The 650ti card worth the upgrade for me?
So I was thinking of upgrading to the gtx 650ti card. Im currently running the 550ti which is pretty solid in performance for 3D. My mobo is pci express 2.0, so would i being a performance increase at all while running games in 3D?
So I was thinking of upgrading to the gtx 650ti card. Im currently running the 550ti which is pretty solid in performance for 3D. My mobo is pci express 2.0, so would i being a performance increase at all while running games in 3D?

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#1
Posted 03/14/2013 08:45 AM   
Well yeah, probably. I'm not sure of the price difference, but you would probably get more bang for your buck by stepping up to a 670 or 680.
Well yeah, probably. I'm not sure of the price difference, but you would probably get more bang for your buck by stepping up to a 670 or 680.

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#2
Posted 03/14/2013 01:22 PM   
Here's a good comparison of the two: [url]http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/680?vs=541[/url] Personally I went from a 550ti to a 670 but I didn't use the 550ti very long, I bought a refurb for $100 just to get 3D in the 3DPC I built until the 600s released. Wow, those things are cheap ... and tiny! :D
Here's a good comparison of the two:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/680?vs=541

Personally I went from a 550ti to a 670 but I didn't use the 550ti very long, I bought a refurb for $100 just to get 3D in the 3DPC I built until the 600s released.

Wow, those things are cheap ... and tiny! :D
#3
Posted 03/14/2013 01:53 PM   
[quote="Arthane"]So I was thinking of upgrading to the gtx 650ti card. Im currently running the 550ti which is pretty solid in performance for 3D. My mobo is pci express 2.0, so would i being a performance increase at all while running games in 3D?[/quote] I own a GTX 680, but guessing by the fact your looking at a 650ti, your on a budget. My advice is, for 3D, if you can SAVE and get a GTX670. It has to be the best bang for your buck, and 3D really is intensive and you will see great performance from that. If you really can not afford that, or do not wish to spend the money a 650ti will still be a good upgrade on what you already have. PC express 2.0 will make 0 to virtually no difference from what I have read. Be careful though. Despite not hearing any news on the 700 series (maybe it's not even out this year?) normally around this time of year new cards are announced for summer. So this time is probably the worst time possibly (historically) to buy new cards.
Arthane said:So I was thinking of upgrading to the gtx 650ti card. Im currently running the 550ti which is pretty solid in performance for 3D. My mobo is pci express 2.0, so would i being a performance increase at all while running games in 3D?


I own a GTX 680, but guessing by the fact your looking at a 650ti, your on a budget.

My advice is, for 3D, if you can SAVE and get a GTX670. It has to be the best bang for your buck, and 3D really is intensive and you will see great performance from that.

If you really can not afford that, or do not wish to spend the money a 650ti will still be a good upgrade on what you already have. PC express 2.0 will make 0 to virtually no difference from what I have read.

Be careful though. Despite not hearing any news on the 700 series (maybe it's not even out this year?) normally around this time of year new cards are announced for summer. So this time is probably the worst time possibly (historically) to buy new cards.

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#4
Posted 03/14/2013 02:38 PM   
I wouldn't worry about 2.0 vs 3.0. Its been tested before and only really matters for SLI/Crossfire. I ran some numbers on a 670 and performance didn't change one bit after I went to a PCIe Gen 3.0 mobo. I agree with everyone else, for 3D the GPU is under far more stress than normal so it makes sense to shell out a bit, 550ti to 650ti really isn't a very big jump.
I wouldn't worry about 2.0 vs 3.0. Its been tested before and only really matters for SLI/Crossfire. I ran some numbers on a 670 and performance didn't change one bit after I went to a PCIe Gen 3.0 mobo.

I agree with everyone else, for 3D the GPU is under far more stress than normal so it makes sense to shell out a bit, 550ti to 650ti really isn't a very big jump.

#5
Posted 03/14/2013 05:00 PM   
Ok thanks everyone. Yeah im on a budget so the 650ti looks like my best bet here. I agree about summer being the worst time to buy a card considering when i built my pc last summer. I purchased the 550ti and like a week later the new 600 series came out.
Ok thanks everyone. Yeah im on a budget so the 650ti looks like my best bet here. I agree about summer being the worst time to buy a card considering when i built my pc last summer. I purchased the 550ti and like a week later the new 600 series came out.

