460GTX good enough for F1 2010?

glenimp617 · 13 Sep 2010 at 09:08

I'm in the market for a decent graphics card. Ideally I wanted a Radeon 5850 but I'm just wondering if a GTX 460 would do as they are only £130

My monitor is a 24" BenQ 1920X1080

Was going to buy the game for the PS3 but if I get it on PC then I can get a steering wheel and clamp it to the desk

Thanks!

Jono8 · 13 Sep 2010 at 09:13

Im sure it will be fine

RavenXXX2 · 13 Sep 2010 at 09:15

Dx9 game, I would say a 460 should easily average 60 fps. I can't wait for F1 myself, looks sweet.

_Jimlad_ · 13 Sep 2010 at 10:36

what about a 5770 or shall i buy on the xbox?

psychas · 13 Sep 2010 at 10:40

f1 2010 is dx 11 not dx 9 , u might need some more power to play it maxed out on dx11.

check dirt 2 benchmarks on dx 11 it its same engine just f1 2010 is bit more demanding

RavenXXX2 · 13 Sep 2010 at 10:46

Wrong, it's DX9 on release, DX11 patch will come out sometime later.

glenimp617 · 13 Sep 2010 at 10:49

I'd definately want to play it in DX11 if/when they release a patch

Do you think I'd be better off with a 5850 instead?

RavenXXX2 · 13 Sep 2010 at 10:57

Well a stock 460 is about on par with a 5850 in Dirt2 so I say go with a 460.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...eforce-gtx-460-cyclone-768mb-oc-review-9.html

bifday2k · 13 Sep 2010 at 11:07

I can run dirt to at full HD res, and have an average of 60fps, thats with my current 5770, i'll test later when my 460 gets here.

So if its the same game engine as Dirt 2, then yes a 5770 will be fine, also the 460.

glenimp617 · 13 Sep 2010 at 11:28

I 'think' I'm going to have to get a 5850 as if I went with the cheaper 460 I'd be on the limit with my Antec 550w PSU. The 5850 comes in well under leaving me with a little breathing room.

Don't want to upgrade my PSU just yet

RavenXXX2 · 13 Sep 2010 at 11:32

460 is on par with a 5850 power usage wise.. :confused:

_Jimlad_ · 13 Sep 2010 at 11:33

glen8 said:
I 'think' I'm going to have to get a 5850 as if I went with the cheaper 460 I'd be on the limit with my Antec 550w PSU. The 5850 comes in well under leaving me with a little breathing room.

Don't want to upgrade my PSU just yet

im sure you would be fine, these psu limits are guides, and a little overload would be ok, its not like all the components will be max loadsing all the time

Freddie1980 · 13 Sep 2010 at 11:45

I would wait until the game comes out then you can evaluate its performance and then choose the hardware required.

RavenXXX2 · 13 Sep 2010 at 11:53

Nvidia hardware performs better than the AMD equivalent cards in the Dirt2 engine, get a 460, it will do the job, and if you want more performance they clock for fun.

glenimp617 · 13 Sep 2010 at 12:10

will the 768mb version be ok? I guess at that price I can always get another one a few months down the line (when I upgrade my PSU

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glenimp617 · 13 Sep 2010 at 12:12

RavenXXX2 said:
460 is on par with a 5850 power usage wise..

oh, well that's good. I was doing the online PSU calculator and it told me I was overloading with the 460...strange. Good to know the power is the same

RavenXXX2 · 13 Sep 2010 at 12:14

Get the 768, overclock it because it would be silly not to and you're sorted.

bifday2k · 13 Sep 2010 at 12:19

glen8 said:
will the 768mb version be ok? I guess at that price I can always get another one a few months down the line (when I upgrade my PSU )

It will be more then fine, the 1gb models would be better if u can stretch to those, if not the 768 will still be good, and will beat the 5770 in F1 2010.

Jibber55 · 13 Sep 2010 at 15:53

Freddie1980 said:
I would wait until the game comes out then you can evaluate its performance and then choose the hardware required.

This.