Graphics Card Recommendations? 660ti vs 670/680
Lev Steel
Join Date: 2012-10-13 Member: 162274Members, Reinforced - Shadow
Join Date: 2012-10-13 Member: 162274Members, Reinforced - Shadow
Hey Guys!
Propably there already is a simmilar post somewhere, but due to the not so nice search function, i could not find it, so sorry for that :-/
Since i've just seen how good the game looks without motion blur on the NSL Final in cologne last Weekend, i really also want this for me!
I've got a 144Hz Display already, but... only got an ATI right now, which does not support LightBoost and i bet there will not be something similar in the near future.
So my only option is to get me an nvidia card.
My first choice was the 660ti. But i am not pretty sure if a 670 or even 680 would be better for NS2 or not.
Since most likely the CPU is the bottleneck for FPS in the game, i would like to know what you would recomment. Is it worth it or not? Any experiences so far or even tests on it?
my current CPU is an i5 3570K @ 4.2GHz
Propably there already is a simmilar post somewhere, but due to the not so nice search function, i could not find it, so sorry for that :-/
Since i've just seen how good the game looks without motion blur on the NSL Final in cologne last Weekend, i really also want this for me!
I've got a 144Hz Display already, but... only got an ATI right now, which does not support LightBoost and i bet there will not be something similar in the near future.
So my only option is to get me an nvidia card.
My first choice was the 660ti. But i am not pretty sure if a 670 or even 680 would be better for NS2 or not.
Since most likely the CPU is the bottleneck for FPS in the game, i would like to know what you would recomment. Is it worth it or not? Any experiences so far or even tests on it?
my current CPU is an i5 3570K @ 4.2GHz
Comments
Get two 670s or two 680s for NS2. Also you might need to overclock your CPU some more, so get a H100 water cooling system if you don't already have adequate cooling for your CPU.
Either way don't get a 680, it only gives you something like ~7% more performance than a 670, but at a hefty price premium.
If you plan on trying to OC more to get as close to 120fps as possible, then you'll want to get the 670 or even 680 if you can afford it.
And if and when NS2 is optimized to the point of not being a cpu bottleneck, you'll wish you had the 7950
edit - do not waste time and money on lightboost, it's simply nothing special. You'll just set yourself up for dissapointment.
Actually, i have just this ATI Card right now... its even OCed already (Gigabyte Windforce 3GB Version). But as mentioned before i am Stuck to nvidia here ;-/
If you have not seen the game without motion blur, please do not comment on it (otherwhise you would not argue like that). As mentioned before, i have just seen it live last weekend and already made that choice for myself since it looked WAY different during fast combat than that what i've got right now. Of Course a descent CRT would help this as well, but they are pretty hard to get.
I won't mind overclock my cpu more. I did not check how hot it got during the game, but i got a Thermaltake Silverarrow SB-E Cooler, which should not be so bad. Any numbers for me how far i could get here?
Also thanks for the Tip with the H100. Have not heard of it before, but it seems to be not so expensive (below € 100,-). Would prolly also fit well into my Graphite 600 Case ^^
saw it as a downgrade if anything. dims and cuts colors severely, slight barely noticable improvement over standard 120hz, i accually think non-lightboost 144hz is better
Just ball parking these numbers since its been a while since i looked but I get between 70-110fps in most combat. Just running around the map it depends what map and where Im at but i can get from 80-160 fps (these numbers are more accurate).
This is 1 resolution down from 1620-1040 and all the graphical settings off or on minimum (except details is on high).
My settings are 1920*1080 with textures on medium and everything else on low.
Playing 6v6 on NSL maps I get constantly 150-200 fps.
Playing pub 20+ players I get ~130 fps early game and down to ~60 fps late game.
The biggest difference in getting a high end system with a 120+hz monitor is that playing marine and lerk is so much easier. Especially close quarter fights with the shotgun as a marine.