XxMetalMartyrxX Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) They're around the same price, but the 7970 is looking to be a bit more powerful. Looking to upgrade from my HD Radeon 6770. What would you chose? Edited February 4, 2012 by XxMetalMartyrxX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shingara Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 i think that one purly goes down to taste, the hd is more powerful but the nvidia is bugged down by dodgy drivers at the min so pfft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkanovi Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I'd actually recommend the 7950, it beats 580 in performance and price - and performance will only increase with future drivers. If you want to go to nvidia, you should wait for their 6xx series to be released first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
United_Strafes Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Get the 2 590s in SLI with the i7 990x, then you can have the good fake fake computer that a lot of people have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxMetalMartyrxX Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Alright hmm, I've got a slightly noobish question here. If I upgrade to a higher end card, will I need to get a new cooling system? Or is the stock cooling system that came for the 6770 be good enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shingara Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Alright hmm, I've got a slightly noobish question here. If I upgrade to a higher end card, will I need to get a new cooling system? Or is the stock cooling system that came for the 6770 be good enough? stock is fine but the question should be what monitor are you pushing all this power to, pointless spending a ton when you have a 5 year old 60hz vga monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xandarous Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Nvidia will always be better in terms of stability and drivers etc. And if I was you...do what I did...2x GTX 560Ti. Amazing bang for buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxMetalMartyrxX Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 stock is fine but the question should be what monitor are you pushing all this power to, pointless spending a ton when you have a 5 year old 60hz vga monitor. No no, I've got a brand new Samsung monitor. Also using a 43" Samsung plasma TV for videos and games like Skyrim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrownedOut Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 7970 is the best single card solution right now. If what you are looking for is the best single card solution then that is what you should buy. Driver wise, both companies have issues, with the recent influx of TDR problems for NVidia or the oftentimes bad performance in a random game from ATI. As far as SWTOR goes, both perform fine, with no real driver issues. The 580 is a great card, but the 3GB version is the same price as the 7970 3GB, meaning there is no point in buying the 580 if the performance on the 7970 is better by an average margin of 20%. Prices probably will not drop for 6 months or so, after NVidia releases it's next cards, the Kepler batch. The 7970 will hold it's value for a long time to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthHovak Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 The 580 Bench's a good deal higher than the ATI, plus, SWTOR seems to run much better on the NVIDIA cards all around. I just got a 560ti 2 gig and it is ridiculously awesome. turned all the way up on all settings, I can be in imperial fleet with 200 other people and its smooth as glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxMetalMartyrxX Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 7970 is the best single card solution right now. If what you are looking for is the best single card solution then that is what you should buy. Driver wise, both companies have issues, with the recent influx of TDR problems for NVidia or the oftentimes bad performance in a random game from ATI. As far as SWTOR goes, both perform fine, with no real driver issues. The 580 is a great card, but the 3GB version is the same price as the 7970 3GB, meaning there is no point in buying the 580 if the performance on the 7970 is better by an average margin of 20%. Prices probably will not drop for 6 months or so, after NVidia releases it's next cards, the Kepler batch. The 7970 will hold it's value for a long time to come. I'm thinking you just sold it. Debating whether I should wait until August to upgrade (when my warranty expires) or just swap cards and void the warranty right away. Oh decisions -.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrownedOut Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Here is a chart that I enjoy using: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shingara Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) I'm thinking you just sold it. Debating whether I should wait until August to upgrade (when my warranty expires) or just swap cards and void the warranty right away. Oh decisions -.- why would you void the warranty, is it a pre built machine ? Edited February 4, 2012 by Shingara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtMonster Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 video card upgrades....