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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith
I upgraded from GTX280 to GTX480 then to GTX590. The leap from GTX280 to GTX480 was night and day difference. The next leap to GTX590 was incredible  |
I've heard good things about the 590, yes.
And I'm fairly certain, just from the numbers alone, that I'll be quite happy going from my old 260 (which still, today, is a pretty damn good card I might add. Churning out 30-35 FPS leaving Kiel with everything but "shadows" cranked up to pretty and OHII installed isn't bad for a three year old card
) to a spanking new 570
But numbers are one thing, Liking the card is quite another and, as I'm sure you know, when you research a card on the web reviews go from "hate it" to "best thing since sliced bread". Researching the 500 series alone I had everything from "awesome, runs cool, quiet and beats the snot out of every game I throw at it" to "stuttery, unreliable, hot as an oven, sounds like a jet turbine even at moderate load."
Sometimes I wonder if they're talking about the same card
So that's why I asked the family here at SubSim because I know that we have quite a bit in common and I'd much rather hear from somebody I know who is actually
using the thing than some snooty reviewer who just plugged it in and ran it for two hours so he could write a 300 word review. I'd rather ask my friends
I settled on the 570 because it wouldn't require anything from me other than unplugging the old and plugging in the new. I'll rebuild completely one day anyway, and
then I'll take it all from top to bottom, but right now I just want better performance with a minimum of hassle, and the 570 is a bloody
steal at the price.
So it's in the mail even as we speak. Can't wait
