Hi there,
I'm using GTX560 and I'm wondering if I'm able to play these games on high settings:
Murdered: Soul Suspects
Tomb Raider
Hitman Absolution.
These are the only games I have in my Library
Important specs of my computer
i5-3570
Corsair Vengeance 1600.9 4GBx2
Corsair Vengeance 1600.9 8GBx1
Elite Group Geforce GTX560
Possible?
Check this out for a rough guide of whats the minimum range of GPU you need to get playable FPS on high settings for your games, do take note of the resolution as higher resolution requires better GPU for the same FPS.
AnandTech | Bench - GPU13
I compared my current GPU to yours(closest they had to GTX560 was 560ti) and you can see how far behind yours is relative to my 7950. Feel free to check out other cards to have a better feel of the performance differences across the entire range from both AMD and Nvidia.
To be honest, I have a Sapphire R9 290 but the problem with it is that it is too long for my case unless I sacrifice 4 3.5'' bay. But That would mean I can only use my SSD and 1 HHD which is not big enough. So I was thinking if it's worth it to sell away the card and just stick to my old one.
If you dont need the HDD cage, I would advise to keep using that 290 and remove the cage, but if you do need to use the cage for your HDD's, you can either sell your R9 290+560 and get a shorter mid-high end card like some of other brands R9 280x or GTX770, or be a bit creative in mounting your HDD elsewhere in the case. Let us know how many HDD and SSD are you mounting in the case so we can come up with better solutions.
Personally I'm using 3 HDD and 1 SSD in a pretty compact case(Lian Li PC-A05N), so I just settled for a Powercolor 7870 Myst, about more than enough GPU horsepower for my games, yet just short enough to fit into my case without needing to remove HDD cage
Besides, your case actually has a lot of 5.25" bays so if you're not using them you can buy converters like 4-to-3 or 3-to-2 bay for more HDD mounting space.
Do you even need that many hdd? Cn always put it at the 5.25" bay... I find it dumb that you had to sell ur gpu jus coz ur hdd cage was blocking.. Either move it elsewhere or move ur hdd elsewhere?
Not everyone has the luxury to install giant ass graphic cards in their cases, some people have to balance priorities vs wants so why enforce your opinions so harshly on another?
If I had to sacrifice my only HDD cage for a longer(higher end) GPU in my current system I would find it a very stupid idea too but a line gets crossed when I go around calling people who do that stupid.
