looking for advice regarding a GPU and PSU

[boman744]

Hey guys -- New to the forum

I've got a question regarding my PC specs and Vid card
(I built my PC but don't really understand everything to a tee)

I want to run BF3, Skyrim and any other up and coming games that may be GPU intensive -- on a decently high quality

Here are my specs:

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Memory: 8192MB RAM

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 760 @ 2.80GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.8GHz

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
Display Memory: 4071 MB
Dedicated Memory: 999 MB
Shared Memory: 3071 MB

PSU = 600w


I understand that my GPU is slightly out of date and am ready to purchase a new one. I've visited the Benchmark videocard site and saw that the GTX 580, 570, and 480 are top rated. Which would I benefit from the most? Is the 480 a big step down from the 580? Will my PSU support these cards?


Thanks a ton for the help ^_^

-- Boman



ps. - if anyone has any estimates on the price of these vid cards, it would be much appreciated. $500 buget

 

[crisium]

Avoid the 480 and 470 - they are hot and loud.

The 570 is equivalent to the 480, but runs much more efficiently.

What is your screen resolution? If you game at 2560 you will need a 580 for BF3, otherwise a 570 saves you a lot of cash and still gives you top notch performance.

 

[boman744]

Res is at 1920x1080 (which seems to be my max)

Monitor Name: SyncMaster P2370(G)/P23700(G),Magic P2370G(Digital)

Samsung

 

[crisium]

I'd say go for the GTX 570 then. The extra performance and 256mb of memory over the GTX 560 Ti will give you more longevity, which seeing as you still have a 9800GT you will need. Of course the same can be said for the 580 over the 570, but that's quite a lot of cash.

 

[kapalua12]

What do you guys think of the 570Ti?

Pros and cons?

Any links to articles comparing all these cards?

Thanks.

 

[boman744]

Awesome. Thanks a bunch for the help Crisium!

What about PSU? 600w sufficient?

 

[TemjinGold]

Diablotek or Athena?

 

[boman744]

ummm.. no idea..

it's a COOLER MASTER RS-600-PCAR-E3

came with tower

 

[lehtv]

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/arti...e-Power-Plus-600-W-Power-Supply-Review/1034/7

It was not able to regulate +12V according to ATX spec, after reaching 80% load. And the efficiency is pretty low and it doesn't have active PFC. It'll generate a lot of waste heat at high loads, and:

We know that this is a very low-end power supply, but this doesn’t give the manufacturer the right to lie. This unit should be labeled as a 450 W unit and sold for half of its price. If you pull more than 450 W from this product, it will offer real risk to your computer

NVIDIA recommends minimum 550W for a GTX 570. There's no way I'd be comfortable on this PSU with an expensive 200 watt GPU, I'd rather put a chunk of my GPU budget towards a new, good quality PSU.

 

[boman744]

Yea I will be upgrading my PSU.. not a problem.

Is my Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 760 @ 2.80GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.8GHz going to create a bottleneck for a GTX570?

 

[Squirtmonster]

Yea I will be upgrading my PSU.. not a problem.

Is my Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 760 @ 2.80GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.8GHz going to create a bottleneck for a GTX570?

no. mabe just a bit

 

[Shmee]

a 760 should be fine for now, its still a good quad core.It may not be a sandy bridge, but the lyynfields can overclock pretty well still, if you want to look into that.