My New Toy!!!!!

[ghutchison14078]

Just took delivery of an early xmas prezzie this morning!

Cracking looking card and I'm looking forward to some beefy overclocking with this WEAPON!!!!!

 

[ghutchison14078]

Very informative.

Isn't meant to be informative...this is a brand new card in the UK and the GFX section on this forum always appreciates real examples of high end cards when members get them!

 

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Great, report back with temps and any overclocks you get.

Will do...gotta shoot off to work now...skived the morning to take delivery of the card

Will get the card installed and beginning putting it through its paces later tonight!!

 

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GJ02, wait it out a few months, you will have plenty of time to enjoy your new card... when the new 6000 series is out and you'v made an informed choice!

I'm not trying to sound like a **** but I totally couldnt care less about the ATI 6000 series!!! (from a purchasing point of view)

Lets face it, if at any time you buy the flagship nvidia or ati card its gonna be pretty damn good and should last you for a while before you really NEED to upgrade.

I'm not an nvidia fanboy as I had a 5870 Vapor-x that I sold to part fund this card.

The GTX 480 is the best / fastest single GPU card in the world at the moment, and the KFA2 Anarchy edition deals with the heat and noise issues of the standard design; which were the only down sides of the 480 as far as I'm concerned.

I loved the look of this card..blue PCB, nice beefy cooler and the silver backplate. Plus nvidia do have the edge in driver performance and stability.

If we were all worried about what is coming next tech-wise nobody would ever buy anything...and by all speculative accounts so far the ATI / AMD 6000 series isnt going to be anything groundbreaking!!!

 

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Yea that is true, the gtx 480 is still gona kick butt and you cant go wrong with purchasing it... but when a potential new card is only a few weeks away, its wise to just wait a little more time, to get your money's worth.

The market is dynamic, so we as consumer need to be adaptable. Play the market the way they play us!

Fair point, I totally appreciate that!

I guess everyone has different priorities when it comes to owning / buying these kinds of things!

 

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Ahh I now realise why the angry torrent of words. Your the op, and your cheesed becuase Im basically undermineing your purchase but saying to someone that they should wait....

Sorry, dude. Does it matter... Also Im in the same boat!

I only bought a 5870 2 months ago, becuase I couldnt wait! But, I know I should have, thats why Im trying to help others not make the same mistake I made. Additionally we are pretty close now to the new cards, so I would even force myself to wait, rather than purchase.

But of course, Im happy with my 5870, and your 480, is gona kick butt, so no need to feel short changed.

Dude, honestly I'm not angry or cheesed off at all!

I couldn't be happier with my purchase as it ticked all the boxes and requirements I wanted for my gaming pc.

I'm just trying to explain that it wouldnt have mattered to me what was coming out just around the corner, I got everything I wanted in one package....at a VERY VERY good price by the way!!!

 

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How much did it cost?

£375 (inc next day express deilvery)

 

[ghutchison14078]

Good deal. 850+ on the core you are looking at very substantial performance gains, my 480 is at 850 core with reference cooler, amazing performance but not so quiet and 80c temps.

I thought so...considering the current price of reference design 480's...it was a small premium over that to get everything that this card offers

I'll post up some Furmark and MSI Afterburner screenshots when I get the card slotted in after work tonight!!!

But by all accounts in the reviews I have seen it stays very cool when running at its own standard overclocked settings.

 

[ghutchison14078]

Hi guys, sorry for the delay, had to move my hard drives around a bit to make room for this MOTHA of a card.

Well here are some pics of it in my system.......

 

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Very toight fit!!! And the case is an Antec 1200 which is by no means small!


Some temps......

MSI AFTERBURNER ( IDLE DESKTOP: 33 degrees )

FURMARK ( 10 MINUTES IN 55 degrees )

MSI AFTERBURNER ( DURING FURMARK fan speed 45% and is barely audible )

 

[ghutchison14078]

Heaven benchmark...1900 x 1200...everything maxed

MSI AFTERBURNER RIGHT AFTER HEAVEN BENCHMARK

FAN @ 33%...GPU 47 DEGREES!!

 

[ghutchison14078]

whats with the funny angle of the xfi and the 480 ?

I have adjusted them...backplate was pushing against the sound card...whoops!!!