I'm about to upgrade ans i have a bit of a dilemma
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S.S.S




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PostPosted: Fri, 29th Jul 2011 20:27    Post subject: I'm about to upgrade ans i have a bit of a dilemma
Yeah

So basically i have 250$ left on my upgrade budget and i wonder if i should either :

- Get an OCZ Vertex 3 SSD

or

- Get a GTX 580 over a GTX 570

Processor is an i5 2500k with 8 gigs of ram and a corsair HX 750W power supply. My monitor is 1680 x 1050 so i tend to lean toward the SSD since GTX 570 can handle most games @ max settings at that resolution but on the other hand i keep thinking about the future and how a GTX 580 would leave me enough room to max future games with 8x AA , AF ect. I'm upgrading mostly in prevision for BF3 and Elder Scroll 5 btw.

So what would you guys do ?
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PostPosted: Fri, 29th Jul 2011 20:36    Post subject:
I got that SSD, im very happy about it.

I recommend it


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PostPosted: Fri, 29th Jul 2011 20:43    Post subject: Re: I'm about to upgrade ans i have a bit of a dilemma
S.S.S wrote:
- Get a GTX 580 over a GTX 570



Either SSD or wait for the new ATI series which should be out in ~3 months ( new nV series will only make their debut in Q1 2012 ).


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PostPosted: Fri, 29th Jul 2011 20:53    Post subject: Re: I'm about to upgrade ans i have a bit of a dilemma
tonizito wrote:
S.S.S wrote:
- Get a GTX 580 over a GTX 570



Either SSD or wait for the new ATI series which should be out in ~3 months ( new nV series will only make their debut in Q1 2012 ).


I'm not wating 3 months for that and the board i choose is SLI so i'm going nvidia. I don't plan to SLI right away but maybe in the future.

So far :

SSD 2
GTX 580 0
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PostPosted: Fri, 29th Jul 2011 21:21    Post subject:
i've read on newegg.com that SSDs die easily on you...no matter config...


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PostPosted: Fri, 29th Jul 2011 21:21    Post subject:
S.S.S wrote:
- Get a GTX 580 over a GTX 570

This is the worst kind of upgrade exercise I could think of. Totally useless. You remind me of fugazi. Cool Face

Get the SSD. 570 will be more than enough for both Battlefield and Skyrim.
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S.S.S




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PostPosted: Fri, 29th Jul 2011 21:53    Post subject:
human_steel wrote:
S.S.S wrote:
- Get a GTX 580 over a GTX 570

This is the worst kind of upgrade exercise I could think of. Totally useless. You remind me of fugazi. Cool Face

Get the SSD. 570 will be more than enough for both Battlefield and Skyrim.


This is not just Battlefield and Skyrim though (even if it's the main reason why i'm upgrading now since my current system would struggle with both of these) but also about games that will come out in 1-3 years since i upgrade every 3 years.

Then again maybe i should just get the 570 and SLI it once price go down and my system start to struggle with future titles or just upgrade to whatever will be on the market by then.

And who in the fuck is fugazi ? Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri, 29th Jul 2011 22:12    Post subject:
was he the guy who sold his gpu to buy a marginally better one?


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PostPosted: Fri, 29th Jul 2011 22:15    Post subject:
He'd sold his 470 to get a 480 purely to have PhysX-powered games run a tad better. Cool Face
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PostPosted: Fri, 29th Jul 2011 23:28    Post subject:
i vote 580, just to make the decision harder Cool Face


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PostPosted: Fri, 29th Jul 2011 23:30    Post subject:
And why not fulfill both objectives? Smug
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PostPosted: Fri, 29th Jul 2011 23:46    Post subject:
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PostPosted: Fri, 29th Jul 2011 23:57    Post subject:
garus wrote:
human_steel wrote:
And why not fulfill both objectives? Smug


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PostPosted: Sat, 30th Jul 2011 00:17    Post subject:
You sure as hell won't get a GTX580 for $250 Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat, 30th Jul 2011 02:18    Post subject:
Vertex 3 is shit, to many user complain about probs. Either get a real SSD from Intel or a Crucial m4 or get next GFX generation.


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PostPosted: Sat, 30th Jul 2011 03:02    Post subject:
DaLexy wrote:
Vertex 3 is shit, to many user complain about probs. Either get a real SSD from Intel or a Crucial m4 or get next GFX generation.


It's not just the Vertex 3, it's all drives using the Sandforce 22xx controller, from Corsair, OCZ to Intel. The solution is to stick with an earlier firmware (2.06) since it seems like it's a timing issue with the sandforce-controller.


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PostPosted: Sat, 30th Jul 2011 06:55    Post subject:
Frant wrote:
DaLexy wrote:
Vertex 3 is shit, to many user complain about probs. Either get a real SSD from Intel or a Crucial m4 or get next GFX generation.


It's not just the Vertex 3, it's all drives using the Sandforce 22xx controller, from Corsair, OCZ to Intel. The solution is to stick with an earlier firmware (2.06) since it seems like it's a timing issue with the sandforce-controller.


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PostPosted: Sat, 30th Jul 2011 10:44    Post subject:
DaLexy wrote:
Vertex 3 is shit, to many user complain about probs. Either get a real SSD from Intel or a Crucial m4 or get next GFX generation.


WTF man. gtx570->580 is not next gen.
The 580 is not worth the extra money for that less extra performance.


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PostPosted: Sat, 30th Jul 2011 12:49    Post subject:
i have the 570, its shit. fraps says im only getting 15 fps on minesweeper... but thats with all settings on max...


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PostPosted: Sat, 30th Jul 2011 13:03    Post subject:
SSD over a marginal upgrade any time, but like Frant says, be careful with the Firmware, SandForce seem to have made a slight "woopsie" somewhere. I'm sure it'll be fixed soon enough though, they did it with the V2's as well Smile

A 580 at least definitely isn't worth it over a 570, never has been, never will be. Especially at your low resolution, that's a complete waste of money.
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PostPosted: Wed, 3rd Aug 2011 04:41    Post subject:
sabin1981 wrote:
You sure as hell won't get a GTX580 for $250 Very Happy


I know but i already had counted the GTX 570 and had 250$ left on my overall budget. 570 and 580 have about 250$ difference between them.

And yeah i'm going to go with the Vertex 3 Very Happy
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