560 ti SLI or Upgrade

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8du8

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I'm considering getting a second 560 to SLI but am a bit concerned about the 1gb vram. I only game at 1080 but seems like vram is becoming more of a big deal. At least with BF3 using as much vram as it can get.

So what do you guys think? Should I get a second 560 or just go with a 580 and try to sell my 560?
 
Everyone on this forum will tell you to wait, the 7900 series from AMD will play a big effect on prices.
 
Well, I'm fine waiting a little bit, would be nice to see prices fall. But still not sure if I should worry too much about the 1gb vram or if it would be more worth it to go with something that has more vram and get rid of this 560.
 
I would probably wait and just get a new card. in some games, 1gb is certainly a limitation at the settings a gtx560 sli setup could run.

btw what does the rest of your pc look like?
 
I suppose I should put it in my sig, I've got:

i5 2500k @ 4.5ghz
16gb of Corsair Vengeance (my machine also serves as a Hyper-V lab, not just for gaming)
120gb OCZ Agility 2 for the OS
Corsair HX850W (had planned on going SLI when I built it so I went a little bit overkill on the PSU)
 
I was also about to purchase a GTX 560 today, but decided to wait for what AMD has to offer in the next few days. I'm in no rush so it's perfect!
 
I bought a second 560 Ti for SLI a few months back. It chews through BF3 @ 1080p with no problems... until you enable 3D. Then it's a slide show. I still need to tweak it. Overall I'm excessively happy with it, for the money.
 
Zinn said:
I bought a second 560 Ti for SLI a few months back. It chews through BF3 @ 1080p with no problems... until you enable 3D. Then it's a slide show. I still need to tweak it. Overall I'm excessively happy with it, for the money.
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you cant smoothly run Ultra settings with 4x MSSA though because it will run at of vram.
 
Zinn said:
I bought a second 560 Ti for SLI a few months back. It chews through BF3 @ 1080p with no problems... until you enable 3D. Then it's a slide show. I still need to tweak it. Overall I'm excessively happy with it, for the money.
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For myself, if I try to run BF3 on ultra I get artifacts on maps such as Caspian and Firestorm. After much research it seems to be vram related.
 
You guys may be right. I run with some of the settings on high. Can't really tell a difference, honestly. Shadow quality is the thing that matters most to me in terms of visual quality (I hate blocky shadows) but I can easily run that on Ultra.
 
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