gtx 460 and gtx 570 SLI??

herbert42

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ok... well i posted another thread on here about buying a new video card and i decided to get a Nvidia gtx 570. this one to be specific: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130595&cm_re=gtx_570-_-14-130-595-_-Product

i have a nvidia gtx 460 right now and i was wondering if it would be a good idea to run them both, or just the 570. here's the link to the exact 460 i have right now: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500173

and also, if i do run them SLI, what would i do about drivers? would i need drivers for both cards, or just the 570? and also what about overclocking?? thanks.
 
You can't run those two in SLI. The best that you could do is use the GTX for Physx and the GTX 570 for graphics. Probably would not make that much of a difference.
 
alright thanks. what should i do with my old video card then?? i dont think very many people are willing to buy used cards.
 
I think it would be a better option (and cheaper)to just get another GTX460 and run them in SLI...forget the 570.

Why are you wanting to upgrade? The 460 is still a very capable card,even the 768mb version.

Just make sure your Power supply is up to it...what is your power supply?
 
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You should be able to get a decent price for it. Just be sure to post a lot of details about it. A lot of people are more inclined to trust the card if you tell them everything about how it performed in your system.
 
I think it would be a better option (and cheaper)to just get another GTX460 and run them in SLI...forget the 570.

Why are you wanting to upgrade? The 460 is still a very capable card.

well, im not entirely sure. i thought i needed a new graphics card because almost all my games are barely working on there for some reason and i figured i needed a better card. everywhere i post online, people say nothing is being bottlenecked on my system, so i figured i must have an old card and needed a new one. its really kinda frustrating. i'll play a game on 1080p with the highest settings and it will lag just as bad as on 640x460 with all the lowest settings. give or take about 5 fps.
 
Agreed with the SLi 460 comment. 'Nuff Said. About your FPS... what processor are you running and what games are you playing?

I have a question though: Since the 560 uses the same GPU as the 460, can you SLi those, Or can you only do that type of multi-card setup with crossfire?

Also, why do people always use FPS Drop and Lag Interchangeably?
 
Agreed with the SLi 460 comment. 'Nuff Said. About your FPS... what processor are you running and what games are you playing?

I have a question though: Since the 560 uses the same GPU as the 460, can you SLi those, Or can you only do that type of multi-card setup with crossfire?

Also, why do people always use FPS Drop and Lag Interchangeably?

you know what... just have all my specs :D

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157191

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231351

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061&Tpk=NZXT Gamma

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871&cm_re=amd_640-_-19-103-871-_-Product

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500173
 
Well, I think your Athlon Quad core would be enough. And a GTX 570 might bottleneck one anyways. Still, what games are you running?

Also, what is your monitor resolution and are you maxing out your games completely or what?
 
Well, I think your Athlon Quad core would be enough. And a GTX 570 might bottleneck one anyways. Still, what games are you running?

Also, what is your monitor resolution and are you maxing out your games completely or what?

im usually not completely maxing out my games. like i said, 90% of the time, the settings don't make a very big difference at all. im playing all my games at 1920x1080 which is my monitors native resolution. im just really confused right now. it doesn't really make sense to me that almost all of my games do this. there are a few games i can remember that run pretty good. dirt 3 usually runs 50-65 fps (usually closer to 60), and crysis 2 runs about the same (50-65). but then pretty much all other games dont run very good. i cant really name many specifics considering most everything does this. first i thought i needed a better processor, then i new video card, and now you guys are saying my video card is fine, and im just so confused 0_o

i need help please.
 
You're not exactly answering my question... List the games you play... Also, what AA do you use? AA can make a huge impact on you're FPS. Otherwise I'm not sure what the problem is.
 
You're not exactly answering my question... List the games you play... Also, what AA do you use? AA can make a huge impact on you're FPS. Otherwise I'm not sure what the problem is.

alright. im sorry. first of all, i guess about half my games have AA on. usually x4 or x2. most of the time it doesn't make a huge performance difference (well, most every setting doesn't do much, but that is besides the point. thats what im here to figure out). i'll list all the games i have for the pc. give or take a few, i might forget some.

assasins creed brotherhood
dirt 3
gta 4
gta san andreas
oblivion
black ops
portal 2
bad company 2
(CS:S) counter strike: source
crysis
crysis 2
crysis warhead (haven't played yet)
morrowind
fallout new vegas
far cry 2
garry's mod
left 4 dead 2
mafia 2
sniper: ghost warrior
team fortress 2

about 70-80% of these games are having this problem. some games run beyond 60 fps. portal 2 is usually always 100+ fps. CS:S runs at like 200-400.
 
I would suggest against getting another GTX 460 and SLIing.
I would suggest selling the GTX 460 and getting a new GTX 570.The GTX 570 is a beast.
The GTX 570 would be able to play anything you throw at it.
The Cons of SLI
1.HEAT
2.POWER
3.Driver Issues

PLus if you go for the GTX 570 you will get better re-sale value later compared to the GTX 460.And Why get 2 cards when there is a single powerful card which can cater to your needs.
 
I would suggest against getting another GTX 460 and SLIing.
I would suggest selling the GTX 460 and getting a new GTX 570.The GTX 570 is a beast.
The GTX 570 would be able to play anything you throw at it.
The Cons of SLI
1.HEAT
2.POWER
3.Driver Issues

PLus if you go for the GTX 570 you will get better re-sale value later compared to the GTX 460.And Why get 2 cards when there is a single powerful card which can cater to your needs.

460 SLI > GTX 570 imo. Less resale value, like you said though.
 
460 SLI > GTX 570 imo. Less resale value, like you said though.

Performance wise it would be able to pull a fast one around the GTX 570 in some games optimized for SLI.But in some games the GTX 570 will also perform better.
But the GTX 570 will be able to handle any games you throw at it without any problems,so would the GTX 460 SLI but why go through all the HASSLE of SLIing rather than just getting one powerful card which is a beast and also will not slack anywhere.
Also there wouldn't be a single game which the GTX 570 won't be able to run at a playable frame-rate which the GTX 460 SLI will be able to run.
The GTX 570 is a beast and also is a better card than the GTX 480.
I would say the performance would be almost equal with the SLI setup having the upper-hand.But with also many other cons for just a few FPS gains.
 
Performance wise it would be able to pull a fast one around the GTX 570 in some games optimized for SLI.But in some games the GTX 570 will also perform better.
But the GTX 570 will be able to handle any games you throw at it without any problems,so would the GTX 460 SLI but why go through all the HASSLE of SLIing rather than just getting one powerful card which is a beast and also will not slack anywhere.
Also there wouldn't be a single game which the GTX 570 won't be able to run at a playable frame-rate which the GTX 460 SLI will be able to run.
The GTX 570 is a beast and also is a better card than the GTX 480.
I would say the performance would be almost equal with the SLI setup having the upper-hand.But with also many other cons for just a few FPS gains.

Honestly, reading that changed my opinion. I never really thought about it too much.
 
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