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#6
Posted 03/15/2013 08:41 AM   
There's an article on Tom's Hardware about Nvidia releasing an upgraded version of the 650ti, so you might opt to wait and see how the prices look when it hits. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nvidia-650-GTX-Ti,21531.html
There's an article on Tom's Hardware about Nvidia releasing an upgraded version of the 650ti, so you might opt to wait and see how the prices look when it hits.


http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nvidia-650-GTX-Ti,21531.html

#7
Posted 03/15/2013 09:40 AM   
[quote="Arthane"]Ok thanks everyone. Yeah im on a budget so the 650ti looks like my best bet here. I agree about summer being the worst time to buy a card considering when i built my pc last summer. I purchased the 550ti and like a week later the new 600 series came out.[/quote] Then for god sake mate, WAIT! :-) prices do not drop on cards, they remain static all year (in UK at least) so jump on board with a new gtx 750ti (it may be a wait but at least you will be in sync with releases, and therefore get best bang for your buck + will be a really worthy upgrade) Either that or follow d-man11's advice if you have a burning itch... But I would still wait if you are on a budget. It also feels so much nicer getting a newly leased card knowing it will be the best in your price range for a good 12 months.
Arthane said:Ok thanks everyone. Yeah im on a budget so the 650ti looks like my best bet here. I agree about summer being the worst time to buy a card considering when i built my pc last summer. I purchased the 550ti and like a week later the new 600 series came out.


Then for god sake mate, WAIT! :-) prices do not drop on cards, they remain static all year (in UK at least) so jump on board with a new gtx 750ti (it may be a wait but at least you will be in sync with releases, and therefore get best bang for your buck + will be a really worthy upgrade)

Either that or follow d-man11's advice if you have a burning itch... But I would still wait if you are on a budget. It also feels so much nicer getting a newly leased card knowing it will be the best in your price range for a good 12 months.

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#8
Posted 03/15/2013 05:46 PM   
Yeah im probably gonna wait until the summer to get a new card. Im gonna wait and see if the 700 series cards come out or not.
Yeah im probably gonna wait until the summer to get a new card. Im gonna wait and see if the 700 series cards come out or not.

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#9
Posted 03/16/2013 12:03 AM   
Sup. If you plan upgrading this year to get a solid increase in performance get a 670 at least. If you just want a step up and want to wait for the 700 series get a lesser version that suits the performance per-dollar. If I was you I would go out today and get a 670-680 4gb that way when you have the VRAM to make a perfect SLI build in the future. I do not think 700 series will even be announced for another year maybe 2 years! Titan just came out like last month. Another good habit to have is posting your cpu specs so you can get the best results from peoples responses. EXAMPLE: CPU: 3570K I5 ; ZALMAN WATER COOLER MOBO: MSI MPOWER RAM:16GB 1866GHZ ; PATRIOT SSD:240GB MUSHKIN GRAPHICS: 680GTX 2GB
Sup.

If you plan upgrading this year to get a solid increase in performance get a 670 at least.
If you just want a step up and want to wait for the 700 series get a lesser version that suits the performance per-dollar.

If I was you I would go out today and get a 670-680 4gb that way when you have the VRAM to make a perfect SLI build in the future.

I do not think 700 series will even be announced for another year maybe 2 years! Titan just came out like last month.

Another good habit to have is posting your cpu specs so you can get the best results from peoples responses.
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MOBO: MSI MPOWER
RAM:16GB 1866GHZ ; PATRIOT
SSD:240GB MUSHKIN
GRAPHICS: 680GTX 2GB

#10
Posted 03/16/2013 12:29 AM   
If your on a budget its often recommended to upgrade every other generation as the real life performance improvements from one generation to the next often times is not enough to justify an upgrade. Personally I wait for a 75-100% speed/performance improvement before upgrading.
If your on a budget its often recommended to upgrade every other generation as the real life performance improvements from one generation to the next often times is not enough to justify an upgrade.

Personally I wait for a 75-100% speed/performance improvement before upgrading.

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#11
Posted 03/16/2013 04:05 PM   
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