Is a GTX 560 a worthy upgrade for a GTX 460?

[SickBeast]

I've got the upgrade itch and the GTX 560 is on sale for $149 where I live. I'm thinking about getting two of them for SLI.

I'm wondering if even a single one would be a good upgrade for me. I have a GTX 460 768mb.

 

[toyota]

12 years and over 12 thousand posts here so you should know how to look at the numerous benchmarks. you also should know to list all of your other specs including resolution when asking a question like this.

Down boy!
-ViRGE

 

[SickBeast]

12 years here and you should now how to look at the numerous benchmarks. you also should know to list all of your other specs including resolution when asking a question like this.

Hey man there's no need to get pissy.

I'm asking others for their opinion. If you feel the need to flame please go outside and do it to someone else.

I have a 2500k at 4.5ghz and 12gb of ram if that helps.

 

[kalrith]

$149 is a so-so price for it. It's mostly the same performance at the 6870, which was $130 yesterday, and might still be that price. Compared to your current card I think it's about a 10% increase, which definitely isn't worth it.

I wouldn't go SLI either. With all the hassle that SLI brings, IMO you're better off hunting around for a good deal on a GTX 580 for only a little more.

Edit: This is for the 1GB version, but it's still a pretty valid comparison: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/543?vs=542

 

[toyota]

Hey man there's no need to get pissy.

I'm asking others for their opinion. If you feel the need to flame please go outside and do it to someone else.

I have a 2500k at 4.5ghz and 12gb of ram if that helps.

well why should others go look up the benchmarks when you are capable of doing it yourself? also there is a sticky right there in front of you that tells you to list ALL your other specs. there is no excuse for you acting like a noobie here after this long.

 

[kalrith]

toyota is right about the sticky. If you need more info, please use that as a template and answer all the questions in the OP.

 

[Pwndenburg]

Pay them very little mind outside the template suggestion OP. I've found in life that most people you meet will go out of their way to put you down; but, wouldn't spit on you if you were on fire. To your original question, I wouldn't waste my time with that upgrade and would save my pennies for something more substantial.

 

[toyota]

if you are new here or hardly ever post then I understand. acting lazy and helpless after 12 years and 12 thousand posts makes no sense. even most of the brand new people here at least post their specs like they are supposed to.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

if you are new here or hardly ever post then I understand. acting lazy and helpless after 12 years and 12 thousand posts makes no sense. even most of the brand new people here at least post their specs like they are supposed to.

Im pretty sure dude is just wanting to throw around the idea with other people. No need to get upset about it.

I'd say no OP. Unless its a ti. If its just a plain 560 save your cash for a true upgrade.

 

[toyota]

Im pretty sure dude is just wanting to throw around the idea with other people. No need to get upset about it.

I'd say no OP. Unless its a ti. If its just a plain 560 save your cash for a true upgrade.

he asked if even a single gtx560 would be an upgrade over his gtx460. of course a few minutes looking at reviews would show its not worth it. he also asked about sli yet listed nothing about his pc. he should know to list all of his specs which he has still not even done.

 

[kalrith]

if you are new here or hardly ever post then I understand. acting lazy and helpless after 12 years and 12 thousand posts makes no sense. even most of the brand new people here at least post their specs like they are supposed to.

You could've pointed that out by directing him to the sticky without the lazy/helpless comments. If you thought he should check out benchmarks, you could've done that too, again without the lazy/helpless comments. I believe that's what's been done in other threads.

Your response seemed more like an attack against him personally rather than stating why his OP failed. If I see a thread that I think is pointless, I choose to not respond or I choose to help the person make it a better thread. I don't think calling a person lazy and helpless in the tech forums is the correct response regardless of how many posts they have.

 

[RavenSEAL]

Really SickBeast? You already know how this works bro

 

[toyota]

You could've pointed that out by directing him to the sticky without the lazy/helpless comments. If you thought he should check out benchmarks, you could've done that too, again without the lazy/helpless comments. I believe that's what's been done in other threads.

