GTX 460 or GTX 470 - Which to buy?

Craterloads · 5 Sep 2010 at 02:28

Hey,

Bought an i7 950 & a Rampage iii Gene yesterday form OCUK, just need to get GPU sorted now. Cant make my mind up over the two.

Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB @ £178 + P&P OCUK

or

Asus GTX 470 V2 @ £200

What would you suggest taking into consideration case will not be well ventilated.

Craterloads · 5 Sep 2010 at 02:30

Also - Will be using on 24" NEC 1920 x 1200 monitor to play Starcraft II, C&C4 etc

Duff-Man · 5 Sep 2010 at 04:12

The performance increase from the 470 is well worth the extra 20 notes.

555BUK · 5 Sep 2010 at 04:48

At £200 the 470 is the better deal unless your PSU cannot handle the extra 60W pull.

Craterloads · 5 Sep 2010 at 04:55

PSU should be fine, either hx1000w or a 850w. It should really be a know brainer in favour of the GTX 470 for only £20 extra plus Mafia II free, but from reading reviews it seems the GTX 460 comes very close to the 470 whilst consuming a lot less power and producing a lot less heat.

Furthermore ive read the 460 can be clocked to 900+ which would make it considerable faster than the 470...

Duff-Man · 5 Sep 2010 at 05:12

The 470 is also highly overclockable though, so comparing a highly clocked 460 to a stock 470 is not a valid comparison.

The point about power consumption is very true, although I would not agree with the performance comment. The 470 really does have a lot more grunt, particularly as you increase the resolution and add in more AA.

As far as the PSU goes, fantastic though the HX1000 is, it strikes me as slight overkill for the system you are planning. An 850 would give you enough headroom to add another 470 at a later date. That said, if money is not a concern, having more power headroom is never a bad thing. Also consider the new AX series from corsair. Their power efficiency is superb...

BTW I own neither a 460 nor 470, so no inherent bias here

I am a fan of corsair PSUs though

arknor · 5 Sep 2010 at 05:13

lol 850watt? unless your planning on going sli at some point then 600 is more than enough.

i'd go with a 460 if your not going to have much case ventilation.

i assume your planning on a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB @ £178 mine never goes above 62c at 100% load and the fan is very quiet you probably wont even be able to hear it

you can almost garuntee overclocking it from 715 > 800mhz probably with no voltage adjustment to get that far.

i'd imagine you wouldnt be to far of the performance of a 470 and a lot coolor

Marine-RX179 · 5 Sep 2010 at 07:17

About the £200 Asus GTX470, not sure if it is a good idea to get it from the bay even if it's new, as you might have issue with warranty I think.

Craterloads · 5 Sep 2010 at 11:24

think im just going to get the 470 as its only £20 extra. thanks for input

no_1_dave · 5 Sep 2010 at 11:30

It would be a stupid idea to get the 460 over a 470 with only £20 difference unless you have a rubbish PSU

Craterloads · 5 Sep 2010 at 11:38

no_1_dave said:
It would be a stupid idea to get the 460 over a 470 with only £20 difference unless you have a rubbish PSU

yea thats what i thought, if it was £40 -£50 fair enough would have gone for the 460.

HW91 · 5 Sep 2010 at 11:47

also make sure you get an AX PSU as they have a better efficiency

Craterloads · 5 Sep 2010 at 11:56

HW91 said:
also make sure you get an AX PSU as they have a better efficiency

There a bit too expensive to be honest. Im looking at a 3 month old HX1000w which has all ready been modded with full MDPC-X sleeving that will match my build @ £125

This project is all ready at £1100 which is making me sweat so trying to save a few pennies!!

rolypolyman · 5 Sep 2010 at 13:24

Buy this instead for £164.99 and flash it into a 470. There is a thread developing on the Pov 465GTX which shows its actually a 470 in disguise. I'm tempted but I have a 5850 Toxic and I don't think there would be much difference in performance. :eek:

Duff-Man · 5 Sep 2010 at 13:31

Craterloads said:
TIm looking at a 3 month old HX1000w which has all ready been modded with full MDPC-X sleeving that will match my build @ £125

Sounds like a bargin.

I splashed out on an AX1200 for my build, but if I could have found an HX1000 for £125 then I would have taken that instead.

Craterloads · 5 Sep 2010 at 13:54

rolypolyman said:
Buy this instead for £164.99 and flash it into a 470. There is a thread developing on the Pov 465GTX which shows its actually a 470 in disguise. I'm tempted but I have a 5850 Toxic and I don't think there would be much difference in performance.

that sounds too good to be true. just a couple of questions. if unlocked will it be as fast as the 470 and will the less ram make a difference? real good find mate cheers

Craterloads · 5 Sep 2010 at 14:08

Craterloads said:
that sounds too good to be true. just a couple of questions. if unlocked will it be as fast as the 470 and will the less ram make a difference? real good find mate cheers

edit thats an uber noob question!! as will be unlocking the memory chips making it identical to the 470.

Vimes · 5 Sep 2010 at 16:10

Craterloads said:
Hey,

Bought an i7 950 & a Rampage iii Gene yesterday form OCUK, just need to get GPU sorted now. Cant make my mind up over the two.

Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB @ £178 + P&P OCUK

or

Asus GTX 470 V2 @ £200

What would you suggest taking into consideration case will not be well ventilated.

Unless you are thinking of buying the 470 from somewhere else at that price I'm seeing the 470 @ £224.99.

The above making it over £40 more expensive than the 460. Is the 470 worth £40 more than the 460...?

brakeinup · 5 Sep 2010 at 16:39

Will a 470 run ok with a Corsair TX 650W + Q9550 at 3500Mhz + 3 HDD's?

I am also still stuck what to buy - 470 as they are at a great price point now and great performance, but put out a bit of heat and is a large card. Or a 460 which is not has fast but still great performance, less heat/power and a smaller footprint.

Does the 460 underclock in 2D mode?

HW91 · 5 Sep 2010 at 16:41

^ yep