should i upgrade a 470 to a 7950?

[pmk24]

Hi folks,

I am currently looking at improving my current rig (specs below) and wondering if its time to upgrade the gfx card from a 470gtx that runs really hot and loud in my system to a 7950 (stock or even the saph OC)? I game at 1920x1080 but am not getting the proper results that the system can output and think the gfx is the cause. The only concern is will the card fit in the case i have (picture below) but can measure that up if people think its a good upgrade to take.


Asus P8P67-M PRO
Intel Core i5-2500K
Corsair Hydro H50-1
OCZ 4GB PC3-12800C8
Corsair Professional Series™ Gold AX850 High Performance 850W
EVGA 470gtx
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB
Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid

Cheers

 

[straxusii]

As long as you overclock it it is a decent upgrade.

One thing to note, the stock fan is the same noise level as a 470 so maybe look at ones with a custom cooling solution

 

[se_vietboi]

7950 is like 30-40% faster in most games.

 

[cmndr_andi]

Hi there,

Personally I would stick with the GTX 470 until April and buy a new card then - when both Nvidia and AMD 28nm cards will be available and competing with each other.

As for your GTX 470 being hot (and therefore) loud. Would you consider changing the fan configuration of your PC? At the moment the top fan is exhausting air (which usually does make sense) but it will mean the GTX 470 is not receiving the best cooling and is competing for air. Instead, if you had the top fan as an intake (in this configuration it would be blowing cold air onto the GTX 470's fan intake) and change the fan orientation on your H50 cooler to exhausting (this will only result in a CPU temperature increase of a couple of degrees) then you should see a drop in GTX 470 temps (and therefore noise) which will make it more bearable to live with for the next month or so.

 

[gronf]

I would also wait another few months. Not because of Kepler alone, but for lower prices and better selection/perspective.

 

[sandyle]

It would be a great upgrade - if you can't wait for some prices dropping when kepler hits

 

[ALXAndy]

It's a big upgrade. The 470 isn't capable of running all games @ 1080p on max any more as I found out.

You're better off waiting for AMD than waiting for Kepler though IMO (7870 and 7850).

At least AMD's next cards are only a couple of weeks away. Kepler is all speculation, so you could wait until April only to find there is no release.

 

[Harlequin]

donations of gtx 470 greatfully accepted