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Which GPU in which machine? 560Ti vs 760SC

Charlie98

Charlie98

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Reference DESK1 and DESK3 in sig below.

I currently have a 2500K/GTX760SC in my business desktop, and will have a G3258/GTX560Ti 448 in my 'home' desktop. I used to use my business desktop as a gaming machine, but will probably retask this to the other machine, even though it is only running a Pentium. I play MW1/2, BF3/4, FSX and X-Plane... some of which I know will be held back by the Pentium.

Question: Would it make more sense to put the GTX760SC in the Pentium machine and throw the GTX560Ti back in my business machine? ...or is the Pentium choking so bad it doesn't matter? I prefer the 760 in my business machine because it's far quieter than the 560 is, but I can remap the fan profile to maybe quiet things down a bit.

The other question would be power draw... Does the 760 draw significantly less power than the 560?
 
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Keep the machines the way they are and swap them so that the pentium is the business desktop and the 2500k is the home desktop.

As far as power draw I do not know, however the information is available one search away.
 
Pull the GPU out of the Pentium, use its IGP for the business machine. Put the 760 into the 2500k, sell the 560ti.
 
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Pull the GPU out of the Pentium, use its IGP for the business machine. Put the 760 into the 2500k, sell the 560ti.
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You have it backwards... the 2500K/760 is the business machine... the Pentium the gamer.

I considered selling the 560Ti... in fact, I've posted it here in FS/FT but received little interest. I also still use the business rig to fool around with games, so I'll probably keep it at this point.

Keep the machines the way they are and swap them so that the pentium is the business desktop and the 2500k is the home desktop.
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I've considered that as well... and I may do that over Christmas if the G3258 performs like I think it will. Biggest problem is I have W8.1 on the Pentium and W7 on my 2500K... and I would probably have to fool with MS to move them (they were both white box installs.) I don't want W8.1 on my business machine... I just really don't like it.
 
Have you seen all of the threads going on about these new games which aren't installing or running well on dual core machines? (Far Cry 4, Evil Within?)

If I were you I'd what what the other people have suggested and put up with Windows 8.1 on the Pentium as your business machine (DESK3). You could keep the GTX 560 Ti 448 as the graphics card or take it out and sell it on eBay where you will reach a far wider audience who is in the market for older, slower lower-priced graphics cards.

You should really be using the i5 2500K (DESK) as your gaming machine and keep the GTX 760 as your main GPU its got a few more years left in it.
 
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