***Nvidia GTX480 & 470 reviews & discussion***

[JediFragger]

lol @my xfire 4890s think ill keep them for a while and be gratfull

Awesome combo, loved mine

 

[Gerard]

Yeah because its so worth spending over the odds now instead of waiting a while.

 

[Owenb]

OMG I'm not sure I'll go to TPU for reviews anymore:

Probably a misprint as the results are in line with other reviews.

I think we all expected these results. It's not quite as bad as the 5800FX/2900XT as at least it's the fastest GPU.

 

[Tweaker]

Damn, AMD fanboys wont be letting this one go for a while, can we have a forum filter for the 400 series so we can just move on and forget about it.

 

[rpg]

So you've got a max budget of £450... do you:

• Buy a GTX 480?
• Buy two HD 5850's?
• Buy one HD 5870 and save a bit of cash?
• Or wait for 2GB HD 5870?

Genuine responses appreciated!

 

[dcsarge]

Yeah beause its so worth spending over the odds now instead of waiting a while.

Isn't that the dictionary definition of the Early Adopter?

 

[gurusan]

Damn, AMD fanboys wont be letting this one go for a while, can we have a forum filter for the 400 series so we can just move on and forget about it.

It's 29min after NDA....a bit early to calling an end to discussions :/

 

[JasonM]

I don't want to Troll, but last weeks especially with the AMD 6 core stuff coming, I think it's going to swing back to AMD/ATI. Since 1997 I've been Intel / Nvidia, may sound odd but feel i'll be building an AMD/ATI rig next time.

 

[JediFragger]

Mmmmmmmmm the 5800FX, now *that* was a fail

 

[bakes0310]

Im so glad i got a 5970 coming next week, oh dear nvidia what a let down. My current card and last card were nvidia and i wouldnt of faulted them at all.

 

[drak3]

3D Vision is software and has been around for years ...

The real problem is hardware, which they fail to deliver

No competition = no price war

No new shiny hardware that does miracles = next day is no different day

 

[Orangey]

LOL @ [H] 480 SLI video... I was thinking "get BACK! IT'S GONNA BLOW!!!"

 

[demonfatality]

i just dont understand after waiting so long to release a new gpu that they got it so wrong

 

[straxusii]

The sad thing is ATI don't even need a respin to beat the 480, they can just release a 5870 o/c as most on here get better than the 480 with 5870

 

[RavenXXX2]

So you've got a max budget of £450... do you:

• Buy a GTX 480?
• Buy two HD 5850's?
• Buy one HD 5870 and save a bit of cash?
• Or wait for 2GB HD 5870?

Genuine responses appreciated!

100% 2x 5850's

 

[Frame352]

So you've got a max budget of £450... do you:

• Buy a GTX 480?
• Buy two HD 5850's?
• Buy one HD 5870 and save a bit of cash?
• Or wait for 2GB HD 5870?

Genuine responses appreciated!

Another "possible" option might be to wait for the ATI 5890. At least, that's what I'm hoping I'll be able to do.

 

[N19h7m4r3]

So you've got a max budget of £450... do you:

• Buy a GTX 480?
• Buy two HD 5850's?
• Buy one HD 5870 and save a bit of cash?
• Or wait for 2GB HD 5870?

Genuine responses appreciated!

Stay with your current card and invest in an upcoming 6core.

or if not needed for work reasons, save money for next gen.

 

[gurusan]

So you've got a max budget of £450... do you:

• Buy a GTX 480?
• Buy two HD 5850's?
• Buy one HD 5870 and save a bit of cash?
• Or wait for 2GB HD 5870?

Genuine responses appreciated!

I'd wait for refreshes as I've a feeling there are good things in store there. Otherwise grab 2 5850s

 

[JediFragger]

but feel i'll be building an AMD/ATI rig next time.

Nah, Intel CPU/Chipset and AMD gfx for duuuur win!

Remember that Intel encourage Crossfire

 

[hideki]

Disappointing results from Fermi, especially the power use, temps and noise.