Worth Changing to 660 GTX?

[Swallow86]

Never Settle Bundle is the free games bundle from ATI/AMD when you purchase their gfx card. Only for HD7000+ series. Different GPU yields different game titles. 2 game titles per gfx card.

Is the games Fixed on certain GPU?
Will it be delivered together with the GPU?
I don't see any games selection through any of the process on amazon.

760 won't be overkill if you think of it as a slightly overclocked 660Ti.

Never Settle is a game bundle that comes free with AMD GPUs
NEVER SETTLE: Reloaded

650Ti is considered a bang for bucks choice, if looking at price/performance ratio.

1) Is abit over budget..
2) Do I have a choice of selection on the games? I dun see it when trying to purchase online..
3) Noted on 650TI.. Will add on to my list to purchase too..

Now my choices were:
1) GTX 660 - my initial choice
2) GTX 660TI (Nvidia series) - by iKoori
3) HD 7870 - by naked123
4) HD 7950 - by Cryogenist
5) GTX 670 - by enenyi

If i were to purchase from amazon to get abit cheaper,
4 and 5 is out due to over $400 sgd..
Only left with 1~3
But i have yet to decide...
Most likely now is between 660TI or 7870 with free games but i think the game won't keep me for long..

Also, will i regret not buying HD 7950? or should i wait for the conversion rate on US/Price of it to fall? it's only slightly more than $400..

 

[xonix]

Isn't Powercolour HD7870 less than 300 ?

Some SLS shops selling at $293.

Within your budget, good performance and free games too.

 

[kenapa siol]

Paiseh TS, hijack your thread.

May i check, 650 TI > 660 Twin frozr? Or vice versa?

 

[iKoori]

Is the games Fixed on certain GPU?
Will it be delivered together with the GPU?
I don't see any games selection through any of the process on amazon.



1) Is abit over budget..
2) Do I have a choice of selection on the games? I dun see it when trying to purchase online..
3) Noted on 650TI.. Will add on to my list to purchase too..

Now my choices were:
1) GTX 660 - my initial choice
2) GTX 660TI (Nvidia series) - by iKoori
3) HD 7870 - by naked123
4) HD 7950 - by Cryogenist
5) GTX 670 - by enenyi

If i were to purchase from amazon to get abit cheaper,
4 and 5 is out due to over $400 sgd..
Only left with 1~3
But i have yet to decide...
Most likely now is between 660TI or 7870 with free games but i think the game won't keep me for long..

Also, will i regret not buying HD 7950? or should i wait for the conversion rate on US/Price of it to fall? it's only slightly more than $400..

Nooo! Not 660Ti! Get the 760 instead. ~5~10% more expensive for 15~20% performance improvement.

Not worth gettting the 660~680 now IMO. Cuz the 700 series is priced similar/slightly higher at more performance


The never settle bundle is a code given with the GPU when you purchase it.
http://sites.amd.com/us/promo/never-settle/Pages/nsreloaded.aspx

Oh and it's not 2 games per GFX, it depends on which card are you getting.

 

[Swallow86]

Isn't Powercolour HD7870 less than 300 ?

Some SLS shops selling at $293.

Within your budget, good performance and free games too.

thanks. got to really go down and take a look too. which shops do u recommend?

 

[iKoori]

Paiseh TS, hijack your thread.

May i check, 650 TI > 660 Twin frozr? Or vice versa?

660 > 650 Ti
650 Ti Boost might be similar to the performance of a 660 though.

 

[Swallow86]

Nooo! Not 660Ti! Get the 760 instead. ~5~10% more expensive for 15~20% performance improvement.

Not worth gettting the 660~680 now IMO. Cuz the 700 series is priced similar/slightly higher at more performance


The never settle bundle is a code given with the GPU when you purchase it.
NEVER SETTLE: Reloaded

Oh and it's not 2 games per GFX, it depends on which card are you getting.

Oh now i see.. thanks for the suggestion and link too!

Paiseh TS, hijack your thread.

May i check, 650 TI > 660 Twin frozr? Or vice versa?

No issue. I am also learning..

 

[Swallow86]

Now my choices were:
1) ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB GDDR5 - my initial choice -$263 from amazon

2) Gigabyte OC GTX 760 - by iKoori -$524 from bizgram pricelist

3) Powercolour HD 7870/Sapphire HD 7870 - by naked123 - $294/$327 from bizgram pricelist (free Far Cry 3 Blood dragon, BioShock infinite and Tomb Raider)

4) Sapphire HD 7950/Sapphire HD 7950 O/C (cheaper??) - by Cryogenist - $415/$409 from bizgram pricelist(free Far Cry 3 Blood dragon, BioShock infinite and Crysis 3)

5) Gigabyte GTX 670 - by enenyi - $588 from bizgram pricelist more expensive than 760?

Now i am

 

[Cryogenist]

Hmm.. I give you a suggestion.

Give yourself a UPPER limit on how much you willing to spend while keeping in mind that this GPU will last you for 2-3 years (Warranty and its relative performance by the end of 3 years.)

Then from there, look at the highest option you can go.


EDIT:
We are talking typical lifespan of IT products, not saying that it can only last for 2-3 years.
Is like

"Will you be changing this card after 3 years"?

"What kind of games are you going to play for the next 3 years?"

"I want my games to be always on high FPS on certain resolution for the next 3 years."

etc.

Give yourself the cut off point on the budget based on a few reasons.

 

[iKoori]

Hmm.. I give you a suggestion.

