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HD 6870 & HD 6850 vs. GTX 460 1GB: An Overclocking Study
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No clear winner then.
It does seem odd to include the stock 470 but not overclocked. I suppose you'd have to include the cost of another cooler as the stock one is so awful and it's hitting 90c at stock clocks. Shame there's no noise figures to go with those temps, it'd give you an idea of whether there's any head room for increasing the fan speeds on those coolers.
It does seem odd to include the stock 470 but not overclocked. I suppose you'd have to include the cost of another cooler as the stock one is so awful and it's hitting 90c at stock clocks. Shame there's no noise figures to go with those temps, it'd give you an idea of whether there's any head room for increasing the fan speeds on those coolers.
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Yea...I have to say, if they would show 6870 OC results, they should show GTX470 OC results as well, as these two cards are practically rival in the same price range.
It really should had been "HD 6870 & HD 6850 vs. GTX470 & GTX 460 1GB: An Overclocking Study"
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E surprised at how fast it is, glad I didn't plump for the 6870 
Come on, that would make it a fair study lol
mine runs happily at 850 and I'm Quite surprised at how fast it is when overclocked
Come on, that would make it a fair study lol
mine runs happily at 850 and I'm Quite surprised at how fast it is when overclocked
The 6870s are cheaper than the 470s.
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I'm pretty sure it is the other way round...average GTX470 is around £185, and comes with a Mafia II download voucher; average 6870 is around £195 and with no game, and is on pre-order at most places. The 6870 I see "in stock" are at £200+.
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I play most of those games. How would you pick a card out of that lot? Hardly consistent for any card. I am looking for buy a £200 today. No idea now 
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My advise to you is..."don't buy today"I play most of those games. How would you pick a card out of that lot? Hardly consistent for any card. I am looking for buy a £200 today. No idea now
You'd most likely get a much better card for £250~ if you can wait for the launch of 6950 or GTX570...they should be out within this two weeks.
You are wrong. There are 6870 in stock for £170 delivered. There are even some more for £180-£185.
Cheapest 470 I can find it is for £180.
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Are you talking about big etailers with good reputation, or just quoting the lowest price from random small shops found on google?
With good reputation.
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Yea I think I found the card you are refering to...but with random brand of that etailer's choice, and only 1 year warranty, that automatically make the card value at at least £15 less...
Asus GTX470 with 3 years warranty can be had for £185...
Yeah. Although even at stock they are quite a bit noisier.
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Yea? Plenty of people with GTX470 on a stock cooler has no problem keep the temp in the 70~80C in actual gaming environment, and if anyone are really not happy with those temp or the noise level of the stock cooler, they could always pick up a MSI GeForce GTX 470 Twin Frozr II for around £205, wish is not really much more expensive than some 6870 and the cooler would be better than 6870's stock cooler, plus there's still the Mafia II download voucher which would worth at least £10. Also, while the 6870 doesn't run too hot, and would be quieter than the GTX470 stock cooler, the 6870's stock cooler is not exactly totally quiet neither.