I've got around 500$ to spend on a GPU and I've been trying to decide and I was wondering which you all would recommend for the best price/performance for 500$.
(It can be either Nvidia or ATI. IT DOESN'T MATTER.)
Thank you!
Offtopic question, What does the Interface do on a HDD, is the SATA 6.0 gb/s better than 3.0 gb/s in terms of perfomance? (I know thats the speed of the transfer rate but is there any technological means behind it? And if you could, explain the specs on HDDs and what specs to look for?)
I am envious of your budget, personally I would go with NVidia because my current ati card had some driver issues in the past and it was a pain in the ass to get it working again
Well, it depends on what you want. I looked on Tiger-Direct for both products, same memory (2GB), same manufacturer, both overclocked. They even both use Twin Frozr II. Links:
Now, my analysis may be off because I have never used either of these cards, and I have never used Raedon, either. But, I'll do it anyway. (Please correct me (politely) if I'm wrong.)
1)The Raedon 6950 has 2 DVI ports, 2 mini-display ports, and 1 HDMI connector. It supports up to 4 monitors. Its core clock is at 810 MHz and the memory clock is at 5000MHz. It supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.0. Cost: $289.99 (not counting rebate. W/rebate, it's $269.99)
2)The nVidia GTX 560Ti has 2 Dual-link DVi ports and a mini-HDMI connector. It supports up to 2 monitors. It's core clock is at 870MHz and the memory clock is at 4080MHz. It supports DirectX 11, OpenCL, DirectCompute 5.0, and OpenGL 4.1 . Cost: $279.99
Card 1 supports more monitors, and its memory clock is faster than that of card 2. Card 2 supports more recent version of OpenGL. Card 2 has a faster core clock and supports more technologies than card 1, but it's older than card 1.
As I said before, it depends on what you want. If you want a fast memory clack and want to use 3-4 monitors, then Card 1 might be your choice. If you only want to use 2 monitors and want a slightly faster core clock, then you might want Card 2 (which is cheaper, but only by $10.)
Again, I may be terribly wrong.
Ehh, I'm sure you could overclock them to run at about the same core clock in the end, but core clock speed isn't everything. Generally, the 6950s tend to beat out the 560TIs and are usually cheaper. On the other hand, what I personally view as the flagship of the 6950 line is the Sapphire 2GB Dirt 3 edition. It has dual bios and runs like a 6970 at the flick of a switch, and even then you can do some overclocking with it.
Overall, I doubt you'll be disappointed with the 560TI or the 6950, but definitely look into the Sapphire cards. They've got awesome reviews and they're fast.
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It's my understanding too that both ATI and Nvidia will be releasing their next generation cards early next year. I have no idea if this is true or not, but I've also heard they will out preform anything available right now at similar prices. I haven't done hardly any research on them yet since I don't even have an adequate PC right now so I could be entirely wrong (this information comes from what I've heard on another forum.)
Personally, if I had your budget, I would look into it better information than I can give and potentially wait until January-March for the new cards.
Two Sapphire 6950s (the ones with dual bios) if you don't plan on upgrading the GPU some time after that.
If you do plan on constantly upgrading the same PC, you should probably go with the GTX580 then, so you can just buy another and run them in SLI when you upgrade.
(It can be either Nvidia or ATI. IT DOESN'T MATTER.)
Thank you!
Offtopic question, What does the Interface do on a HDD, is the SATA 6.0 gb/s better than 3.0 gb/s in terms of perfomance? (I know thats the speed of the transfer rate but is there any technological means behind it? And if you could, explain the specs on HDDs and what specs to look for?)
Take this HDD for example: is this a good one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697
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edit: if you don't have SLI/xFire then run a 580 or a Gtx 560Ti 2Win
this, also make sure your power supply can handle both cards, if there isn't enough power it's not going to even boot up :tongue.gif:
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1) MSI Raedon 6950 Twin Frozr II
2) MSI 560 GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II
Now, my analysis may be off because I have never used either of these cards, and I have never used Raedon, either. But, I'll do it anyway. (Please correct me (politely) if I'm wrong.)
1)The Raedon 6950 has 2 DVI ports, 2 mini-display ports, and 1 HDMI connector. It supports up to 4 monitors. Its core clock is at 810 MHz and the memory clock is at 5000MHz. It supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.0. Cost: $289.99 (not counting rebate. W/rebate, it's $269.99)
2)The nVidia GTX 560Ti has 2 Dual-link DVi ports and a mini-HDMI connector. It supports up to 2 monitors. It's core clock is at 870MHz and the memory clock is at 4080MHz. It supports DirectX 11, OpenCL, DirectCompute 5.0, and OpenGL 4.1 . Cost: $279.99
Card 1 supports more monitors, and its memory clock is faster than that of card 2. Card 2 supports more recent version of OpenGL. Card 2 has a faster core clock and supports more technologies than card 1, but it's older than card 1.
As I said before, it depends on what you want. If you want a fast memory clack and want to use 3-4 monitors, then Card 1 might be your choice. If you only want to use 2 monitors and want a slightly faster core clock, then you might want Card 2 (which is cheaper, but only by $10.)
Again, I may be terribly wrong.
you could run without any problems
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Ehh, I'm sure you could overclock them to run at about the same core clock in the end, but core clock speed isn't everything. Generally, the 6950s tend to beat out the 560TIs and are usually cheaper. On the other hand, what I personally view as the flagship of the 6950 line is the Sapphire 2GB Dirt 3 edition. It has dual bios and runs like a 6970 at the flick of a switch, and even then you can do some overclocking with it.
Overall, I doubt you'll be disappointed with the 560TI or the 6950, but definitely look into the Sapphire cards. They've got awesome reviews and they're fast.
Personally, if I had your budget, I would look into it better information than I can give and potentially wait until January-March for the new cards.
If you do plan on constantly upgrading the same PC, you should probably go with the GTX580 then, so you can just buy another and run them in SLI when you upgrade.