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disolitude on 17 August 2012
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Solid-Stark said:
disolitude said:

This is a good card. But it's kind of stuck in no mans land if you ask me. It's not dirt cheap yet that you can buy it and feel like you got a bargain and it doesn't offer killer performance you wouldn't expect when spending 300 bucks on a video card. Its priced just right for performance it offers and looking at competitions pricing...

I only see people buying this at a large scale at around $229 price range...like they did with the GTX 460 and 560 ti.

Also, thanks to these new cards coming out, people are dumping their old 500 series cards on kijiji and ebay. Ive seen GTX 580 as low as 200 used. That's also something to consider.


Perhaps.

I'll possibly upgrade next month but unsure on which yet. Currently have a 550Ti which I regret. If I had gone with a 560 or 560Ti I wouldn't be looking at an upgrade.


Hehe...i currently have a 550ti in my machine as a 4th monitor/physx card to go with dual gtx580s, which dont support the 4th monitor ny themselves. I did some standalone benchmarks and 550 isnt too bad of a card. Itll run Battlefield 3 on Ultra at 720p and no AA. Most other games will run on 1080p and medium settings too.

I will definetly not be upgrading myself until next gen comes along. Infact ill probably remove the 550ti and put another 580 in there when they become dirt cheap. Tri sli should be fun...I figure i can always power an extra monitor with a USB to DVI adapter or use the PCI slot i have left over on the mobo.