GTX480 or GTX560Ti

[[TW]Sponge]

Thing is though guys I want to know if the 480 will run fine with my Antec Basiq 550w psu. I have an [email protected] running with it atm, will the 480 push it too far?

 

[sybaris]

I too am in a similar position. However I am approaching from the opposite direction.
I am an Nvidia person who has had a few ATI cards in the past, and been fortunate not to have suffered driver issues... well not since open GL on a Rage Fury Pro.

I was looking at the 6950 at stock performance and think it is the best value for money. £200 budget also.

However if there was an nvidia card that matched the performance and price I would go for that.

Ultimately I have to look at what I want performance wise, look at my budget and go with the manufacturer that offers me the closest match to my requirements.

 

[FrancesoNoir]

I think that Basiq PSU won't be enough for the 480. You may be okay for day to day use depending on the rest of your spec but it's really getting a bit borderline especially under load. And definitely not if you're OCing the card or bumping the voltage, no way.

 

[Kanpai]

So is the bad ATI drivers myth justified then?

No, if you read my post again you'll see I said bad driver experience is just luck of the draw really, even with nvidia cards, and that there are reviews out there which have had problems with ATI drivers too.

 

[Rexton]

I too am in a similar position. However I am approaching from the opposite direction.
I am an Nvidia person who has had a few ATI cards in the past, and been fortunate not to have suffered driver issues... well not since open GL on a Rage Fury Pro.

I was looking at the 6950 at stock performance and think it is the best value for money. £200 budget also.

However if there was an nvidia card that matched the performance and price I would go for that.

Ultimately I have to look at what I want performance wise, look at my budget and go with the manufacturer that offers me the closest match to my requirements.

Go for it, but don't stay at stock, there's a lot of free performance to be had from the 6950's.

 

[Jono8]

Exactly


480 is dead tech and will come down in price even further

480 is a noobs choice coming to late to the table

Lol what?