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is 660 ti a decent upgrade? |
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Newbie
Videocard: xfx ati 5850
Processor: ie 530
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PSU: OCZ mod xstream 750
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is 660 ti a decent upgrade? -
09-22-2012, 23:42
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Hello. I have been using ati cards for several years. I'm looking to upgrade my ati 5850 to a new 660 ti, but wasn't sure if I'd see any real gain for the $299 price tage. Any help would be appreciated. Please don't roast me to bad lol as I'm new to the site.
I currently have an i3 530 o.c.ed to 3.3 ghz, with 16 gigs of ddr3 and the 5850. I play Wow, Starcraft 2, Dibalo 3, Tera, Kinghts of the old republic. Looking to get my frame rates up. Thanks in advance for the help |
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Ancient Guru
Videocard: 680 FTW 4GB SLI 1254/7200
Processor: i7 2600k 4.6Ghz HT On
Mainboard: Asus P8P67 Deluxe
Memory: RipJaws X 2x8GB 2133Mhz
Soundcard: Phoebus + DT880 Pro 250
PSU: Corsair AX 1200
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09-22-2012, 23:44
| posts: 14,935 | Location: New Jersey, USA
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Newbie
Videocard: xfx ati 5850
Processor: ie 530
Mainboard:
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PSU: OCZ mod xstream 750
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09-23-2012, 00:10
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thank you very much
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Ancient Guru
Videocard: 680 FTW 4GB SLI 1254/7200
Processor: i7 2600k 4.6Ghz HT On
Mainboard: Asus P8P67 Deluxe
Memory: RipJaws X 2x8GB 2133Mhz
Soundcard: Phoebus + DT880 Pro 250
PSU: Corsair AX 1200
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09-23-2012, 00:23
| posts: 14,935 | Location: New Jersey, USA
no problem, if you can raise the oc on your cpu, the 660ti will thank you with improved performance
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Maha Guru
Videocard: HIS HD 6870
Processor: I3-2120
Mainboard: ASRock H61icafe
Memory: 4GB G.SKILL DDR3 1333
Soundcard: Xonar DX
PSU: PC Power&Cooling S61EPS
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09-23-2012, 00:23
| posts: 2,065 | Location: Evans Ga,USA
If you have the i3 530...then you will not see a gaming improvement...!
If I remember correctly, My old e8500 had better gaming performance...And it bottlenecked my HD 6870.... |
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Ancient Guru
Videocard: 680 FTW 4GB SLI 1254/7200
Processor: i7 2600k 4.6Ghz HT On
Mainboard: Asus P8P67 Deluxe
Memory: RipJaws X 2x8GB 2133Mhz
Soundcard: Phoebus + DT880 Pro 250
PSU: Corsair AX 1200
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09-23-2012, 00:43
| posts: 14,935 | Location: New Jersey, USA
this is the only thing I can find for an i3 530 vs e8500.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/55?vs=118 OP if you get the 660 ti I would oc that cpu as far as she will go or look for a used 1156 quad and oc that |
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Maha Guru
Videocard: HIS HD 6870
Processor: I3-2120
Mainboard: ASRock H61icafe
Memory: 4GB G.SKILL DDR3 1333
Soundcard: Xonar DX
PSU: PC Power&Cooling S61EPS
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09-23-2012, 00:52
| posts: 2,065 | Location: Evans Ga,USA
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Yea^....His HD 5850 is=to my HD6870......He would see very minimal Improvement...But Hey!!!...New Card for next/new system........... 
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Newbie
Videocard: xfx ati 5850
Processor: ie 530
Mainboard:
Memory:
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PSU: OCZ mod xstream 750
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09-23-2012, 00:56
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I just realized the 7850 1 gig model is down to $180 shipped. I wonder how that would compare to the 660 ti i.e. is it worth the extra $120 in terms of performance. Sorry not trying to argue, I'm just ignorant when it comes to invida products and I'm willing to admit that.
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Ancient Guru
Videocard: 680 FTW 4GB SLI 1254/7200
Processor: i7 2600k 4.6Ghz HT On
Mainboard: Asus P8P67 Deluxe
Memory: RipJaws X 2x8GB 2133Mhz
Soundcard: Phoebus + DT880 Pro 250
PSU: Corsair AX 1200
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09-23-2012, 01:01
| posts: 14,935 | Location: New Jersey, USA
http://www.anandtech.com/
click bench top right, then click gpu 2012, then click the cards you want to compare. then click view comparison like this http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/549?vs=647 ^^^this bench is with a 2gb 7850, I would assume the 1 gb 7850 will fare much worse due to the lack of vram |
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Ancient Guru
Videocard: 7950 Vapor-X 1175/1550
Processor: AMD FX-8320 @4.8
Mainboard: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2
Memory: 8GB Kingston HyperX 2400
Soundcard: Audigy 2 Platinum Ex 5.1
PSU: AcBel M8 750
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09-23-2012, 01:03
| posts: 20,851 | Location: NZ
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Ancient Guru
Videocard: GTX660SC + GT640...
Processor: Core i7 2600K
Mainboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Memory: 8gb G.Skill DDR3-1866
Soundcard: Creative Recon3D PCIe
PSU: SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze
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09-23-2012, 01:27
| posts: 13,630 | Location: US East Coast
Personally, I'd go for the 660Ti and call it a day.
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Maha Guru
Videocard: HIS HD 6870
Processor: I3-2120
Mainboard: ASRock H61icafe
Memory: 4GB G.SKILL DDR3 1333
Soundcard: Xonar DX
PSU: PC Power&Cooling S61EPS
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09-23-2012, 01:36
| posts: 2,065 | Location: Evans Ga,USA
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Personally...I Agree....$$$ |
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Ancient Guru
Videocard: Sapphire 7950 3GB
Processor: i7-3770K @ 4.2 GHz
Mainboard: Asus P8Z77-V
Memory: 2x4GB Samsung 1333
Soundcard: Asus Xonar DX + SH PC-350
PSU: Seasonic X-660
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09-23-2012, 04:18
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I'd go for Sapphire 7950 vapor-x and OC it to GTX 680 speeds
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Maha Guru
Videocard: MSI GTX660ti PE OC (SLI)
Processor: AMD FX-8350 @4.6Ghz
Mainboard: SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0
Memory: GSKILL RipjawsX/1600 8GB
Soundcard: X-Fi Titanium Fatality
PSU: CM Silent Pro M 850Watt
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09-23-2012, 06:06
| posts: 1,650 | Location: Calgary Canada®
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Master Guru
Videocard: Galaxy GTX 660 Ti GC 3GB
Processor: i7 2600K 4.8ghz 1.35v
Mainboard: MSI P67A-GD65 B3
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8gb
Soundcard: Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 1k
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09-23-2012, 06:12
| posts: 226 | Location: Eden Praire, MN
I am loving the Galaxy 660 TI GC 3gb. Mine OCs to the same specs as the hardocp one with no problems at all. The card runs just as fast if not fastter then my buddies stock 670. I had a 4890 before this card and I am 100% happy leaving AMDs POS stuff to go back to a NV GPU. Here is a link to the one i got. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162119
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Master Guru
Videocard: MSI 7870 twin frozr
Processor: intel I5 3570k
Mainboard: ASUS
Memory: 8
Soundcard: Logitech
PSU: 600w cooler master silent
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09-23-2012, 12:19
| posts: 224
nvm...
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