Give yourself a UPPER limit on how much you willing to spend while keeping in mind that this GPU will last you for 2-3 years (Warranty and its relative performance by the end of 3 years.)

Then from there, look at the highest option you can go.


EDIT:
We are talking typical lifespan of IT products, not saying that it can only last for 2-3 years.
Is like

"Will you be changing this card after 3 years"?

"What kind of games are you going to play for the next 3 years?"

"I want my games to be always on high FPS on certain resolution for the next 3 years."

etc.

Give yourself the cut off point on the budget based on a few reasons.

As Cryogenist said . Budget a GPU for 2-3 years. So its like...
3 year 500
1 year 166
1 month 13
1 day ~ 46cents

 

[Swallow86]

Hmm.. I give you a suggestion.

Give yourself a UPPER limit on how much you willing to spend while keeping in mind that this GPU will last you for 2-3 years (Warranty and its relative performance by the end of 3 years.)

Then from there, look at the highest option you can go.


EDIT:
We are talking typical lifespan of IT products, not saying that it can only last for 2-3 years.
Is like

"Will you be changing this card after 3 years"?

"What kind of games are you going to play for the next 3 years?"

"I want my games to be always on high FPS on certain resolution for the next 3 years."

etc.

Give yourself the cut off point on the budget based on a few reasons.

Well said.. my budget i think would be in a range of 300+, dun mind to spend $400 for it if there's really lots of different from the $300 one.. etc noise, performance

Another reason is because i think my MB and Processor is consider one of the budget bundle.. why buy exp GPU? (I dunno if my set is good enough for the GPU)

*Edit*
I also feel that it is about time to change my HD 5750 although there's no problem using it now..

As Cryogenist said . Budget a GPU for 2-3 years. So its like...
3 year 500
1 year 166
1 month 13
1 day ~ 46cents

ahahaha nice breakdown.. make me think of my insurance agent who like to do this.

 

[Athrun88]

Hi, anyone can tell me if it is worth changing my current GPU HD 5750 to GTX 660 while the rest of the component stays.

Thanks in advance.

Look at my Specs -------------------------------------------------->

Ur monitor is exactly same as mine. I'm getting 660 tmr, it is more than enough to handle dota 2 etc.

 

[iKoori]

Well said.. my budget i think would be in a range of 300+, dun mind to spend $400 for it if there's really lots of different from the $300 one.. etc noise, performance

Another reason is because i think my MB and Processor is consider one of the budget bundle.. why buy exp GPU? (I dunno if my set is good enough for the GPU)

*Edit*
I also feel that it is about time to change my HD 5750 although there's no problem using it now..



ahahaha nice breakdown.. make me think of my insurance agent who like to do this.

Haha~ anyway your CPU should be still okay as most games are mostly GPU intensive rather than CPU intensive.

 

[Lethal]

actually I don't see a need for u to change ur GPU at all since ur 5750 is able to support dota2 well.
unless u plan to play more high-end games else I would rather advice u not to change it.

anyway u won't be able to see any major difference in gaming with 5750 compared to any of the newer GPU unless u are gaming in *laggish* mode.

 

[Ark Law]

Paiseh TS, hijack your thread.

May i check, 650 TI > 660 Twin frozr? Or vice versa?

Just to help you with MSI's range

GTX660ti Power Edition > R7870 Hawk > GTX660 Twin Frozr > R7850 Power Edition > GTX650ti Boost Edition GAMING > GTX650ti Hawk > R7770 Power Edition > GTX650 Power Edition

 

[Swallow86]

Ur monitor is exactly same as mine. I'm getting 660 tmr, it is more than enough to handle dota 2 etc.

But actually my current one is not giving any issue..

Haha~ anyway your CPU should be still okay as most games are mostly GPU intensive rather than CPU intensive.

Good to hear that!!

actually I don't see a need for u to change ur GPU at all since ur 5750 is able to support dota2 well.
unless u plan to play more high-end games else I would rather advice u not to change it.

anyway u won't be able to see any major difference in gaming with 5750 compared to any of the newer GPU unless u are gaming in *laggish* mode.

Yea, u make some sense! I also think i wont be able to see much different as i am not facing any problems now.. hmm in this case i think i will have to wait for awhile more den change, maybe it will be more logical.

Just to help you with MSI's range

GTX660ti Power Edition > R7870 Hawk > GTX660 Twin Frozr > R7850 Power Edition > GTX650ti Boost Edition GAMING > GTX650ti Hawk > R7770 Power Edition > GTX650 Power Edition

Thanks for the info!!

 

[Cryogenist]

Hmm.. Now that, 760 just announced, look at the local price before making any decision.

 

[limster]

since you don't need super powerful card, consider getting something slightly faster than 5750 but iTX compatible like low profile 7750. Then you have flexibility to reuse it in HTPC.......

 

[Providence]

Is it necessary to change to this card if I only play the following games?

1) StarCraft 2 - Heart of the Swarm

2) Diablo 3

3) Battlefield 3

4) Mass Effect 3

5) Battlefield 4 (Targeted)



I do not intend to change the entire setup either.

 

[ahbard]

Is it necessary to change to this card if I only play the following games?

1) StarCraft 2 - Heart of the Swarm

2) Diablo 3

3) Battlefield 3

4) Mass Effect 3

5) Battlefield 4 (Targeted)



I do not intend to change the entire setup either.

If you don't mind not playing in high or max settings, just stick with your graphic card. Think can at least support med setting bah.