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GTX 480

Disregarding power consumption and noise, yeah. Though I'd probably look towards spending the extra 30 quid for a 750 Ti.
The 750 Ti is a bit slower but can be overclocked a lot and uses very little power. However if you just want pice/performance then go with the 480.
 
I hope you have headphones, they're not the quietest cards :p

I still have mine from the £200 sale OcUK had like 3 years ago!
 
Love mine too, got it brand new for £84 from another online retailer just a few weeks ago - it's certainly a HUGE step up from the AHD4870 I had before!
 
That isnt an amazing deal when you consider that it is well matched to a GTX660 or a 7850 and you can get those for around that price if you look hard enough.

The heat and power draw of the GTX480 are both mental. I ran mine with an overclock and it sat at 100°C while gaming and sounded like a typhoon. :p
 
acme15 said:
That isnt an amazing deal when you consider that it is well matched to a GTX660 or a 7850 and you can get those for around that price if you look hard enough.

The heat and power draw of the GTX480 are both mental. I ran mine with an overclock and it sat at 100°C while gaming and sounded like a typhoon. :p
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ha ha you certainly dont want that in your living room - mine seems to run really quiet at the moment but its not been OC'd and not entirely sure its being pushed that hard by Dawn of War lol
 
m1xmag said:
ha ha you certainly dont want that in your living room - mine seems to run really quiet at the moment but its not been OC'd and not entirely sure its being pushed that hard by Dawn of War lol
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The heat from the heat pipes ruined my side window. It had a kind of 'rippled' effect by the side of the GPU where it had been melted slightly... :p

It also did a good job of heating up the coolant in my CLC at the time.

And I burned myself on those sexy heatpipes a few times too... :(
 
acme15 said:
The heat from the heat pipes ruined my side window. It had a kind of 'rippled' effect by the side of the GPU where it had been melted slightly... :p

It also did a good job of heating up the coolant in my CLC at the time.

And I burned myself on those sexy heatpipes a few times too... :(
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Eeek! Definitely will bear this in mind as I intend to SLi with another one in the near future!
 
If you don't overclock it will probably run 15 degrees cooler though I'd guess. :)

Its just cos I'm mental. :D
 
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