**NVIDIA GTX 480 IS BACK - TRULY INCREDIBLE PRE-ORDER DEAL!**

Should I get this card to replace my GTX560 ?

I dont play games but i use the CuDA cores for video muxing, so the jump from the 338 cores on the 560 to the 480 cores on the 480 may be of benefit to me...

I dont know, architectually, how the CUDA stuff works and whether the clock speed of the memeory and gpu in the 560 also has an effect on muxing times but you guys seem to be saying the 480 is as good as a 570....?
 
For just video work im not sure you'd really notice much difference at all between the 560 and the 480.

Although you would get a decent price selling the 560. Google is your friend. Try and find some benchies
 
metbandit1 said:
How hard is it to find waterblocks for these things?

I already have one 480 and im thinking SLI will be better than upgrading to kepler.
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You can get waterblocks if you look hard enough but they are still stupidly expensive. Alternatively go for a core only block such as the XSPC Rasa (same as mine) and you can use it on other cards when you upgrade. You will need some decent cooling for the vrm's though.
 
pastymuncher said:
You can get waterblocks if you look hard enough but they are still stupidly expensive. Alternatively go for a core only block such as the XSPC Rasa (same as mine) and you can use it on other cards when you upgrade. You will need some decent cooling for the vrm's though.
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There is always second hand though, I've seen a few go for around £40 in as new condition and purchased a pair for a friend of mine recently for £60 with backplates. There are also a few stock clearances atm on waterblocks from previous generations. You just need to shop around a bit. :)
 
Meh, still going to wait for Kepler myself. Seems like an attempt to get rid of as much stock as possible before a superior product lands to me.
 
Still a great GPU but the noise @ stock means you need to spend another £40-50 on a 3rd part aircooler (if you can find anyone selling they sell out quickly as demand is still high). Zalman+Gelid do the best totally silent air HSF's for this.

This is Nvidia shifting GPU's now they know their next highend parts are just around the corner in a few weeks same old same old tactics to shift older stock but GTX480 beats GTX570 in real world useage so as long as you do not mind the extreme noise or are a long way from your case its a cracking deal!
 
It is a good deal but surely timed just before a NV update it wil be followed by a 5XX series clearout.

It is a case of buying what you have to now, especialy useful for those who want to SLi at a great (with warranty) price point.

I love OCUK for doing these deals, they raise so many options, I rememeber the 480 Asus clearout with much respect!
 
I took the plunge and pre-ordered one of these GTX 480s for myself. Have been using AMD for awhile ranging from 4850, 5770, 6870 and now to a 7950 (which I am going to sell as soon as I get my 480) and save up for the high end nvidia card whichever it may be.

I am sick and tired of AMD driver updates slashing performance and then having to go back to previous earlier drivers to get it back. My overclocked 7950 (925/1375) doesn't perform a great deal better than my overclocked 6870 (970/1200), or atleast not the performance gain I was expecting anyway. I loved my XFX 8800GTX when I had it, no matter how much heat it gave off (means I could turn heating off and use my gfx card as a heater).
 
can someone please calculate the difference between 480's and 570's power consumption in 1 year if one plays BF3 for 2 hours/day coverted to £ ??? thank you
 
pc_monkey said:
can someone please calculate the difference between 480's and 570's power consumption in 1 year if one plays BF3 for 2 hours/day coverted to £ ??? thank you
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It does also depend on which electric company you are with.

I am not even going to attenpt to figure it out lol. :-/
 
Plain and Simple

480 vs 570

Pretty much same performance 570 edges in some, 480 edges in some so performance wise it doesnt matter what you get.

If you play at Higher Res probably best to get a 480!

If you prefer a cooler and quieter card get a 570

If you want a BEAST at a great price get a 480

and for everything else here is anandtech

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/309?vs=306
 
Locky said:
it will destroy it.
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Will it though? Looking here - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=1914&subid=1830 The 480 is not better at everything, only the number of Stream Processors and the extra 500mb memory compared to the 460 F.T.W. Would that make such a noticeable difference?

Also, this is the thing I dont get about those anandtech comparisons, can someone explain how their product 'vitals' are so different (if Im reading it right), for example:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/313?vs=309

My GTX 460 1GB F.T.W version:
(as per above OcUK link)

867mhz Core
4050mhz Memory
1734mhz Shader

According to Anandtech:
(The vanilla version only listed)

675mhz Core
1350mhz Memory
900mhz Shader

Theres a big difference in those figures, can that be?
 
neoglow said:
Will it though? Looking here - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=1914&subid=1830 The 480 is not better at everything, only the number of Stream Processors and the extra 500mb memory compared to the 460 F.T.W. Would that make such a noticeable difference?

Also, this is the thing I dont get about those anandtech comparisons, can someone explain how their product 'vitals' are so different (if Im reading it right), for example:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/313?vs=309

My GTX 460 1GB F.T.W version:
(as per above OcUK link)

867mhz Core
4050mhz Memory
1734mhz Shader

According to Anandtech:
(The vanilla version only listed)

675mhz Core
1350mhz Memory
900mhz Shader

Theres a big difference in those figures, can that be?
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460 F.T.W

Core Clock: 867MHz
- Memory: 1024MB GDDR5
- Memory Clock: 4050MHz (Effective)
- Memory Interface: 192-Bit
- Processing Cores: 336
- Shader Clock: 1734MHz
- Bus Type: PCI-Express 2.0

EVGA 480

- Core Clock: 700MHz
- Memory: 1536MB GDDR5
- Memory Clock: 3696MHz (Effective)
- Memory Interface: 384-Bit
- Processing Cores: 480
- Shader Clock: 1401MHz
- Bus Type: PCI-Express 2.0

The memory interface plays a HUGE part in the speed of the card, the 460 is only a 192Bit yet the 480 is 384bit.

The bit rate determines how fast the memory and the GPU can talk to each other basically, a higher bit interface, the faster they can talk.
 
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