Hi peeps, Quick question for you all (and yes I did search, no I couldn't find a sensible answer); Currently I have 2x 560Ti 1GB cards in SLI (not the 448 core type) and find that at 2560x1440 I struggle to run some games and get FPS dips to sub 30 rates and quite honestly, I find it annoying! Everything I read indicates that the 1GB of GPU memory is what is hampering me from running well at this resolution. As such, what single card would make a sensible upgrade path for me? I don't really want to do SLI/Xfire again if I can help it, but am open to the suggestion. I was thinking the R9 280x and over clocking it looks like a good option but can't really find anyone comparing 560Ti SLI to the refreshed cards so it'd difficult to ascertain this by myself. The budget is ~£250 Any thoughts most appreciated!
MSI GTX760 Twin Frozr 4GB model I don't like AMD cards and therefore know nothing about them. Edit: Had a look at recent reviews of the R9 280X. It sits somewhere between a standard 760 and 770. A 770 is a big jump up in price. I can't see many decent reviews of the 4GB version of the 760 Twin Frozr using big resolutions either. This 280x looks good for the price, and looks like it slightly outperforms a 770, so may be a good choice.
When I upgraded from 560ti to 670 I made the mistake of only getting 2GB vram for 1440p. I would really strongly recommend going for 4GB card.
280X is in essence a 7979. Same PCB and cooler from some manufacturers. And yes 4gb versions for large resolutions. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
OK cool. At least I'm on the right idea with the lots of vRAM. Just been having a play with the SLI setup and naturally went for a bit of an OC.. Needless to say the temps are a bit.. hot for my liking at ~90C. I think I may need to schedule a case upgrade too as the old P180 doesn't seem to really have the air flow
