I am not sure sorry, I'd have thought not as I know MSI make a lot of modifications to the card to make it as good as it is. But better to ask someone who already has one.
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***DEAL OF THE MILLENIUM - MSI GTX 470 Twin FrozR ONLY £143.99 Inc. VAT!!*****
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I am not sure sorry, I'd have thought not as I know MSI make a lot of modifications to the card to make it as good as it is. But better to ask someone who already has one.
I am not sure sorry, I'd have thought not as I know MSI make a lot of modifications to the card to make it as good as it is. But better to ask someone who already has one.
The only info I have found: http://forums.koolance.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1792
I might just buy it and if I can't water cool it oh well at least I'll have sli and I have been kicking myself since not buying this when it was on the advent calender deal. ( Then to see if my PSU is up to the task )
Another superb deal, Gibbo. Excellent stuff.
If anyone is interested, take a look at the following articles.
Overclocking GeForce GTX 470 with extra GPU voltage
Overclocking GeForce GTX 480 with extra GPU voltage
Then compare the results to this article here.
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Ti SOC review
It's not scientific by any means but it should give you a rough idea as to what to expect.
While it gives a good indication of the overclockability of the 470 - they are only running a conservative 774MHz on the core - which both my cards do on stock voltage and from anecdotal evidence I suspect a large proportion of cards manage. With a small voltage adjustment most will hit 800MHz easily.
Given the overclockability of these cards this is a stunning deal.
Soldato
There were 10+ of them this morning. Did they all go in 10 minutes?
I mean, I don't care mate, you do a good job getting the offers in and I usually buy from you!
For any one interested http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/...ine?height=260&width=530&inline_id=comp_table
Shows that an EK block should fit ok by visual/CAD comparrisons.
Shows that an EK block should fit ok by visual/CAD comparrisons.
There were 10+ of them this morning. Did they all go in 10 minutes?
I mean, I don't care mate, you do a good job getting the offers in and I usually buy from you!
Our B-Grade/Clearance lines sometimes has issues with stock levels, you will see there is a few 10+ clearance line wheras there really is not, unfortunately its a bug in the system, hence there was like 1-2 which are now sold and gone.
But as I said no more 480 deals in the pipeline, we've done the 470 deal with MSI.
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There were 10+ of them this morning. Did they all go in 10 minutes?
They were there last night as well - as Gibbo said it was just B grade clearance stock, at £194.99 the brand new Asus card is a better deal anyway so I don't know why you are so bothered
Great, now i need to decide if i should get this or the 480!
My PC is completely air cooled, and it's a Antec 300 case so if i overclocked this card, would it get too hot?
Currently have a 4870x2 and that get's too about 70c after a couple of hours gaming.
My PC is completely air cooled, and it's a Antec 300 case so if i overclocked this card, would it get too hot?
Currently have a 4870x2 and that get's too about 70c after a couple of hours gaming.
You've already proved you're incapable of making a decision. Get out!
It's ok I've decided now
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You've already proved you're incapable of making a decision. Get out!
I think I may just cancel my 560SOC order for this card - the extra £90 just doesn't justify the additional performance of the 560 tbh.
To be honest I know it means us loosing the sale of the more expensive and more profitable GTX 560 but I'd also advice the GTX 480 instead as its simply far better value for money.
The 560SoC does come with a factory overclock thats already well up in the upper levels of what an overclocked 470 can do so its worth it in some regards, that and I'd buy gigabyte over MSI personally if I had the choice - not that theres anything wrong with MSI, but gigabyte is a little better IMO.
I've pre-ordered this and just called up to cancel my 560SOC pre-order
The 480 was never an option for me as I need something quiet and would have thus needed to sort out after-market cooling. Whilst the 470 isn't as fast as the 560SOC, it's still more than fast enough for my needs, and gives me DX11 support, yet saves me circa 90 quid. Basically the £90 doesn't justify the performance of the 560SOC over the 470 in my eyes.
Cheers for the deal Gibbo, even if it has cost you a bit of money
The 480 was never an option for me as I need something quiet and would have thus needed to sort out after-market cooling. Whilst the 470 isn't as fast as the 560SOC, it's still more than fast enough for my needs, and gives me DX11 support, yet saves me circa 90 quid. Basically the £90 doesn't justify the performance of the 560SOC over the 470 in my eyes.
Cheers for the deal Gibbo, even if it has cost you a bit of money
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I just ordered one of these bad boys too. Currently using a 8800GT, so expecting to see quite a boost! Hope this will run The Witcher 2 well, that's the only PC game I'm looking forward to this year (and Brink too actually).
Soldato
Yeah it will be fine with a 480, take into account that the 480 will run hotter and will not be as quiet as the 470.
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Uh-oh....feel another wobble coming along
480 = 25% on average better performance across the board, but reference cooler and 35% more expensive. Power-hungry, as loud as a 280, but in that price bracket cannot be matched for performance.
470 = cheaper, cooler, 25% less of a card. Unmatched for price-performance in its bracket.
Myself = indecisive, confused, frustrated
Soldato
How does this compare to a GTX 260 216? (2x faster?)