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dreamaxx · 22nd December 2010, 4:57 PM

Hey guys I'm in the market for new graphics, and I can SLI if need be, I have three screens and I would love to use either Eyefinity or Surround - I've always been an Nvidia fangirl, but what's the best bang for buck these days? Should I go GTX570s in SLI, or a single GTX580? Or is AMD probably a bit better?

anthony256 · 22nd December 2010, 4:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dreamaxx

Hey guys I'm in the market for new graphics, and I can SLI if need be, I have three screens and I would love to use either Eyefinity or Surround - I've always been an Nvidia fangirl, but what's the best bang for buck these days? Should I go GTX570s in SLI, or a single GTX580? Or is AMD probably a bit better?

Dual 570's FTW. If you want 3 screen support - a single GTX580 won't cut it.

3Tone · 22nd December 2010, 5:07 PM

Even better go dual 580s!

Alba · 22nd December 2010, 5:15 PM

Like Anth said, for nvidia, the best performance/dollar has to be the 570.
The new AMD cards do really well at high resolution and more often than not compete with the 580 at the high res with high AA and they also scale better going by all the reviews.
I have a 6970 and have only benched 3DM11 with it. I'm yet to play or bench any games. I will set it up and run eyefinity from the single card soon.

Have a look through some game tests here. The higest res is 2560x1600 and your 3 screen setup will be much higher, so you should focus on that res as it's the closest to what yours would be.

warcraft · 22nd December 2010, 5:25 PM

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Originally Posted by anthony256

Dual 570's FTW. If you want 3 screen support - a single GTX580 won't cut it.

Your such an Nvidia Fanboi

check out my super poll DreamX http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=926591

PS

Even if a single GTX 580 would cut it , you need two Nvid cards to run surround .

dreamaxx · 22nd December 2010, 5:31 PM

Yeh that's true.... But you poll doesn't include the GTX460s which I hear scale really well and are cheap as chips...

How about them versus the SLI GTX570s?

anthony256 · 22nd December 2010, 5:35 PM

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Originally Posted by warcraft

Your such an Nvidia Fanboi

check out my super poll DreamX http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=926591

PS

Even if a single GTX 580 would cut it , you need two Nvid cards to run surround .

hahaha change of times hey? Accused of being a fanboy and I said I'd get 480's if they had better thermals/power/noise (and the 570's are equal in perf. but much beter in everything else) and I did.

I've been on both sides of the fence now :P

Voted in your poll too hahaha

anjor · 22nd December 2010, 5:39 PM

any news on the gtx 560 and its pricing?

either going 6850 or 560 cf/sli... but buying my stuff in early feb so hope the gtx 560 comes out by then...

DiGiTaL MoNkEY · 22nd December 2010, 5:41 PM

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Originally Posted by anjor

any news on the gtx 560 and its pricing?

either going 6850 or 560 cf/sli... but buying my stuff in early feb so hope the gtx 560 comes out by then...

As TOX mentioned previously, it's too early to speculate on pricing. Ask again sometime in the first half of Jan 2011

anthony256 · 22nd December 2010, 5:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dreamaxx

Yeh that's true.... But you poll doesn't include the GTX460s which I hear scale really well and are cheap as chips...

How about them versus the SLI GTX570s?

460SLI and 570SLI... 570SLI rips them to shreds.

A 460SLI setup will be ~480 speeds. 570 is ~480 speeds... so 570SLI when scaled properly (3 screens/AA/120fps) will be twice as fast as a 460SLI setup.

dreamaxx · 22nd December 2010, 5:51 PM

But at twice the price right?

warcraft · 22nd December 2010, 5:59 PM

yea as mentioned above the 460s in sli dont have enough grunt for surround , I just purchased 2 6970s ( only because they come in a cool case ) instead of the 570s , it was a hard choice , still not sure if I made the right choice , the 570s is the better buy .

Get the 570s since your a fan and save some money

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Originally Posted by dreamaxx

But at twice the price right?

Yup

dreamaxx · 22nd December 2010, 6:30 PM

Yeh I reckon I'll look into it after Christmas (when people start selling them here haha!)

flu!d · 22nd December 2010, 6:54 PM

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yea as mentioned above the 460s in sli dont have enough grunt for surround , I just purchased 2 6970s ( only because they come in a cool case ) instead of the 570s , it was a hard choice , still not sure if I made the right choice , the 570s is the better buy .

My 2 x 275's have more than enough grunt for surround at almost 6000 x 1080 lines, I see no reason whatsoever why two 1GB 460's in surround wouldn't be as fast as a single 5970 running Eyefinity, remember, surround scales better than standard SLi.

warcraft · 22nd December 2010, 7:34 PM

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Originally Posted by flu!d

My 2 x 275's have more than enough grunt for surround at almost 6000 x 1080 lines, I see no reason whatsoever why two 1GB 460's in surround wouldn't be as fast as a single 5970 running Eyefinity, remember, surround scales better than standard SLi.

With a good overclock the 460 in sli would be right up there with a 5970 , personally I would like a little bit more grunt .

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22nd December 2010, 4:57 PM	#301
dreamaxx (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 2,139	Hey guys I'm in the market for new graphics, and I can SLI if need be, I have three screens and I would love to use either Eyefinity or Surround - I've always been an Nvidia fangirl, but what's the best bang for buck these days? Should I go GTX570s in SLI, or a single GTX580? Or is AMD probably a bit better?

22nd December 2010, 5:07 PM	#303
3Tone (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,336	Even better go dual 580s!

22nd December 2010, 5:31 PM	#306
dreamaxx (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 2,139	Yeh that's true.... But you poll doesn't include the GTX460s which I hear scale really well and are cheap as chips... How about them versus the SLI GTX570s?

22nd December 2010, 5:39 PM	#308
anjor Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 76	any news on the gtx 560 and its pricing? either going 6850 or 560 cf/sli... but buying my stuff in early feb so hope the gtx 560 comes out by then...

22nd December 2010, 5:51 PM	#311
dreamaxx (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 2,139	But at twice the price right?

22nd December 2010, 6:30 PM	#313
dreamaxx (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 2,139	Yeh I reckon I'll look into it after Christmas (when people start selling them here haha!)