Solid upgrade for only $90?

[cctaylor88]

Hey guys I was wondering if you think this is a pretty decent upgrade for the price... I purchased a GTX 460 (768 MB) in August of 2010 right after the card was released and have been happy with its performance overall...but that was over 2.5 years ago and I am looking for a budget minded upgrade.

I found a sale for $90 at MicroCenter thanks to a link here... for a GTX 560 Ti 1gb. I have been looking at a few comparison websites and it seems like a pretty good jump in performance. I just want you guys to weigh in, the card is "refurbished" but I don't think that matters much, I buy a ton of stuff used on eBay and would buy a gpu off of there in a heart beat if I found a good deal.

Also, what exactly is the "Ti" I know its Titanium (I think) but whats the difference b/t the GTX 560 and the 560 Ti really?

From what I have read in a short amount of time it seems like this card would be quite a boost over my current 460 and I find $90 to be quite reasonable.

Your thoughts are very appreciated, you guys will dictate whether or not I purchase one of these tomorrow morning!

 

[Kenmitch]

No doubt it'll be more powerful but the 1gb of memory is kinda low these days.

What res do you game at?

 

[AnonymouseUser]

That would be a decent upgrade for $90. Not stellar, but certainly noticeable, and yes, the Ti stands for Titanium and is better than the 560. If it's a 560 Ti w/448 cores (vs 384) then it will be even better.

EDIT>> Just checked local Microcenter, and it's a 384 core.

 

[BallaTheFeared]

You should be able to get 560 Ti 448's used for that price, only difference between used and refurb would be used might have a year of warranty left while refurb has 90 days typically.

I'd go used over refurbished, you can pick up some decent cards in the $100 used priced range.

Probably find 6950's in that range as well now too.

 

[aaksheytalwar]

A 560 is an oced 460. A 560ti is a bit faster than a 470. The main upgrade here is additional VRAM, the gpu per say is probably just 20-40% faster tops, including the benefit from additional VRAM.

If you had the same amount of VRAM and water cooling on your setup then you would probably reach very close to a stock 560 ti in performance with a decent ocer.

Anyway, I don't recommend anything below a used 560 ti 448 or better still a 7850. Other cards to consider are 570, 6950 and gtx 660. Obviously all used ones only for a similar budget.

Considering a 7850 comes for $160 brand new, nobody will buy a used 570 for more than 100-120 bucks or so. So that should be your target.

 

[Deltaechoe]

You should be able to get 560 Ti 448's used for that price, only difference between used and refurb would be used might have a year of warranty left while refurb has 90 days typically.

I'd go used over refurbished, you can pick up some decent cards in the $100 used priced range.

Probably find 6950's in that range as well now too.

I don't know about that, I sold both of my 6870s on ebay a few weeks ago and one went for 110 and the other for 98 and a 6950 should be more expensive.

 

[BallaTheFeared]

Bottom end is insanely tight, the difference between a 6870 and a 6950 is a couple dollars.

Remember the 7850 1Gb is around $180 new, so you have to fit everything from the 570 on down below that price point, and 560s are around $85-95, it's a tight fit with a lot of decent last gen cards.

 

[aaksheytalwar]

A 6870 just about matches a 1 gb 460 oc