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- Feb 22, 2009
I am buying a GTX 970 and I am just mulling around the cost vs. how much I will need it. There are a lot of different applications where certain components and software would determine whether an upgrade is necessary. Further, there are other nuances that I don't see addressed with any google searches.
For reference I went from a GTX 260 Sli that was 4 years old to a GTX 660 in February of 2013. So almost two years now. I have recently picked up a GTX 970 and I am hoping to get at LEAST 4 years out of it.
Some of these questions may be odd, but none the less I am looking for an answer.
1) How does a video card affect Windows, specifically Windows 7, but really Windows in general because I plan to upgrade to 10 when it becomes available.
2) Does Aero impact GPU performance when we are talking the difference between GTX 660 and GTX 970. One thing I notice when in windows is moving the windows around from one monitor to the next. Windows themselves seem to tear while dragging them. Is this a GPU problem or a Monitor Problem or is it a Software problem?
3) Since I mentioned the dual monitor set up. I have two Hanns G 27" Monitors that are 1080p. How are the two specific GPUs impacted, if any, by two large 1080p monitors. Both in normal Windows or in 1 monitor playing, say BF4, and the other with a Media player open playing music?
4) I have also looked at the use of the GTX 660 as a dedicated Physx card, however since I have no games that use Physx, should I sell the 660 or keep it in the hopes that one day, it will be utilized in more games. Physx looks like a dinosaur that is almost extinct, but since the best I can hope to recoup from 660 is about 100 dollars minus shipping, it might not be worth to sell it and rather keep it as a back up if my 970 ever has to be warrantied, or pass it down to my daughter when she is a little older.
I know there are a lot of questions to be answered, but I'd like to use this as a discussion thread on a topic I find very few answers about.
For reference I went from a GTX 260 Sli that was 4 years old to a GTX 660 in February of 2013. So almost two years now. I have recently picked up a GTX 970 and I am hoping to get at LEAST 4 years out of it.
Some of these questions may be odd, but none the less I am looking for an answer.
1) How does a video card affect Windows, specifically Windows 7, but really Windows in general because I plan to upgrade to 10 when it becomes available.
2) Does Aero impact GPU performance when we are talking the difference between GTX 660 and GTX 970. One thing I notice when in windows is moving the windows around from one monitor to the next. Windows themselves seem to tear while dragging them. Is this a GPU problem or a Monitor Problem or is it a Software problem?
3) Since I mentioned the dual monitor set up. I have two Hanns G 27" Monitors that are 1080p. How are the two specific GPUs impacted, if any, by two large 1080p monitors. Both in normal Windows or in 1 monitor playing, say BF4, and the other with a Media player open playing music?
4) I have also looked at the use of the GTX 660 as a dedicated Physx card, however since I have no games that use Physx, should I sell the 660 or keep it in the hopes that one day, it will be utilized in more games. Physx looks like a dinosaur that is almost extinct, but since the best I can hope to recoup from 660 is about 100 dollars minus shipping, it might not be worth to sell it and rather keep it as a back up if my 970 ever has to be warrantied, or pass it down to my daughter when she is a little older.
I know there are a lot of questions to be answered, but I'd like to use this as a discussion thread on a topic I find very few answers about.