Need a new video card

[yinan]

After getting a new monitor I have found that gaming at my new monitor's native resolution of 2500x1600 I need a new video card. I am currently running two GTS 450s SLI'd, would a single 580 be a better solution, or would 2 550-560s?

 

[mosox]

A single HD 6970 would do it.

 

[Arkadrel]

a 580 stock is about 9-10% faster than a 6970 stock @ 2560x1600 (from looking at TechPowerUp).

The price differnce for those 9-10%?

6970 ~315$ on newegg.
580 ~480$ on newegg. (about 9-10% faster at 2560x res, cost ~53% more)


If you want even more value, you could buy a stock 6950 and flash it's bios.
The 580 is the fastest single gpu card, but you pay through your nose for that little differnce.

So Id recammend a 6970 or 6950.

 

[betasub]

2 mid-range cards (each with only 1GB) is not recommended for a sweet high resolution like 2560x1600. So a single high-end card (with plenty of vRAM) is a good place to start (6950/6970 or 580).

 

[yinan]

I bought a GTX 580 and I am still not able to run Rift with all of the bells and whistles on..

 

[betasub]

^ Ouch! That must hurt. indeed.

Does turning down the graphics settings get you much of an increase in FRAPS? Hopefully that 580 is being driven by a modern, powerful CPU.