Upgrading Graphics card.

I currently have a Nvidia GTX 275 but I'm looking to upgrade.

I've narrowed it down to a GTX 560 Ti and a GTX 570 since I like to remain with Nvidia and the other cards from Nvidia cost a bit too much at this moment.

However I'm unsure which of the two I should get.

The 560 only costs 250 so that's a plus while the 570 costs 350, but my question: Is the 570 really worth the extra 100?

Also, for how much would my GTX 275 still sell? Tried looking on google but it seems the card became extinct or something, lol.

Thx in advance.

By SSD you mean a Solid State Drive? Does it really make that much of a difference?

I haven't thought about buying another 275 and using SLI, it would definitely be a lot cheaper but how high is the performance increase?

Also one of the reasons why I'm upgrading is because I want a dx11 card, which the 275 unfortunately isn't.

Tepid said:

This depends on what you are doing, as for gaming, not really, to my knowledge.
You might see faster load times, but that is about it, it loads to the video card and plays from there.
However, maybe on some swapping (if there is any) you will see an increase.

Yep. Levels load quicker, texture streaming on a few games is smoother, but overall it has virtually no impact on framerate.

One game in particular I have noticed a marked yet still marginal performance increase is in GTAIV which loads a lot of textures from the HDD > video card. It doesn't actually increase the framerate per se, but it does make the overall game feel smoother.

Overall best gaming performance increase on a system like yours will be the video card upgrade only.

If budget is a concern, then a new video card is definitely more important.

An SSD would certainly be a noticeable and welcome improvement all round, but a new card should be the priority.


As for the card itself, what resolution is your LG TV?

If it's 1366x768 (720P) then the 560ti is a good little card.

If it's a 1920x1080(1080P) then the 570 may just justify the extra cost.

linnemeyerhere said:

Personally I would get the GTX 470

Personally I'd be inclined to stick with the 570 - runs cooler and quieter, uses a tad less power and has arguably more focus for driver support.

Don't get the 470. It has great power, but it gets very hot, uses a lot of power and has lots of driver problems. Returned mine for a 580. :)

smarteyeball said:

If budget is a concern, then a new video card is definitely more important.

An SSD would certainly be a noticeable and welcome improvement all round, but a new card should be the priority.


As for the card itself, what resolution is your LG TV?

If it's 1366x768 (720P) then the 560ti is a good little card.

If it's a 1920x1080(1080P) then the 570 may just justify the extra cost.

It's a FullHD TV so 1920x1080.

I've been thinking about getting a 3D TV as well, don't know if that would impact the choice in graphics card?

@TVeblen:

Thx for that, didn't think about checking ebay. Seems like I could sell it for around 100 if I'm lucky.

The higher res would benefit from more grunt.


EDIT:

3D TV

http://www.nvidia.com/object/3dtv-pl...uirements.html