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VonBeck · Nov 14, 2012

Okay, I have a question for people that know better than I...

This is my system as of right now:

Processor: Intel Core i7 960 3.2GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X58 (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 2000MHz GTX-8 Digital Storm Certified Extreme Performance (Highly Recommended)
Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Certified (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB (Includes PhysX) (Overclocked EVGA Edition)

Question is , should I just get a GTX 670 now or wait and get the new "kepler" cards later?

Would getting a 670/680 now make much of a difference in performance? Or will waiting for the new "keplers" bottleneck my system later next year?

Thanks for your expertise...

dude12564 · Nov 14, 2012

First of all, welcome to the TPU forums.

AMD's GCN (HD7000) cards are going for pretty cheap right now, and they're worth considering as well. The HD 7950 is going for as low as $270 in Canada (if you live there).

xxdozer322 · Nov 14, 2012

sli that 580, im pretty sure you can find one for cheap. and that should hold you over till the 700series

System Name	Dell Studio XPS 8100 / Current PC
Processor	Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.66 GHz / i5-3570K @ 3.4 GHz
Motherboard	Dell Stock H55 / ASUS P8Z77-VLK
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Hynix 8GB DDR3-1333 / Kingston HyperX Blu Black 8 GB DDR3-1600
Video Card(s)	MSI Radeon HD 7770 / EVGA GTX 560 Superclocked
Storage	1TB Western Digital Caviar Black / 128 GB Crucial m4 + 2TB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	Samsung 19'' LCD / Dell 24'' LCD
Case	Dell Studio XPS 8100 / Bitfenix Merc Alpha
Audio Device(s)	Realtek Integrated
Power Supply	Dell Stock 350W / OCZ ModXStream 700W
Benchmark Scores	Dell Keyboard + Dell Mouse / Azio Levetron Clicker + Razer Lachesis

System Name	Mobydick
Processor	Intel i7 2600k @ 4.4
Motherboard	MSI M Power
Cooling	CM TPC 812
Memory	patriot 8gb x 2
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 970
Storage	Kingston hyper x 3k 120ssd,Samsung 256ssd, seagate 750gb green
Display(s)	Benq XL2720Z
Case	Haf X
Audio Device(s)	creative soundblast xz
Power Supply	EVGA G2 850w
Mouse	deathadder chroma
Keyboard	logitech g710
Software	Windows 7 64bit

Upgrade question?

VonBeck

dude12564

xxdozer322