Should i go with an sli gtx550ti or a gtx 570?

[AHamburgler]

Ok so right now i have a GA-Z68M-D2H,i5 2500k,8gb ram and a EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti. So i was wondering what would give me better fps in arma 2. Should i get another gtx 550ti and run dule cards or should i just get 1 EVGA gtx 570.

[rushn]

what power supply do you have?

in my opinion I would get the gtx 570

570 outperforms 550 sli

also some games cant use sli and sli can cause problems

also if physx and cuda dont mean much to you then I would go with 6970

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814131391

6970 seems to be a little cheaper

both cards have about the same performance

[karambaitos]

just dont get the standard gtx570 youll regret it

a evga, asus, or gigabyte with a slight factory OC will do you great
of course you can also go the ati way, prices should be dropping with the oh so inexpensive 7970 close to launch

[AHamburgler]

Thanks for the replies and I Have a 500w power supply

[LITOralis.nMd]

gtx 570 Max Power Draw: 219 W at stock.

theoretically if you buy the Gigbyte 570 OC'ed to Core Clock 780 MHz Shader Clock1560 MHz, the max draw will be around 5% to 15% more. You'd have to google a review to find out.
vs

gtx 550ti , Max Power Draw: 116 W X2 = 232W

Video Card Comparison - GPUReview.com

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gtx 570 Max Power Draw: 219 W at stock

vs

radeon hd 6970 Max Power Draw: 250 W at stock.

Video Card Comparison - GPUReview.com

You'll need to buy a new Power Supply for any of your proposed purchases, so look into that and let us know what your budget is for the PSU and GPU.

regards,

[rushn]

going with the 570 GTX you are looking into using up over 500 W (up to 580W depending on the set up )

I suggest you get yourself a PSU about 600W

Newegg.com - Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

620 W and its 80 plus certified