OcUK GTX580

The Slayer_UK · 17 Dec 2011 at 16:58

does anyone know what these are like

OcUK GeForce GTX 580 3072MB

Its the cheapest 3Gb card on here and just wondering what people thought about this card would anyone recommed this card?

ALXAndy · 17 Dec 2011 at 17:01

I would yeah.

They're pretty much (if memory serves) Gainwards that don't clock as high.

So if you're not into overclocking then good deal. Almost got one of those myself, but got the 6970L instead as it was so much cheaper and did the same thing at that res (IE made everything playable).

Shayper · 17 Dec 2011 at 17:15

Well, when I ordered the 1.5gb OcUK 580 I received the TF2 version from MSi, which I got to 1ghz on the core using the cooler that came with it :eek:

So yeah, they can be good

The Slayer_UK · 17 Dec 2011 at 17:17

yes i wont be overclocking it i was thinking of the EVGA GeForce GTX 580 3072MB GDDR5 but if they do the same job and perform the same why spend more money on the evga

pgi947 · 17 Dec 2011 at 17:22

Warranty is a big factor with EVGA, afaik they offer 10 year standard warranty, which is excellent, especially when laying down nearly £500 on a card.

The Slayer_UK · 17 Dec 2011 at 17:29

pgi947 said:
Warranty is a big factor with EVGA, afaik they offer 10 year standard warranty, which is excellent, especially when laying down nearly £500 on a card.

thats a very good point i never really thought of that but on saying that i will always want to play the latest games on high settings anyway which more or less means i would have to upgrade my card every 2 years or so anyway and the warrnty on the OcUK 580 is 2 years

BATTLE99 · 17 Dec 2011 at 17:46

The Slayer_UK said:
does anyone know what these are like

OcUK GeForce GTX 580 3072MB

Its the cheapest 3Gb card on here and just wondering what people thought about this card would anyone recommed this card?

I have one mate.I went from a very old system to this card and it runs everthing I have at max and ultra for BF3. :cool:

ALXAndy · 17 Dec 2011 at 17:57

pgi947 said:
Warranty is a big factor with EVGA, afaik they offer 10 year standard warranty, which is excellent, especially when laying down nearly £500 on a card.

Nah, they don't.

There are two different SKUs on EVGA cards. ONE of them is 10yr, the other standard 3yr.

Look very closely before ordering and make sure that specific SKU code is 10yr.

The Slayer_UK · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:04

BATTLE99 said:
I have one mate.I went from a very old system to this card and it runs everthing I have at max and ultra for BF3.

yes im going from a qx9650 and a 8800gts to a sandybridge e and a gtx580 and i think i will go for the OcUK then i was going to go for the Asus GeForce GTX 580 DirectCU II 1536MB but i want to future proof myself a little with a bit more Vram

The Slayer_UK · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:08

@BATTLE99

by the way how loud are they? as one of the reasons i was going for the asus was ive heard its a very quiet gpu

ALXAndy · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:10

If you want quiet and well behaved go stock. The stock VC cooling on a 580 is more than good enough.

Ed. And it doesn't dump hot air in your case either.

The Slayer_UK · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:13

well i dont mind a bit of noise but my current pc sounds like its going to take off so im trying to aviod building one thats noisy again lol

BATTLE99 · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:14

The Slayer_UK said:
@battle99

by the way how loud are they? as one of the reasons i was going for the asus was ive heard its a very quiet gpu

It can get slightly noisey under load but thats the only thing I hear, the rest of my system is silent (compared to my last comp)But tbh you dont even notice the fan noise on the card. :cool:

ALXAndy · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:16

You don't even want to know what an Alienware Aurora full of delta fans sounds like at 100%.

When I first set it up I **** myself. It was well behaved until I installed the command center, then everything went to 100%.

The Slayer_UK · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:19

BATTLE99 said:
It can get slightly noisey under load but thats the only thing I hear, the rest of my system is silent (compared to my last comp)But tbh you dont even notice the fan noise on the card.

as long as its quiet enough to not really hear it when its idle for when im using the pc for general purposes i dont mind if its a little noise when you are on a game i dont mind because thats what the volume button on my speakers is for

The Slayer_UK · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:22

ALXAndy said:
You don't even want to know what an Alienware Aurora full of delta fans sounds like at 100%.

When I first set it up I **** myself. It was well behaved until I installed the command center, then everything went to 100%.

haha i once bought a tornado fan i think it was and i was like omg that is loud. currently i could shut my bedroom door and go to the bottom of the stairs and id still be able to hear my computer only just though

BATTLE99 · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:27

The Slayer_UK said:
as long as its quiet enough to not really hear it when its idle for when im using the pc for general purposes i dont mind if its a little noise when you are on a game i dont mind because thats what the volume button on my speakers is for

Then you will love this card mate,good luck. :cool:

The Slayer_UK · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:34

BATTLE99 said:
Then you will love this card mate,good luck.

thanks just cant wait till 1st week in january now then i can order everything its sooooo exciting building a new rig its great fun

pgi947 · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:43

ALXAndy said:
Nah, they don't.

There are two different SKUs on EVGA cards. ONE of them is 10yr, the other standard 3yr.

Look very closely before ordering and make sure that specific SKU code is 10yr.

This I didn't know, I just presumed they would all come with a 10 year warranty.

Cleeecooo · 17 Dec 2011 at 19:16

ALXAndy said:
Nah, they don't.

There are two different SKUs on EVGA cards. ONE of them is 10yr, the other standard 3yr.

Look very closely before ordering and make sure that specific SKU code is 10yr.

ER cards are 10yrs
KR cards are 3yrs

You can extend KR cards to 10yrs for 50 euros (around £30