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GPU forGAMING and ADOBE CS6 EDITING

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fakeprince

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I want to buy a gpu for my IVY BRIDGE RIG.

Now the options that i have are,

1: Gigabyte 7870 oc 2gb
2: Gigabyte gtx660 oc
3: Gigabyte gtx660tioc
4: club3d Radeon HD 7870 jokerCard XT(7890)

I will game on 1080p resolution and will also do some video editing

http://club-3d.com/index.php/produ [...] .1398.html


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125443


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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125418

prices up here are on the higher side

1: Gigabyte 7870 oc 2gb 360$ 1year warranty)
2: Gigabyte gtx660 oc 300$ 1year warranty)
3: Gigabyte gtx660tioc 390$ 1year warranty)
4: club3d Radeon HD 7870 jokerCard XT(7890) (i have deal on it for 310$) 2 year warranty)

I dont wanna spend more than 350$ on gpu

the 7950 will cost a whooping 420$
havnt used AMD bfr been a nvidia fanboy but heard a lots of good things abt AMD 7000 series the only thing z i do some video editing too and image editing will this GCN compute of AMD be as helpfull as CUDA CORES of nvidia?especially in adobe cs5 and cs6?


waiting for suggestions
regards
 
I'll be honest. This day and age it doesn't matter what GPU you buy at that level. I've been designing since Photoshop 5 (not CS) and I never had an issue with rendering, performance, etc. as long as I bought a competent video card for gaming. Any one of those you mentioned will be fine for the adobe suite, so pick your GPU based on what kind of gaming performance you want instead.
 
I haven't been keeping up lately but I don't think the 7950s are that expensive... more at the 300-350 range.
 
you could get a low end card and it would be fine for what little CS6 uses the GPU for.
 
What PSU are you planning on using with this PC?
 
In CS5 you can only use CUDA for Hardware rendering for GPUs in certain programs (Premiere). In 6 you can use OpenCL so can use either, but the CUDA implementation is better and more mature. For gaming either will be fine.
 
my ivy rig specs are
i7 3770k
XIGMATEK PRIME SD1484 with 2 XAF-F1454 fans
Asrock z77 extreme 6
gskill 16gb ddr3 1600mhz
HAF X
2 x2 tb seagate + 2 x 1tb seagate + 1.5tb wd+500gb portable drive
sony dvdrw
bluray drive
corsair GS800

i googled up and saw that OPEN CL of amd 7000 series beats the heck out off nvidia 600 series
wt do u guys say?
 
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You still haven't told us what PSU you're planning on using with that PC. No point in recommending GPUs if we don't know if your PSU can handle it.

Also, you need to provide more context to "saw that OPEN CL of amd 7000 series beats the heck out off nvidia 600 series ". Beat it in what exactly?
 
fakeprince said:
corsair GS800
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Check to see if the higher quality Corsair TX650 V2 or TX750 V2 are available at or around the same price as that GS800. Here in the U.S, the GS800 often costs as much as the PSUs I mentioned. Considering that your system would honestly be fine with a good quality 550W PSU, a 800W PSU is unnecessary and you're better off with a significantly higher quality PSU than a larger PSU in the long run.
fakeprince said:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6159/the-geforce-gtx-660-ti-review/16
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While those results do indeed show AMD leading the way, it's only with those specific applications. As Deathprincess noted, you can use either CUDA or OpenCL with CS6. So in other words, if it really absolutely matters to you, try to find a review showing CS6 performance using both CUDA and OpenCL.

Though as others have said, I really wouldn't worry about it too much and just go for the GPU that has the better price to performance value in gaming. Read this recent HardOCP review of the main gaming GPUs available in Fall 2012:
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/11/12/fall_2012_gpu_driver_comparison_roundup/1
 
Danny Bui said:
Check to see if the higher quality Corsair TX650 V2 or TX750 V2 are available at or around the same price as that GS800. Here in the U.S, the GS800 often costs as much as the PSUs I mentioned. Considering that your system would honestly be fine with a good quality 550W PSU, a 800W PSU is unnecessary and you're better off with a significantly higher quality PSU than a larger PSU in the long run.


While those results do indeed show AMD leading the way, it's only with those specific applications. As Deathprincess noted, you can use either CUDA or OpenCL with CS6. So in other words, if it really absolutely matters to you, try to find a review showing CS6 performance using both CUDA and OpenCL.

Though as others have said, I really wouldn't worry about it too much and just go for the GPU that has the better price to performance value in gaming. Read this recent HardOCP review of the main gaming GPUs available in Fall 2012:
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/11/12/fall_2012_gpu_driver_comparison_roundup/1
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bro i have bought this corsair gs 800

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/GS800_V2/10.html
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...ng-series-power-supply-review-conclusion.html

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-GS800-Power-Supply-Review/1103/10
 
fakeprince said:
bro i have bought this corsair gs 800

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/GS800_V2/10.html
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...ng-series-power-supply-review-conclusion.html

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-GS800-Power-Supply-Review/1103/10
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Of those reviews, only one of those are valid PSU reviews: the Hardware Secrets one since they actually properly test the PSU, The other two sites do not test PSUs correctly.

In any case, since you already bought the PSU, oh well. But as I said earlier: You don't need a 800W PSU when a solid 550W PSU will work just fine for you.


fakeprince said:
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/11/12/fall_2012_gpu_driver_comparison_roundup/8
according to this review 660ti =7870 :( in games then this gpu will go past 660ti

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Club_3D/HD_7870_jokerCard_Tahiti_LE/1.html
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Then go for the HD 7870. What's the problem?
 
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