Existential doubt in times of crisis

[_IsaaC_]

How viable do you think the GTX is? Is it really that noticeable? Or is it more marketing than efficiency?
Because, thinking about it, in the long run with my GTX I'll be at a disadvantage, as new titles come out... I'm afraid the poor thing will become obsolete.
So, is the difference really that big? Will I double my FPS?

[_IsaaC_]

I've been reading and on the other hand, it seems that to notice something I should have a large screen, at least 24".
Mine is 22" and I just bought it. And it's not viable to change it now. I'm already late.

[Bm4n]

You wouldn't notice anything, 22 and 24" have the same resolution. An SSD won't help you more than to reduce loading times. In my opinion you should save it that surely within not much you will need a new graphics card.

[_IsaaC_]

New? regardless of what I mount the sli... damn…
I understand then that I should sell the graphics card and buy another? a 560?

[Bm4n]

No, I say in the future, new graphics will come out, let's say by the middle of the year or the end, you should update… SLI is fine if, for example, right now you couldn't play any game properly, so you look for a deal or a second-hand one and set up the SLI. But if not in a year or so, save the money and you'll see what you do.

What you could use is another memory module, and they are cheap, because right now you only have dual channel in 4GB of RAM. Edit. No, it's trichannel… I was thinking that you have LGA1156.

[_IsaaC_]

I already bought it not long ago and it's set to triple channel. 3x2gb ddr3.
So clarify me, you don't see it viable for me to spend a cent, do you? not even buying another gtx for 80€

[Sylver]

Depending on how cheap the second graphics card is (it must be on sale) SLI is a good option.
What Bm4n is saying is that with the evolution that games are currently having, your equipment won't take long to need a more powerful one, even SLI will be too small for you in the not too distant future.

Regards

[Tecnho]

Be careful with Palit, I have seen models of the same reference like Gigabyte and Asus and Palit come with for example 192bit in the 560 and Gigabyte and Asus 256, the same thing happens with the 460.

[Bm4n]

If you see that you need to buy another one, but if not, it's better to save it for a new generation one.

[Tecnho]

by the way, the new ATI AMD come out on December 22, they have brought the date forward

[Sylver]

@Tecnho:

by the way on december 22nd the new ATI AMD come out, they have brought the date forward

It was only right, being christmas, business as usual...

[_IsaaC_]

Well, the thing is that I'm starting to see that with the gtx I'll be short, until now I played at 1280x1024 resolution, now with the new monitor, in full hd it seems that it's a bit more sluggish.
The palit, is the sonic version of 700Mhz and 256 bit tb, for 90€. I think that the frequency varies both of the clock and of the graphics processor. For the rest, same bits, same memory.
The only problem is having to change the source. And the real performance in practice, if it's efficient or not.
Seeing your comments, it doesn't seem to be a big handicap to do sli. From what I understand you're more of a high-end graphics card, than two mid-range ones.
I don't understand so many reviews that it performs like the 580 in sli if then in practice, it becomes obsolete. Something doesn't add up

[Sylver]

Your source would hold up without any problems. I don't think it's necessary to change it.
Just as the SLI will give you a performance similar to that of a 580, the 580 itself will become obsolete in a short time, but that's something that happens with all hardware. That's why both will eventually be replaced.
What they tell you is that those 90€ can be 1/3 more or less of the next high-end graphics card you can buy if you save up, and when the new graphics card models come out that leave behind those that are currently high-end. If it's not the market or the wear and tear, it will be the software that asks for the update, and beware that this is not the norm, in fact you can buy a 580 now and it will give you a fight for up to X years, like any good graphics card, or exactly the same with the SLI, but the logical thing is that sooner or later you will update, because the software you use (games...) asks for it or because you want to improve the image quality even more, etc.
Be sure that the hardware will always improve, and that the recreational software (and non-recreational) will always ask for more and more.
Best regards

[_IsaaC_]

Well, it will become obsolete, I already know it. Back in 2009 when I bought the i7, they told me that the second generation would come out the following year. Well, the third one came out and for now it continues to perform well.
Unfortunately, yes, I have to change the power supply. My power supply is Tacens and it's good, but… it only comes with two 12v connectors and one -12v. Maybe it can be fixed by changing the wiring. But I can't even think about it in case it burns out later.
Damn, if the GTX 580 becomes obsolete in a year I'll sell the PC and burn down the house.:D I know they will keep releasing new pixel shaders, new DirectX, etc., etc... but as of today, there are still games coming out with DX10 and shader 3.
On the other hand, they offered me to change the graphics card + €100 for the 570. It seems like it's getting more and more interesting.

[Sylver]

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@_IsaaC_:

Bueno, el se quedara obsoleto ya me lo conozco yo. Ya en el 2009 cuando me compre el i7 me dijeron q al año saldria la 2ª generacion. Pues saldra la 3era y de momento sigue dando el cayo.
Desgraciadamente si, he de cambiar fuente. Mi fuente es tacens y buena, pero… viene solo con dos tomas de 12v y otra de -12, quiza se le puede hacer el apaño cambiando el cableado. Pero vamos no se me pasa por la cabeza no vaya a ser q luego se queme.
Joder si la gtx 580 se queda obsoleta en un año vendo el pc y quemo la casa.:D Se que iran sacando nuevos pixel shader, nuevos directx etc etc... pero a dia de hoy todavia salen juegos con dx10 y shader 3.
Por otro lado me han ofrecido cambiar la grafica + 100€ por la 570. Parece q va tomando mas color.

Hombre, aquí han habido unas pocas actualizaciones de gráfica desde que salió el Battlefield 3, y todas venían dando el callo…
Básicamente, como las nuevas gráficas están en camino, lo propio es esperar y hacerse con una, pero no es mala opción tampoco una actualización como la que pretendes.

Las gráficas suelen traer el cableado necesario para adaptar las tomas comunes de las fuentes.

Saludos

[_IsaaC_]

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No, mi oc2 venia sin cables creo recordar. Tampoco traia el puente.
La fuente en total trae 6 tomas 2 12v y las otras 4 peripetial sata.
Y mis dos tomas de la fuente 12v se las come la grafica. Si que me quedan tomas libres en la fuente pero a otros voltajes. De ahi que tenga q cambiar fuente( es lo q mas me mosquea, 50€ mas en una fuente)
A dia de hoy se siguen poniendo los puentes entre las graficas, en sli? pensaba q ya no hacia falta.

[_IsaaC_]

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Bueno lo de la Gtx 570 va cogiendo peso. Ahora mi duda es si aguantara mi fuente.
He estado leyendo y parece q necesita minimo 650W porahi bien, pero 35A mi fuente es de 30A.
Tambien voy a tener q cambiar fuente?

[incrediboy]

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@_IsaaC_:

Bueno lo de la Gtx 570 va cogiendo peso. Ahora mi duda es si aguantara mi fuente.
He estado leyendo y parece q necesita minimo 650W porahi bien, pero 35A mi fuente es de 30A.
Tambien voy a tener q cambiar fuente?

eso son 360w reales… yo la veo demasiado justa para una 570

[_IsaaC_]

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es mas cada toma de 12 tiene 22a nose si son 22a comunes o se suman. Pq si es asi son 264w por toma, como son dos 528w. Digo yo