Advice on a gfx card.

[madshots]

Hey guys,

I am going to save and get a new graphics card to replace my 560ti, I don't want to spend more then £400 if I can help it and my pc specs are:

Corsair 600T
Intel i7 2600k
16GB DDR3
Corsair 850w psu
evga 560ti
with 120gb ssd + 1tb drive + 3TB

I do gaming and like to max games out, I also need cuda for my video editing and adobe work or I would pick up a 7950, My question is what would you choose and why? 660ti? 670? or a 680? I was going to pick the 670 but is the 680 worth the extra?

 

[jamesriley94]

670 any day.
Next to no performance difference between the 670 and 680, so save your money.

Anything less than that (660ti/660 etc), the AMD equivalent performs far better.

Just get one with a decent aftermarket cooler.

 

[madshots]

Thanks James, I will most likely pick up a MSI 670ti Power Edition or maybe think about a Asus 670 4gb card since I may pick up a 27" Monitor (2560x1440).

 

[jamesriley94]

Alright. You may want to consider going SLI in the future if you really want to max out framerates.

 

[dragoonk]

I'd pick the 670 or... the 7950

 

[madshots]

Knowing me I will end up going SLI lol, and as much as i want to get the 7950 I cant as cuda helps a lot with my work.

 

[dragoonk]

I completly understand... but... boy oh boy that 7950... it's... beautiful! :X

 

[madshots]

I completly understand... but... boy oh boy that 7950... it's... beautiful! :X

No question about it, I want to pick one up lol but doing photography, web design and studying After Effects I'm stuck with Nvidia, If it was gaming only I would buy 2 and overclock since they are basicly as good as a 7970.

 

[dragoonk]

Yeah, not alot of performance wise difference between them. Overclocked, if all goes well I think you can match any score of a stock 7970.
Good luck!

 

[Rich_]

I would go with the 670 and leave the possibility of SLI open, it's basically a 680 with a set of cuda cores locked up. The 660ti series is basically a 670, both have 1344 cuda cores, but the 660ti is only 192 bit rather than 256bit like the 670 and 680, which seems pretty wonky for the 300$ they want from it.