GTX 560 SLI VS gtx 580

[coiler]

I'm usually of the favour for a single big card/better bandwidth, less heat, less power, no SLI driver issues and a better upgrade path to then have option to SLI said single big card.

BUT on a lot of the GTX 560 SLI benchmarks they seem to really excel over the 580, for what is approx the same cost £400 all in.

So purely based on best performance for £400, is SLI 560 really the way to go?

 

[SmoulderingCircuits]

I'm usually of the favour for a single big card/better bandwidth, less heat, less power, no SLI driver issues and a better upgrade path to then have option to SLI said single big card.

BUT on a lot of the GTX 560 SLI benchmarks they seem to really excel over the 580, for what is approx the same cost £400 all in.

So purely based on best performance for £400, is SLI 560 really the way to go?

The advantage with SLI and crossfire is should one card die you can still use the other one in the meantime while you get a replacement

 

[coiler]

i use my £5 pci card for that LOL

 

[Blackwhite]

go for gtx580 mate.560 has only 1 GB of RAM and for some games it is not enough, don't look at benchmarks, you are not play them, you play games

 

[SmoulderingCircuits]

i use my £5 pci card for that LOL

Well if you have a backup card, then go with the 580 mate. Better in the long run

 

[SieB]

I think it's best to go for one high end card and then when the prices drop for that card go for a second, which is cheaper than buying a new high end card and gives you more performance.

The thing is though a lot of people SLI two high end cards but do you really need all that power? 90% of people don't, it may be good in the long run because you won't have to upgrade for a while but most people will never use or need the full power of two high end cards in SLI/CF.

 

[SmoulderingCircuits]

I think it's best to go for one high end card and then when the prices drop for that card go for a second, which is cheaper than buying a new high end card and gives you more performance.

The thing is though a lot of people SLI two high end cards but do you really need all that power? 90% of people don't, it may be good in the long run because you won't have to upgrade for a while but most people will never use or need the full power of two high end cards in SLI/CF.

At the moment they won't. Games will get more demanding as time goes by

 

[SieB]

At the moment they won't. Games will get more demanding as time goes by

Yep, but graphics cards will get more powerful as games do so it will even out.

 

[SmoulderingCircuits]

Yep, but graphics cards will get more powerful as games do so it will even out.

Graphics will, the graphics card won't magicly mutate into a 680 next year though. What you buy is what you are stuck with till you upgrade.

 

[SieB]

Graphics will, the graphics card won't magicly mutate into a 680 next year though. What you buy is what you are stuck with till you upgrade.

Doesn't matter, games don't progress that quickly, you can only buy what is best at the time you buy it, the waiting game never ends and there is always something new around the corner.

That's why getting a card that is high end when you buy a new one, which will perform well in all games, then throwing in another one of the same when newer ones are released and prices drop is usually cheaper and you get better performance than the one newer card.

You can then sell the two cards you have further down the line which will make up 2/3 of one new high end card and you can repeat the process over again.

 

[SmoulderingCircuits]

Doesn't matter, games don't progress that quickly, you can only buy what is best at the time you buy it, the waiting game never ends and there is always some thing new around the corner.

That's why getting a a card that is high end when you buy which will perform well in all games and then throwing in another one of the same when newer ones are released and prices drop is usually cheaper and you get better performance than one newer card. You can then sell the two cards you have further down the line which will make up 2/3 of one new high end card and you can repeat the process over again.

But the 580 is king today and mid range tommorow, so makes sense to future proof doesn't it? Rather than todays mid range and tommorow's low end.

 

[SieB]

But the 580 is king today and mid range tommorow, so makes sense to future proof doesn't it? Rather than todays mid range and tommorow's low end.

Yeh, but the 590/6990 are the next high end cards, and they are being released soonish. So it would be better, future proof wise, to wait and get one of those rather than go for a 580 now.

 

[SmoulderingCircuits]

Yeh, but the 590/6990 are the next high end cards, and they are being released soonish. So it would be better, future proof wise, to wait and get one of those rather than go for a 580 now.

Ah, now you're talkin

 

[adamjamesroe]

THe 560 SLI will blow the 580 out the water but tbh i would proably go for the single GPU solution then you alwasy have the opertunity to upgrade becasue with GTX 560 SLI once you have it you have it, if you want more performance your gona have to sell them and get a better card/cards.

 

[Blackwhite]

THe 560 SLI will blow the 580 out the water but tbh i would proably go for the single GPU solution then you alwasy have the opertunity to upgrade becasue with GTX 560 SLI once you have it you have it, if you want more performance your gona have to sell them and get a better card/cards.

+1 agree with 100%.

Me I went once for GTX460 SLI- that was big mistake and big money loose.

Also there is couple of games that doesn't support SLI and one strong card would be better.