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Graphics GTX460 or GTX470

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by abhijat, 27 Sep 2010.

  1. abhijat

    abhijat What's a Dremel?

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    Hi guys,

    I was looking at buying the Gainward NVIDIA GTX 460 Graphics Card for my new build (using core i5 760 and 4GB of ram) but then someone pointed out the Palit/XpertVision NVIDIA GTX 470 Graphics Card (£20 more) and Asus NVIDIA GTX 470 Graphics Card (£40 more).

    Do you think there is a considerable improvement using the GTX470 over the 460. And if so, which would you recommend between the two cards. I don't really want to spend over £230 on graphics card.

    Thanks in advance for the help.

    With thanks,

    Ab
     
    abhijat, 27 Sep 2010
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  2. Neogumbercules

    Neogumbercules What's a Dremel?

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    The 470 is a bit faster, but it runs hotter, uses more juice, and doesn't represent a good enough value/cost ratio to warrant getting it over a 460. Get a 1gb 460 and OC the nuts off it.
     
    Neogumbercules, 27 Sep 2010
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  3. dazedandconfused

    dazedandconfused generic babble ->

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    You missed out how LOUD the 470 is, other than that I agree with your post. Get a 460, with amds new gpus just around the corner, there is no point spending loads on a gpu.
     
    dazedandconfused, 28 Sep 2010
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  4. Pete J

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    Personally, I'd wait until the 6xxx series has been launched. If the numbers seen so far for these cards are even remotely accurate, they'll be truly awesome.
     
    Pete J, 28 Sep 2010
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  5. Ph4ZeD

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    Above post is spot on. By most measures they are 2 weeks away.
     
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  6. abhijat

    abhijat What's a Dremel?

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    Cool. Thanks for letting me know. The gfx card is the last thing I'm buying anyway so I'll try and wait for the 6xxx series :)
     
    abhijat, 29 Sep 2010
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  7. abhijat

    abhijat What's a Dremel?

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    Just to add to my previous message, could you please give some links where I can find out more about these cards e.g. probable price, benchmark results etc.

    Thanks
     
    abhijat, 30 Sep 2010
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  8. docodine

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    docodine, 30 Sep 2010
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  9. Pete J

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    As usual, Docodine's on the case!

    If you also check out the wikipedia entry the numbers imply a HUGE performance increase.
     
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