cards in january. Buying now is not a good idea as you should be able to pick up a much faster card in january especially if you are talking gtx580 money.

but if you wait you will always be waiting ? we have no set release dates yet they could arrive later?