Video card quandary

[camel24hrs]

Originally Posted by speculum jockey

I'm sure everyone knows this, but a little reminder.

Increasing the voltage to your GPU or your CPU can have negative consequences. Such consequences may include. . .

-increased power consumption
-instability
-reduction in processor life
-increases in heat output
-voiding your warranty
-stability in benchmarking, but instability in other applications
-stomach pains
-causing damage to your mainboard (rare)

If you're overclocking make sure you keep a close eye on temperatures and if possible use aftermarket cooling methods (typically a better heatsink/fan or combination of both).

If such issues crop up discontinue your voltage increases. If the issues persist after returning to default settings, consult a nerd.

Monitor everything. Always have. Been running a q9550 cpu 2.86 at 3.7 for 3 years. From what I have read the 560ti is good for a lot more than 1.150v. It is just they set that as the limiter on the card. Temps look excellent so far and most likely will back down to 950/1900 @1.075v. Just like to push it to see how far it would go. So far from the review sites I have seen, 975/1900 @ 1.125v is not uncommon with this board.

But your point is well taken. Everything you have said is true. So everyone overclock at your own risk.

[Biggs]

Thats great news! Im gonna hold off on getting the card till the release of CoD. Im interested in seeing what my oc'd 4850 can muster before I spend anymore money... This card upgrade will be the last bit of hardware i'll put into this rig from now on... After that, its time for a whole new setup
If I get it I'm hoping to do what they did on that website i posted earlier, and try to make ~940-50 on stock voltage. Ill probably just use nvidias oc tool too.

As for my CPU 3.2 OC. The vcore is at 1.35, tho i set it to 1.36 in the bios... The cpuid is telling me its only using 1.35. Temps are great, havent seen anything higher than 58C when stressed. The bios is set at a 9 mulitiplier and 355 for he frequency.

[Biggs [CV]]

Here is another site where you can compare vid cards :
http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards....=628&card2=641

I have a ATI ASUS 6870 that I am very happy with. I never had an ATI card before, I was strictly Nvidia. I upgraded a month ago. Vid card was my last and toughest decision and I finally got the 6870 for a good price at Tigerdirect.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...351&CatId=2306

Go to the first link I gave you and put in the 6870, it compares rather well with both the Nvidia cards you listed and its $244 at Tigerdirect. It also uses less power than either the Nvidia cards which means it should run cooler.
Not trying to change you mind, just giving you some food for thought.

[Biggs]

hmm that does sound pretty good too... though i really like the 2gig option with the 560ti. But it seems that with an overclock the 6870 should be on par with it.

food for thought indeed.

[JAMF]

Maybe compare the 6950 to the 560Ti. It has 2GB and performance 'n' pricewise it's close too.

[NLS61]

Originally Posted by JAMF

Maybe compare the 6950 to the 560Ti. It has 2GB and performance 'n' pricewise it's close too.

I had a look at that but here in the Netherlands I can have A MSI 560Ti for 219 euro and that is way cheaper than a 6950.

So i'm think to go nvidia on an ASUS p8h67 mount an i5 2500k on it with 4 gb 1333 kingston and see where it ill get me.
Both the i5 and the 560 seam ocable enough.
any sugestions?

[camel24hrs]

PALit 560 2gig now running at stock voltage:
920 core
1840 shader
2450 memory (4900)

Breezes through Farcry2 with max setting. Min fps 69 max 96 avg 88. This with a Q9950@3600 on a Asus P5K. idle 29c full load 76c. max fan speed was 53%. I think this just might run COD with all the bells and whistles. Stock voltage is 1.025 and I can go up to 1.150. So there is room for more, but I will leave it where it is at and leave the voltage alone as I dont need more right now.

Overall a good card. Overclocks well and I like the 2gig if I ever need it.

[JAMF]

Originally Posted by NLS61

I had a look at that but here in the Netherlands I can have A MSI 560Ti for 219 euro and that is way cheaper than a 6950.

In the Dutch Pricewatch @ Tweakers.net :
- 2GB versions: 6950 = 247€ delivered , 560Ti = 303€ delivered
- 1GB versions: 6950 = 229€ delivered , 560Ti = 219€ delivered

2GB: price advantage AMD by 56€
1GB: price advantage nVidia by 10€

Better to compare similar spec'd items. Since Mr. Maddox said more graphic memory is better...

Here's a head-2-head comparison of the 1GB versions of the 560 and 6950:
http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon...0-ti-review/10