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The £200 question (again)

brendan.mclaugh

brendan.mclaugh

brendan.mclaugh

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Posted a few weeks ago when pondering a 4950 (to unlock) or a 480.
Just checking that the consensus is still go 480 if my PSU can handle it.
Going to splurge on a Corsair PSU so that's sorted.

So 480 still the bees knees, or has something else developed that I've missed (GPU buying is bloody complicated eh)
 
the 480 is £250 now :/ I'd pay the 10 quid more for a MSI 570 instead. The unlockable 6950 is a much better deal at £200
 
Yeah, £200ish is my budget max, though I'd love 570 my PSU purchase rules it out.

Not too bothered about the load volume levels, are the 480s reasonable at idle?

-EDIT- just been advised in the other thread that the SOC is nice and quiet, so at £220, it looks very, very likely.
 
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brendan.mclaugh said:
Yeah, £200ish is my budget max, though I'd love 570 my PSU purchase rules it out.

Not too bothered about the load volume levels, are the 480s reasonable at idle?
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A 570 uses less power than a 480.

The 480s are better cards performance wise than a 570 they have more Vram and have more Bandwidth/Memory Interface.

Idle they are reasonable for noise on load they are loud.

If you have a decent case with good cooling the 480 will make a lot less noise when on load.

Edit: Yes the SOC will be very good as it has a custom cooler and it will be a lot better for noise.
 
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