6 replies to this topic

[Jacobin]

I just bought a GTX560ti for 219.99 (CDN) after rebate.

Should I keep it or spend double for the GTX670?

I dual monitor at 1920x1080, but only game on 1.

I also use fraps.

[Forester]

Personally, I would send the 560 back and pick up a Radeon 7850 for $260 or a little less on Newegg. It's around a 10% increase in out-of-box performance for very little money, has double the VRAM (unless you bought a 2gb 560), consumes a lot less power, has a crapload of overclocking overhead if you want it, and only costs a little more. I know Radeon's drivers suck for gaming, but I think all the benefits outweigh that. Just my personal preference though.

If you have the money for the 670, then by all means go for that, its more or less outperforming the 680 right now and is an amazing card overall. Also, I think the supply/demand of the 670's is starting to stabilize and you can usually find at least one or two models in stock, unlike the rest of the 600's...

[Silentverdict]

The 7850 or the 670 will both handle Gw2 really well, so it's up to you. Do you have a really good CPU that will keep up? It may be overkill if that's slowing you down at all.

[Orz]

My 560ti had no problems on the highest settings, but if you have the money to spend, you might as well go for it. I'm not upgrading myself, no reason to.

I have 2 x 24" HD monitors myself. I have yet to break 46°C on any game, and From Dust is pretty graphics intensive.

[Guinsoona]

I'm still on my 560ti, overclocked to 975mhz. That will last you in almost on high settings for every game.

I'm also considering a 670 but that's for my future tri/quad monitor. As of now I don't see any reason for buying the 670, unless you have some cash to burn and just love the looks of the beast

[Wayfarer]

I was planning to upgrade from my 560ti to a 670, but think I will wait for the 4 gb 670 for a future tri-monitor setup. I'm anxious to see how well the 560ti will run the game in it's final state, but so far I didn't have issues with frame rates in large-scale WvW (running the game at default settings, 1920 x 1200).

Something else to keep in mind about the 670. There seem to be quite a few bad cards in the early batches (based on reading the newegg reviews).

[Bridger]

Are you talking about simply throwing away/reselling the 560? If so, it's probably not worth it. I think the 560Ti will run pretty much any game on the market at ultra right now (please correct if wrong, but mine runs skyrim at max FWIW). If you're only upgrading for future games, why not wait till those games come out so you can get the 670 cheaper (or whatever new brand is out there).