Next step from 2 x GTX480's

[andicole0]

What would be a suitable step up in performance? Is there a single card solution or would two cards be a better or cheaper option.

Both cards are water cooled and I would want to keep that.

Andi.

 

[nutsnut]

GTX 680 or ATi 7970?

New nvidia cars are due in may so worth waiting?

 

[Rroff]

Would definitely wait to see if anything coming in the next little while is worth while - 680/7970 isn't going to be really worth it coming from that setup unless you can get a good price for the 480s.

 

[Sliver]

New nvidia cars are due in may so worth waiting?

Really ? Nice. Which garage should I visit for one of these ?


I'd wait for the 7' series cards to come out and see how they perform before maybe jumping for a 680.

 

[JediFragger]

Next step - Lot cooler room?

 

[1kiwi]

Two 770's assuming the rumors are correct. Either that or go for 2 X 680's second hand. I'm sure there will be a few highend watercooled setups which will be going cheap.

 

[andicole0]

Next step - Lot cooler room?

Hmm, it does get a bit warm at times, but then I turn the air con unit on, but then that's a bit noisy defeating the water cooling objective.

Andi.

 

[1kiwi]

Hmm, it does get a bit warm at times, but then I turn the air con unit on, but then that's a bit noisy defeating the water cooling objective.

Andi.

Nice in the winter though

 

[andicole0]

Nice in the winter though

Oh yes and luckily it's been a long cold winter.

Andi.

 

[andicole0]

It looks like the 2 x 480's perform as well as a single 680, so there's no point in that route, will wait to see what the comes next or whether 2 x 680 is the way to go.

Andi.

 

[Sal0hcine]

I imagine a single 780 would just outperform 480 SLI so might be worth getting two of those when they are out.

 

[1kiwi]

I imagine a single 780 would just outperform 480 SLI so might be worth getting two of those when they are out.

Not by allot actually, if at all. The Titan performs a bit faster than the 7970Ghz edition and if these benchmarks are anything to go by 480SLI is not far off 7970Ghz performance. We know that the 780 is a cut down version of the Titan so I really don't see much gain for the OP unless he wants a very fast single card.

Only upgrade path I see for the OP is SLI/Crossfire. Bang for buck this is going to be 7970 Ghz edition crossfire or 770 SLI (depending on prices).

 

[bemaniac]

the only way to beat that by almost double for under £500 is 2 second hand or members market 7970s overclocked to 1100+ for £250 each.

 

[arc@css]

Best bang for buck would be two 7950's. Overclock them for further performance.

 

[~>Dg<~]

keep your cards for a while for the outlay over the performance not really worth it at moment

your cards will be 680gtx slightly quicker maybe area.

id wait for next range of cards.