Your response seemed more like an attack against him personally rather than stating why his OP failed. If I see a thread that I think is pointless, I choose to not respond or I choose to help the person make it a better thread. I don't think calling a person lazy and helpless in the tech forums is the correct response regardless of how many posts they have.

I call them like I see them but I did not say lazy and helpless until my third reply here.

he has been participated on the forums longer than almost anyone else here. at this point he should should now how to look at benchmarks and should know to list his specs when asking about upgrades. heck even after he read my reply to him asking him to list all his specs, he still only listed his cpu and ram...

 

[Nintendesert]

Well another thread in the VC&G forums went to crap in a quick way.

 

[toyota]

well now we just wait on him to actually list all his specs.

 

[notty22]

12 years and over 12 thousand posts here so you should know how to look at the numerous benchmarks. you also should know to list all of your other specs including resolution when asking a question like this.

vvv

 

[SickBeast]

Ok I'm not going to respond to the flames and the nonsense.

I'm coming to the realization that a GTX 560 is a sidegrade for me.

I'm going to wait for the GTX 670 and 660 to come out and hopefully drive down the prices of the faster cards like the GTX 580.

 

[toyota]

Ok I'm not going to respond to the flames and the nonsense.

I'm coming to the realization that a GTX 560 is a sidegrade for me.

I'm going to wait for the GTX 670 and 660 to come out and hopefully drive down the prices of the faster cards like the GTX 580.

lol, there would have been no nonsense and flaming if you had just taken a few minutes to look at gtx560 reviews and listed your specs. a gtx560 sli setup might not be bad for 300 bucks but again you need to list your specs. but yeah I would recommend waiting for a faster singe card if possible.

 

[SickBeast]

Toyota I came in here looking for people's opinions. If you need to flame someone please take your problems out on someone else.

 

[toyota]

Toyota I came in here looking for people's opinions. If you need to flame someone please take your problems out on someone else.

you said:

I've got the upgrade itch and the GTX 560 is on sale for $149 where I live. I'm thinking about getting two of them for SLI.

I'm wondering if even a single one would be a good upgrade for me. I have a GTX 460 768mb.

NOBODY can tell you if gtx560 sli is really a good option or not since you refuse to list all your specs. in general a gtx560 is NOT worth upgrading to over your gtx460 which AGAIN only takes a few minutes to figure out.

now based on what you asked in your OP, what else would you want an opinion about?

 

[dust]

For that price, I think it's a major improvement if you get two like you stated. If you manage to sell your 460 for 80ish, you'll pay 220~ for more than double the frames. I would do it personally:thumbsup:

 

[bryanW1995]

Ok I'm not going to respond to the flames and the nonsense.

I'm coming to the realization that a GTX 560 is a sidegrade for me.

I'm going to wait for the GTX 670 and 660 to come out and hopefully drive down the prices of the faster cards like the GTX 580.

GTX 580 would be a decent upgrade for you, but you'll probably get similar/better performance for the same price (and half the power/heat/noise) from 660 once that card comes out.

 

[toyota]

you can get an EVGA gtx560 ti 448sp FTW for $215 AR. http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/720...deo-card-012p32066kr?token=AA0BBQAAAAAGOj-gqg


that would not be much slower than gtx560 sli and would provide a much more consistent gaming experience while also using less power and being 80 bucks cheaper than gtx560 sli.

 

[SickBeast]

The 560 Ti 448 is tempting but I think I'm going to wait it out a bit for the 660. Hopefully it will be a beast. I really hope the new cards will have 2gb of vram.

I thought I read a rumor that the 660 and 670 won't come out until the fall, though.

 

[Mars999]

the 670 and 670Ti will have 2GB of RAM on them and from what I heard cost $300-$350 and $350-$400 respectively....

I am waiting for 4GB model 680's... HURRY!!!!