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UpstartXT

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Okay, my video card died two days before I had to play an online match for a computer game (BC2).

I scrambled to NewEgg and saw the GTX570, but none that were in stock. Other sights seemed to be similar.

So I went ahead and bought a GTX470 by EVGA just so I could have something to play the match (ended up losing anyway). Should I try to do the step-up program EVGA offers for something else, or is it not worth it?

I think this is not an "up-to-you" question because it's about bang for your buck. I just paid over 200 bucks for a card that to get about on-par performance with what I had upgraded from (2x GTX 260s).
 
Yep, i would go ahead and step up to the EVGA GeForce GTX 580 (015-P3-1580-AR) Just make sure you product is registered and start the step-up process.
 
It depends, 570 would be fine for most games at 1080p, the 580 is a 10% performance increase on average (i believe) so if that extra percentage is worth it to you then go for it, but if price is an issue the 570 is a fine card.
 
Yeah I mean we are talking another $80 to step-up to a 570, then another $150 from the 570 to a 580. $150 for a 10% increase?

Prices based on what I paid for on NewEgg for my 470, and then the prices EVGA lists on their website for the basic 570 and basic 580.
 
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