Which card will fit best? 7870 or 660Ti?

[ingeborgdot]

I have this setup right now and am needing a card.

Windows 7 Pro
(2)-ASUS VS248H-P Black 24" Monitor
CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CWCH60) Liquid CPU Cooler
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Z77 Intel Motherboard
Kingston Hyper X Blu 16GB
Intel Xeon E3-1245 V2 Ivy Bridge
High Current Pro HCP-750 750W Certified 80 PLUS GOLD
SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5" 256GB Solid State Drive
3 -2TB Western Digital Black HDD
Rosewill 3.0 3.5 Internal Card Reader
1 Asus Blu Ray Burner 1 Plextor DVD Burner

I do extensive video editing and my software uses the GPU (Sony Vegas Pro 12). I also need a good one because when I edit I use a large screen for playback and the GTX460 I use now does a kind of lousy job for all of this. HD is a tough cookie to work with but it is so much nicer with the CPU I have now it is amazing. Most people game as I do not. Does it really make a difference if I have an intel setup to go with an Nvidia card? Anyone care to express their thoughts on this? Remember, I don't game. Thanks.

 

[aaksheytalwar]

Not sure but I guess with oc and newer drivers they are pretty close. I prefer 7870 but it is my preference. Check reviews of games you play.

 

[ingeborgdot]

Not a gamer. Just video editing.

 

[FalseChristian]

You can't go wrong with either. But if you're not into gaming then why do you need such a powerful GPU? A GTX 650 Ti or a Radeon HD 7770 costs very little and will more than suit you're needs.

 

[ingeborgdot]

Because the GPU does affect the processing in my editing programs.

 

[ingeborgdot]

I was wondering if the better deal would be a GTX 670 for $319 or a GTX 660Ti for $239. Anyone care to comment?

 

[Durvelle27]

if you can afford a GTX 660 TI then you should be able to afford a HD 7950 which will outperform both and oc to HD 7970 levels

 

[ingeborgdot]

I have tried an ATI 7870 and the ATI does not play well with my software at all. Many problems going on so I am RMAing it and going the Nvidia route which I had a 460 and it worked fine but just a little slow is all.

 

[ingeborgdot]

I finally got some replies and I don't like what I found out but it could be worse. It has been found out that the new GTX 600 series has gotten worse for video editing and from many tests a 570 will actually beat a 680 and 670. The only thing I don't like is that it will use 29% more energy than the 670 but the trade off should be worth it. Now, the only question is do I get the 2GB or the 1280 or 1.25GB one? Is is worth an extra 80$ to get .75 more GB???? What say you all??

 

[Jaydip]

Stay with a 570 for your purpose.

 

[ingeborgdot]

EVGA 012-P3-1571-KR GeForce GTX 570 HD is what I went with. I am getting it for $219 w/rebate.

 

[Fastx]

I finally got some replies and I don't like what I found out but it could be worse. It has been found out that the new GTX 600 series has gotten worse for video editing and from many tests a 570 will actually beat a 680 and 670. The only thing I don't like is that it will use 29% more energy than the 670 but the trade off should be worth it. Now, the only question is do I get the 2GB or the 1280 or 1.25GB one? Is is worth an extra 80$ to get .75 more GB???? What say you all??

Double post see below post.

 

[Fastx]

I finally got some replies and I don't like what I found out but it could be worse. It has been found out that the new GTX 600 series has gotten worse for video editing and from many tests a 570 will actually beat a 680 and 670. The only thing I don't like is that it will use 29% more energy than the 670 but the trade off should be worth it. Now, the only question is do I get the 2GB or the 1280 or 1.25GB one? Is is worth an extra 80$ to get .75 more GB???? What say you all??

I was going to post about this earlier but didn't want the non believers flaming me. The GTX 460 256 bit from what I read in the past from researching an uprade myself for video editing found out the GTX 460 256 bit is better than the GTX 650 & GTX 660 for rendering and from some one who had owned both and perfered the GTX 460 over his GTX 660 in his opinion.

The reason for this is GTX 460 with 256 bit works better than a GTX 650 128 bit or GTX 660 192 bit for video rendering. So bottom line is imo stay with a Nvidia card with 256 bit or higher when upgrading above a GTX 460 256 bit. I would also stay will Nvidia due to more video editing programs support Cuda vs AMD streaming processors imo or depending on what VE programs you use and plan to use.

 

[ingeborgdot]

Gamers have it made with these new cards. Video editing people don't. Unless you go with workstation cards $$$$$ it is best to stay with 500's and below for editing.

 

[lehtv]

EVGA 012-P3-1571-KR GeForce GTX 570 HD is what I went with. I am getting it for $219 w/rebate.

Good pick :thumbsup: