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Gigabyte GTX480 SE First Impressions
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Anyways, how much can you overclock with this card before making it too hot and unstable?
I hit 850 core with a little extra volts. Could probably go higher with a bit more time. Fan speed never exceeds 65% with this OC with fan speed set to auto.
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I had 5870s and I would say if you get the OCed one, for this price is worth it.
OCed its quite a bit faster in most games.
OCed its quite a bit faster in most games.
Really
So you're also saying with that statement that AMDs current top end single gpu card the 6970 is only slightly faster than the 5870? I would say both are quite a bit faster tbh but I suppose it's all subjective, here's a comparison between the 5870 and 480 link.
This extra oomph in the 480 and 6970 can mean the difference between playable framerates compared to the 5870s sometimes unplayable framerates ie dropping below 30.
i guess it really depends on what res you game at, anything up to say 1680x1050 and the 5870 will do you fine for the most part,
but 1080p and above I'd be wanting something with a bit more horsepower and a little more vram than the ageing 5870.
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According to the benches from Anandtech the 480 is better than 5870 in pretty much all of the games/benchmark apps.
Not by much that you should upgrade though. But i think the 480 handles DX11 better than 5870 though.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/294?vs=309
Not by much that you should upgrade though. But i think the 480 handles DX11 better than 5870 though.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/294?vs=309
I'm in exactly the same boat!
I thought I'd decided on the MSI 6950 2gb at £209. Then saw this card and again, I can't decide.
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In the end i bit the bullet and ordered this card. As long as i keep it in perfect condition, i can return it within 7 days if i do find it too loud, so there isn't much harm in giving it a go!
The XFX is £200 on offer for exactly the same card:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-192-XF
Both are great cards though, if you like green go green, like red go red. Simple really.
The XFX is £200 on offer for exactly the same card:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-192-XF
Both are great cards though, if you like green go green, like red go red. Simple really.
If only it was that simple, well actually, maybe it is and I'm just complicating it. Maybe I'll just toss a coin....
Quick 3DM'11 :
http://3dmark.com/3dm11/866391
Chuffed with that
Compared to my last card:
GTX460 1GB @ 850/4200: P3841
GTX480 1.5GB @ 750/3800: P5249
And that is only a mild OC on the 480, compared to a to the limit OC on the 460.
http://3dmark.com/3dm11/866391
Chuffed with that
Compared to my last card:
GTX460 1GB @ 850/4200: P3841
GTX480 1.5GB @ 750/3800: P5249
And that is only a mild OC on the 480, compared to a to the limit OC on the 460.
The only other factor to make my mind up would be if I wanted SLI or Xfire, Cuda/ Eyefinity/ 3D.
On this occasion I picked 6950>70 as at christmas it was the best bang for buck and had my eye on Xfire.
If I was buying now though, I would have had to factor in the price for a new psu to power the 480 sli setup and 6970 xfire scales better than 480 sli in the games I play.
You may hear the usual 'drivers are rubbish' argument but in my honest experience both sides can be as good/bad as each other and most of the time pebkac(I've had more cases of pebkac than I would like to admit to
) is usually to blame. From Geforce cards all the way to 7800GT sli, I always stuck to Nvidia because I just liked them, until I saw sense and bought the best bang for buck. I went to ATI 4870 because it was the best value I could get for what I was willing to pay, then a 5870 because Nvidia were late to the party.
If you don't have a preference for red/green, then get the setup to suit you. You should always buy the best bang for buck.
A good read i am really intrested in one of these cards and maybe 2 at some point and your post has convinced me Any idea what power they use under full load. I'll be ordering friday so i am hoping they come on offer this week
I never had a ati and was really tempted by the 6950 but with stuff like the 3d vision and pysics on the geforce card seems a better option now. The 580gtx is way out of my price range and the 570 is over priced imo.
Any idea what power they use under full load. I'll be ordering friday so i am hoping they come on offer this week I never had a ati and was really tempted by the 6950 but with stuff like the 3d vision and pysics on the geforce card seems a better option now. The 580gtx is way out of my price range and the 570 is over priced imo.
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Order placed, this will replace my good old(only 2years old) gtx275. Maybe I can finally max out Crysis.
That's a good point, how do these card's handle Crysis ?