gtx 560 Ti vs just gtx 560

Here's a couple of reviews and comparisons of the GTX560.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-560-amp-edition-gtx-560-directcu-ii-top,2944.html

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4344/nvidias-geforce-gtx-560-top-to-bottom-overclock/1


And here's a comparison of i5 2500k vs i7 2600k in some games:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/20

I'm sure a DS build guru will be along shortly.

If you considering a low-end CPU (i3), then getting the better CPU would be worth it. But the i5 is right up there with the i7 for today's games. The CPU will most likely not be an issue, especially if you overclock.

If building from scratch, my personal preference would be the i5 with the better graphics card.

For the liquid cooling, I was told by Alex and DST4ME (official DS reps) that they have been reliable, and the liquid is non-conductive, oil-based. Though I'd probably use air cooling too if I had the choice.

DST is not an official Digital Storm rep, hes a customer with alot of knowledge.

You also should remember Skyrim, and BF3 are going to be very very taxing. From the looks off G4tv about those 2 games you might wanna save up some more money and try to get an 2600k + 570.

The 2600k is well above the 2500k, i dont know what reviews you were looking at.. but the 2600k is probably the best performing gaming CPU out right now. I honestly dont think you can get a LC set up with your budget..


Edited by ironmb - 08 Jun 2011 at 2:47pm

mikec benchmarks dont' represent out pc environment, benches run one app or game at a time and nothing else, we have lot of stuff going on in background of our pcs.

second lets not just worry about today's performance, you care about how your pc will do in 2 years? cause I can assure you that the difference between 2600k and 2500k will a lot more then what you see today.

teh cpu is the brain of your pc, the speed of entire pc depends on the brain of the pc, so never skimp out on the brain, gpu is something that can be easily upgraded.

As mentioned I'm not a DS rep, which means unlike a rep, I don't have to push any parts or anything, I'm free to talk to you guys about whatever, and that is one of many reasons why I stay on this forum, I can get the correct info to you guys, and then you can make your decision based on all the info.

back to the first question, 560 ti vs 560, 560 has less performance than 560 ti.

for 1900 x 1200 res the best choice is 570 with option to go sli if the games you play will use it.

teh res you game at depends on your monitors native res.



Edited by DST4ME - 08 Jun 2011 at 6:40pm

but in that environment yes, however in real life use you and in the future use, you will find that those benchmarks don't hold up to what they are.

In this case for example, showing what the 2500k can do with say cs5 with just that running vs that running plus bunch of other stuff in teh background, and how much performance loss the stuff in the background take to run cs5 is not shown or tested for.

ode makes it a money issue, for somebody at 1900 x 1200, I would not recommend 560, ode or not, but if budget does not allow, then IMO brain is the last to sacrifice as it will impact the whole pc's performance, gpu only impacts the games.

You are focused on what a 2500k and 570 can do now, you are forgetting that in 2 years, the 2600k will do much better than the 2500k, as apps and games take more advantage of multi core/threads already and in the future, the 2500k will fall further and further down, in tomorrows games that will use the same, you could very find the 2600k and 560 ti doing better then 2500k and 570, at 1900 x 1200 or lower.

No war just a friendly informative discussion here.

good luck and don't forget to post pics when you get teh system

Yea, that wasn't a war, that was me getting informed

I had been under the impression the GPU was the far bigger bottleneck for gaming at higher resolutions as long as you got a i5 or higher and didn't run anything significant in the background (until games really got multi-threaded).

You should post the specs of the build, and you can get some fine-tuning feedback for the other components.

If you can handle the wait and the wife , I vote for doing it right in a few weeks.

Jeez, DST4ME, I hope they don't.  I thought he said they were dropping the 10% banner but keeping the prices as is.

I'm pretty sure I'd stick with DS.  They just seem to have it together.  After all my twisting an turning over what to get the ODE level 1 seems right for me personally and on my budget.  The ODE has alot of bang for the buck.  I can always change gpu later on if needed, I've put components together before and no big deal.

Compared to the ODE level 1 how would a haf922, i7-2600k, gtx 560Ti, corsair A70 air cooler, corsair800W and 500mg wd drive and basic Asus P8P67 mb with no sli compare?

Yep, config 566706 is it exactly.  Mmmm, sounds like my obsession over the 560 Ti is pushing me in the wrong direction.  The boost over what I have will be enormous with gtx 560 but the greed for power is intoxicating.   

Let me clear some things up about the config mikec made.

disk space is no big deal, you can always add ssd/hdd anytime you like.

to go with the same 1TB of ode 1, its only like $30 bucks more.

you don't really lose anything on the mobo, sli option would be the only thing but I would not recommend the 800gs for sli anyways.

as far as case goes, I find both good looking, they both will perform the same pretty much.

internal chassis is $10.

but the gpu gain is good, cpu cooler is good IMHO.

but for the money they have made it hard to beat, but we are not crazy about the 800w gs and the cpu cooler and the 560.


Edited by DST4ME - 10 Jun 2011 at 10:47pm