580 question

Since my 5970 died. I have decided to buy a 580 and then add another when i can afford. This seems to be a decent idea, was just going to ask. Should i buy a model for say £ 400 and oc it to the models that cost like 500 max? or wait and buy one of the ready oc'd cards. I have never oc'd a graphics card

 

my 2 are reference non oc models I just oc them myself. buy the cheapest with the best warranty.

 

Guessing Evga? how is your setup performing? would mine be much different? cpu is at 3.8 atm.

 

if you had a 580, your setup would be pretty much the same as mine!

My rig runs like a dream, Very fast, very nice.......me likey me lighty!!

 

hahah no likey no lighty i will add another in a few months time

 

i would say go for the one with the best aftermarket cooler attached.

so asus directcu, msi twin frozr, gigabyte windforce 3x, sparkle calibre x580 (i think galaxy also have a card with the accelero cooler too), etc.

the only reason i'd go evga is if i were planning to watercool because of their warranty. but if youre planning to aircool, why pay extra for a reference card and then pay more for an aftermarket cooler when you could just buy a card that already has one fitted at a similar price to the evga card.

on top of that, if you dont plan to keep your card for longer than two years, then theres no point to lifetime warranty.

 

1 is evga, 1 is galaxy. these cards tear through everything. I came from 1 580 and a qx9650 @4ghz the difference is like night and day even with sli disabled. I bought 1 card first and another later on when I could afford it

 

<--- MSI GTX 580 Lightning
http://guru3d.com/article/msi-geforce-gtx-580-lightning-review/

After RMA'ing a Galaxy model with Accelero Plus cooler, I decided to grab the Lightning. Best card I've ever owned (and I'm only on day two). :hbd:

 

^ Yes, it beats the Asus GTX 580 DirectCU II in temps @ stock clocks (while its fan noise level is no different). Its custom PCB design / parts choice is undeniably the best there is. The only thing I still don't like about it though is the fact it dumps part of its hot air inside your case, which becomes a bit of a problem if you use SLI and overclock high. The Gigabyte GV-N580 Ultra Durable is somewhat less noiseless if you plan to overclock high. On LN2, the Asus was able to remain stable @ 1519 MHz core. lol

 

same like me bro. i came from a q9550 @4ghz and SLI gtx 580. After switching mobo and cpu now is light year faster. I actually went from 50fps to 88fps in metro2033. Come on BF3 i'm ready