Simples, which one is best? http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-asus-gtx-560-direct-cu-40nm-4008mhz-gddr5-gpu-810mhz-shader-1620mhz-336-cores-2-x-dvi-i-mhdmi-pl or the SSC version of this http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-evga-gtx-460-superclocked-Cheesecake-4050mhz-gddr5-gpu-867mhz-shader-clock-1734mhz-336-cores-2x-dl-dvi- Also would 2 of the ASUS 560 in SLI be any good?
Firstly whats your budget and screen resolution? 560 ti's are ok but instead of going sli why not go straight for a GTX 570 though general consensus is to wait for Kepler 600 series nVidia cards. Price drops on current 500 series.
Sorry should have been more informative in my question. I currently have the gtx 460 ssc in my sig rig. My employer just bought 4 gtx 560's (not ti though i don't think) It says Asus GTX 560 Direct CU on the box. These however are no use to us in the office as our psu's have no additional power so I was wondering if I was to speak nicely to my boss would I see any real benfit by replacing my current gtx 460 with one or two of these. Res is 1960 x 1080 Cheers
Yes there will be a performance increase, however the 560 standard is based on the 460 I believe so it won't be a night and day difference. Getting two however, will bag you loads of extra performance.
Ok cheers, I'm trying to think though, I'm not sure my PSU has enough 6 pin connectors, you don't happen to know if it'll cut it do u? Or will a psu upgrade be required to run two plus the rest of my rig? The psu is listed in my sig.
I'd say even if you do have enough PCIe connectors, I'd think you'd need something with more wattage.
Agree with Parge on that, 650W (624 over the 12V rails) isn't going to leave a lot of power spare. Be better of with a Corsair 750/850.
Ok thanks guys. I'm going to "tidy" these cards away into a dark corner and hopefully my boss will forget they ever existed! If so I'll pick myself up a new corsair 850
2 560s And it should be fine, but the closer a PSU is to its rated maximum, generally the shorter its lifespan becomes. So instead of running a 650W at 90% load, it'd be better to run an 850 at ~69% load. Edit: random load value on the 650 was used to demonstrate
Oh reading comprehension fail So yes, I agree, 750W needed, if you even have the connectors on a 650W for SLI...