What single GPU would replace

[Methodical2]

my 560 (no ti) sli setup? I am considering going with just one GPU but not sure if that would be better or worse than where I am today, but with so much data out there and me being pretty new to the world of PC gaming, I am not sure which single card would match or exceed my sli setup.

The games I have played to date is Crysis 2 and Batman Arkham City. I have the original Crysis, Crysis Warhead and plan to play BF3 and couple other games (call of duty etc.); pretty much the shooter games for now. I also plan to install a 2nd monitor, but not for gaming. The computer has double duty: photo editing and gaming. The costs of the gpu is not an issue, but I don't want a card that would limit future upgrades either.

Any help would be appreaciated.

Thanks...Al

System Info:

Monitor: Dell U2412 (1920x1200)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932
PSU: Corsair Gold AX750
MB: Asus P8 z68-V Pro
CPU: Intel i7 2600K @4.6ghz
RAM: Corsair Vengenance 16gb DDR3 SDRAM 1600
Video: Asus GTX 560 SLI @950mhz
Audio: Ausus Zonar 7.1
OS Drive: OCZ Vertex 3 120gb SSD
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blk 2tb, Sata 6.0gb/s HDD
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper Evo
Optical Drive: Sony Optiarc CD/DVD burner
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Pro 64 bit

 

[exlink]

If you want just a single GPU then a HD 7970 or a decently overclocked GTX 580 would probably be your best bet for similar performance.

 

[StricKeN]

No point in making a new thread when this is here... What about myself and my 8800 GTXs in SLI? I've wondered this for a while now. Would I have achieved similar performance from a single gpu a couple generations back? Maybe in the 400 series?

I'm excited for kepler and will be making a red/green decision for a new single gpu once there are benches and reviews.

 

[Methodical2]

Which manufacturer would you suggest for either card (Asus, EVGA, MSI etc.)?

Thanks

If you want just a single GPU then a HD 7970 or a decently overclocked GTX 580 would probably be your best bet for similar performance.

 

[Shago]

I'm guessing your best bet would be the gtx 470 or 480. Personally, as things look now, I'd wait for the 7850.

 

[exlink]

Which manufacturer would you suggest for the 580 (Asus, EVGA, etc.)?

Thanks

If you want to stick with Nvidia then I'd say grab yourself a EVGA GTX 580 for two reasons.

1) Lifetime warranty and great customer support from my experience.
2) 90 Day Step-Up program which would be ideal since Kepler might be right around the corner. Might be able to step up to Kepler for better performance at little to no extra cost.

 

[exlink]

No point in making a new thread when this is here... What about myself and my 8800 GTXs in SLI? I've wondered this for a while now. Would I have achieved similar performance from a single gpu a couple generations back? Maybe in the 400 series?

I'm excited for kepler and will be making a red/green decision for a new single gpu once there are benches and reviews.

If I had to guess, I'd probably say 8800 GTX SLI would be equivalent to maybe a GTX 460.

 

[StricKeN]

If I had to guess, I'd probably say 8800 GTX SLI would be equivalent to maybe a GTX 460.

Cool, thanks! So if I grab myself a 7970 or top sku gk 104 ill be looking at like triple my current performance?

 

[exlink]

Cool, thanks! So if I grab myself a 7970 or top sku gk 104 ill be looking at like triple my current performance?

With a HD 7970 I would expect somewhere around 2.0-2.5x the performance you currently have with your 8800 GTX SLI set-up, no guarantees though. As for Kepler, we'll just have to wait and see.

 

[Methodical2]

I did not know there are some new gpus being announced soon. I probably should wait and see how things shake out.