*drool . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxMetalMartyrxX Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 why would you void the warranty, is it a pre built machine ? Yeah, it's a pre built HPE H8-1022. Just bought myself a 1100w power supply, now looking for a card upgrade. Everything else on this machine is mint other than the 6770. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmerus Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 The 580 Bench's a good deal higher than the ATI, plus, SWTOR seems to run much better on the NVIDIA cards all around. I just got a 560ti 2 gig and it is ridiculously awesome. turned all the way up on all settings, I can be in imperial fleet with 200 other people and its smooth as glass. Stop trolling. 7970 is MUCH faster than GTX 580 http://media.bestofmicro.com/X/L/320025/original/BF3%20ultra%205760.png ATI is MUCH better than Nvidia in SWTOR http://media.bestofmicro.com/7/3/317775/original/HighTrAA%201920.png So getting one 7970 is going to cost as much as getting two 560ti but you will get better performance, NO stuttering, lower power cost, cooler case, MUCH higher reliability and you will be future safe because it has better support for GPGPU. Stop being a fanboy and tell the guy the truth. Would really SUCK if he would have gone out and gotten himself two GTX 560ti when he could have gotten himself something much better. Sad this forum is filled with fanbois like yourself who lies and does everything just so the brand you are supporting appears better than it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxMetalMartyrxX Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) Stop trolling. 7970 is MUCH faster than GTX 580 http://media.bestofmicro.com/X/L/320025/original/BF3%20ultra%205760.png ATI is MUCH better than Nvidia in SWTOR http://media.bestofmicro.com/7/3/317775/original/HighTrAA%201920.png So getting one 7970 is going to cost as much as getting two 560ti but you will get better performance, NO stuttering, lower power cost, cooler case, MUCH higher reliability and you will be future safe because it has better support for GPGPU. Stop being a fanboy and tell the guy the truth. Would really SUCK if he would have gone out and gotten himself two GTX 560ti when he could have gotten himself something much better. Sad this forum is filled with fanbois like yourself who lies and does everything just so the brand you are supporting appears better than it is. Thanks man, I appreciate it. After looking at that chart, I was under the impression that the 7970 was a more powerful card then it's 6990 counterpart. Perhaps I'll wait a while for the 7990, and hope for cheaper costs. The 6990, last I checked was ridiculously expensive. Edited February 4, 2012 by XxMetalMartyrxX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shingara Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) Stop trolling. 7970 is MUCH faster than GTX 580 http://media.bestofmicro.com/X/L/320025/original/BF3%20ultra%205760.png ATI is MUCH better than Nvidia in SWTOR http://media.bestofmicro.com/7/3/317775/original/HighTrAA%201920.png So getting one 7970 is going to cost as much as getting two 560ti but you will get better performance, NO stuttering, lower power cost, cooler case, MUCH higher reliability and you will be future safe because it has better support for GPGPU. Stop being a fanboy and tell the guy the truth. Would really SUCK if he would have gone out and gotten himself two GTX 560ti when he could have gotten himself something much better. Sad this forum is filled with fanbois like yourself who lies and does everything just so the brand you are supporting appears better than it is. Im not arguing facts and numbers BUT i have sli gtx560 ti oc2's and have no stuttering, incredibly performance and swtor runs at 92-115fps constantly with everything on high, full shadows bloom etc, if it can be ticked it is. only thing i dont have on is vcync because i dont need it. Edited February 4, 2012 by Shingara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wessik Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Im not arguing facts and numbers BUT i have sli gtx560 ti oc2's and have no stuttering, incredibly performance and swtor runs at 92-115fps constantly with everything on high, full shadows bloom etc, if it can be ticked it is. only thing i dont have on is vcync because i dont need it. i have a single GTX 570, i am experiencing the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paralassa Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Hi there! There are existing discussion threads regarding computer hardware which you may find very helpful: Desktop Hardware Q&ALooking to build a machine?*Ultimate* Desktop PC Performance GuideUltimate Guide to speeding up Win 7 on low/mid range systems[HOWTO - RAMDRIVE] Increasing SWTOR System PerformanceOfficial Bioware Guide to In-Game Performance Settings You can also check out our General FAQs for information about minimum system specifications. In the interest of consolidating discussion, we have closed this thread. Please use one of the topics linked above for further questions and discussion of hardware specifications. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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