It's basically a toned down 580. Can't shake a stick at it. It does Dx11, 3D Vision, has 2 Dual-Link DVI plus an HDMI, and has a monster double-fan chip cooler. Oh, and did I mention this is a limited run GPU?
Thing is...should I keep my (newer) GTS250 for PhysX and sell both of my GTX260s, or keep one of the GTX260s (I'd keep the SSC version, which is labeled as a regular 260, got it via step-up from eVGA, but the BIOS has been flashed (from factory) to SSC speeds)....
Going big would be the 580 dual GPU card, but I ain't got that kind of money lol....
Unless you know of someone willing to give me 5 grand?
Seriously, though, I like this limited run card - my only concern is that if they could not pass the tests to be a true 580, and then also didn't quite make it at the 570 level, how are the cores disabled, by programmable BIOS or by physical destruction of connections / cores?
If it is just software, and some enterprising fellow / gal figures it out, then - hell, yes, I'll take a 580 for $300
And if it is destruction of connections, but the cores are intact, well, I'm a whiz with a soldering iron!
Going big would be the 580 dual GPU card, but I ain't got that kind of money lol....
Unless you know of someone willing to give me 5 grand?
Seriously, though, I like this limited run card - my only concern is that if they could not pass the tests to be a true 580, and then also didn't quite make it at the 570 level, how are the cores disabled, by programmable BIOS or by physical destruction of connections / cores?
If it is just software, and some enterprising fellow / gal figures it out, then - hell, yes, I'll take a 580 for $300
And if it is destruction of connections, but the cores are intact, well, I'm a whiz with a soldering iron!
I was actually asking myself the same question. If you do end up purchasing this GPU, let me know what the deal is. Maybe I'll pick one up myself.
I'm trying to imagine how big your case must be....
It always shocks me how big graphics cards have become. when I first got the 260s, I was like... "is that a hero sandwich?" OK, not really, but ya know...
Batman Arkham Asylum looks better than it did before. SkyRim - I'm breaking the bank with constant 60+ FPS on everything maxed out, using the advanced button on the configurator app.
but the biggest change was, believe it or not, in Need For Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed.
I can now race with absolutely no pauses, on full maxed out settings, and consistently hit 55+ FPS.
Oh, and my Processor is now my bottleneck in my WEI
Batman Arkham Asylum looks better than it did before. SkyRim - I'm breaking the bank with constant 60+ FPS on everything maxed out, using the advanced button on the configurator app.
but the biggest change was, believe it or not, in Need For Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed.
I can now race with absolutely no pauses, on full maxed out settings, and consistently hit 55+ FPS.
Oh, and my Processor is now my bottleneck in my WEI
Batman Arkham Asylum looks better than it did before. SkyRim - I'm breaking the bank with constant 60+ FPS on everything maxed out, using the advanced button on the configurator app.
but the biggest change was, believe it or not, in Need For Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed.
I can now race with absolutely no pauses, on full maxed out settings, and consistently hit 55+ FPS.
Oh, and my Processor is now my bottleneck in my WEI
I only have an original or "real" gtx560ti, but I get between 60-70fps on unleashed. all maxed settings @1920x1080.
Core i7 965 EE on eVGA X58 Classified 3 pushing 12 GB of Mushkin Enhanced Redline 12 GB : 3 x 4 GB Memory - DIMM 240-pin - 1600 MHz ( PC3-12800 )
Running @ 1680 * 1050 since that is all the monitors I have can handle (safely lol).
I haven't actually measured the frame rate yet, but I plan to soon. I'm going by the smoothness of the video, and at anything below 45 it started looking choppy on my 260ss.
I haven't truly benched this out yet, but I plan to do so this weekend, if things allow for it. Usually, though, I'm too busy racing....
Oh, and the game is not installed to my SSD - may remedy that soon since it may make all the difference in the world (doubt it, but....)
Haha. Of course, enabling V-sync will limit the framerate as well....
During cinematics I saw as much as 300_ FPS, and just before starting a race it spikes above 400. However, during racing (as little as I can pay attention) it's hitting 80+.
I suppose that now I need to get fraps to accurately measure framerate, huh?
Something ain't right about the way Fraps is running though - it runs for like a half second and stops, and yet my log says it ran for 397 seconds? Doubt it.
I'm looking to replace my 2x GTX260 soonish but I'd like to future proof a bit. They've been with me since 1/2009. I'd love to go down to a single card too, but not sure if I can given I have a 3 monitor setup atm (for working, not gaming).
I got one on sale on Amazon a while back and it was a Arkham City SE. I think I paid like $410 for it if I'm not mistaken, which is a hefty decrease in original price. It's probably a bit out of your price range, but if you want to use two of those GTX 560 Ti 448 cores - that would be pretty bad ass too.
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eVGA does MIRs all the time. I opted for the card I started the tread with b/c it was the classified version, and it has dual fans - keeps the GPU a helluva lot cooler than a single.
I think I'm having an issue though - the new ME3 is not using DX11, IIRC - might it be b/c I'm using a 260 for PhysX, which is not Dx11 ready?
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Ah yeah. Well My RAM arrived so I'll be messing with that some. Really I think my biggest bottleneck is my HD. =\ I was getting 7.5-7.9 on most windows experience scores except my HD which was still stuck at good ol 5.9
SSDs are so expensive though.
Nuy yhis card still seems nice. Maybe I will look at the 580s and 590s over the new few months though. I think the next thing I am putting money towards is definitely going to be an SSD.
If you opt for a SATA II SSD, you'll get a majority of the performance without taking a major hit to the wallet. I've got the IBM X25-M Gen2 80 GB SSD, connected (for no reason other than that is the way I set it up) to my SATA III connector. It provides no real obvious benefit that way, since the drive is a SATA II only, but even when I have it on a regular SATA II port my HD WEI is the exact same - 7.7.
In contrast, even with the 560 TI, my WEI graphics scores are only 7.1. I wonder if that is because I'm using the 260 for PhysX...but WEI only looks at the primary video card, which is the 560....
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Classified (448 Core) P/N 012-P3-2068-KR
