upgrading gpu help!

thesinz SG

hi all

thinking of replacing my current HD6570 with a gtx 560ti
problem : pc is in a small form factor compared to a regular tower pc so i do not know wheather there would be a size problem. when changing the gpu is there other factors to consider?

thanks in advance!

SBS7484P SG

Putting looks aside, tell me how your card looks like.

Picture #1 shows a half-height card, commonly used in small-form-factor PCs and thin desktops. Think the skinny Acer Aspire or HP Pavilion Slimline desktops.

Picture #2 shows a regular-height card, commonly used in all other computers which are not small-form-factor. These are in everyday desktop PCs that you see.

Which one do you have?
As far as a 560Ti is concerned, they don't come in half-height flavour.

Also, if you're thinking of getting that card, then do consider a HD6870 instead.

That's cheaper; and the performance isn't far off.

If you do not require the NVIDIA proprietary crap, that is.

thesinz SG

OMG! thanks so much
you kinda guess it its a skinny acer aspire
i think is the one on top as far as i can see there is only a hdmi port and a dvi
someshow there is all the 3 cable rgb with div adapter, dvi and hdmi cable anyway thats not important (i guess the rgb part is removed )

so do you think a gtx 560ti will fit in or must i get a ati one?
if so HD6870 or 6970?(gaming purpose in mind)
or
stay with current HD6570?

another thing the com temp is kinda high around 60+degree celsius idle and can rise to abt 70 while gaming (using amd)

SBS7484P SG

Skinny means there's no hope of getting a 560Ti.

The best half-height card in the market currently should be either a HD5570 or HD5670.

The 5670 is quite rare though.

Call4ljw SG

Skinny means there's no hope of getting a 560Ti.

The best half-height card in the market currently should be either a HD5570 or HD5670.

The 5670 is quite rare though.

Then there's no point for him to change GPU since his HD6570 is already better than this two.

SBS7484P SG

The 6570 is just a rebranded 5670.

A half-height 5770 exists, which should beat the pants off any other GPU in the half-height class.

But that's close to impossible to find locally.

SBS7484P SG

EDIT:
It's a PowerColor HD5770.
PowerColor also offers the lesser HD5750 in half-height format.

If ATI is not your thing, then Palit has a half-height GTS450. But if you're thinking about the GTS450, it performs close to or equal to the HD5750, yet consumes more power and is noisier.

At the end of the day, the answer to the GT4xx series vs. HD5xxx series game is a no-brainer.

thesinz SG

so what series of graphic card you guys recommand that can replace HD6570 that can fit into the small little cpu

pls state manufacturer and series if possible where can i get it thanks !

SBS7484P SG

Read my above post?

I already said that half-height GPUs more powerful than a 5670/6570 are rare.

There's this Palit GTS450:

And there's this PowerColor HD5770:

The HD5770 is older, but more powerful by at least 5% on average.
And it consumes less power to boot.