Buying GTX 480 / 470? Post Review poll

[=SOC= Admiral]

Im getting one for now for gaming and folding but will get another for what I would call HMG Hydra Multi GPU. I want to see how they hydra handles the 480s.

[LarsMarkelson]

Depending on its performance and temps with a Prolimatech MK-13 and near-silent 800-900RPM fans...

[ReverendMaynard]

pre-ordered an ASUS 480 strictly for benching.

[NOFX]

Nope!
5870 is a best choice for me

[cubemaster27]

hopefully the release of these cards will make the price of the 5970 cards come down. It seems that their 480 card is being compared to the 5870, which means ATI still has the advantage

check out the frame rates: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6254281...=picks;title;2

[CobraXP]

Wow looks like Nvidia dropped the ball on this one. The 5870 is not too far behind and as most of us know the 5870 overclocks very well. I doubt the 480/470 cards are going to be great oc'ers on air.

[ChinStrap]

i'll pass.

my 5850 @ 1GHz core is working out just fine

[fiskov]

Have it on order so.. Buying the 480.

I mainly play FSX, nvidia have proven to be the best option for this, and according to the benchmarks it's also the top performer in GTA 4.. And i'm anxiously awaiting the Ballard of Gay Tony.

Although your buying a card with only a 10-15% boost over the 5870, possibly in future drivers it could be 15-25% boost..
I also think this card is almost guaranteed to fail during its warranty period, so hopefully when it's time to RMA the card your be getting the fixed/improved refresh.

Overall, it's an enjoy now, enjoy more later card.

[SS_FireHawk]

Considering both of my gtx 280's failed this past month and are out of warranty, I'm inclined to pick something up... The only way ther performance per watt is going to get any better is water cooling it and then oc'n the crap out of it. Sure there sill be slightly more power draw, but the voltage values aren't going to automagically change from whats programmed unless someone physically tweaks it.
It would have been much more amazing if the card did come with a full 512 cores as opposed to the neutered 480. In my own personal opinion they should have come out with a three tier system ie; gtx 460 with 448 sp, gtx 470 with 480 sp, and gtx 480 with 512 sp. I feel that even with limited numbers with the full 512, there is enough people complaining about the price of the current gtx 480, far fewer would have purchased an even hotter and more expensive card. But hey, at least my epeen would be larger than everyone else s :P

I would pay extra to have a card that would have blown away the competition to the point where it is deemed irrelevant. How many of us bought the 8800 gtx when they were the baddest thing on the block? How much was it again? $600?, $700? Hell I bought two 8800 ultra's and threw water blocks on them when they were $800+. Call me stupid, but I sure felt like John Holmes.

[leszy]

I don't know where market target for this chip is. Not for home gaming (with sleeping at night family, with this annoying sound and pumping so much heat to environment). Not for XS - under LNC 5870 can be OC-ed 300MHz higher, with WC probably comparably. Not for scientific purposes - 5000xFermi/Tesla cluster is too expensive for cooling and powering. Then...?

[damstr]

I may buy 2 just for benchmarking purposes. I will buy waterblocks for both then see if I really need them and will be happy with my 5970. I'm thinking I'll be happy with my 5970.

[Frag Maniac]

Depending on its performance and temps with a Prolimatech MK-13 and near-silent 800-900RPM fans...

The MK-13 is an interesting cooler, but so far I've only seen it reviewed on a 9800 with two 120mm fans under it. Since I was planning on leaving dual SLI as an option, the MK-13 is just not feasible unless you can run just 2 fans total for both cards and have them facing the MB vs the card. Another problem you'd run into even with that scenario is you'd need a MB with the top and 4th slot being Pci-Ex, and very few are made that way, and the ones that are would require a PCI vs Pci-Ex sound card.

I like the idea of each card only occupying two slots. For that reason alone I may wait for a die shrink on the 400s because despite what some sites say about the noise/temps being acceptable with a 10% fan speed bump, I gotta think with two running in SLI it would be fairly hot or loud depending on case used.

[TurboDiv]

I think i may also pull the trigger on one of those GTX 480. I'm just waiting for the thread "GTX480/470 overclocking results" where we can observe actual (average) consumers posting results with all kinds of systems.

[LarsMarkelson]

The MK-13 is an interesting cooler, but so far I've only seen it reviewed on a 9800 with two 120mm fans under it. Since I was planning on leaving dual SLI as an option, the MK-13 is just not feasible unless you can run just 2 fans total for both cards and have them facing the MB vs the card. Another problem you'd run into even with that scenario is you'd need a MB with the top and 4th slot being Pci-Ex, and very few are made that way, and the ones that are would require a PCI vs Pci-Ex sound card.

I like the idea of each card only occupying two slots. For that reason alone I may wait for a die shrink on the 400s because despite what some sites say about the noise/temps being acceptable with a 10% fan speed bump, I gotta think with two running in SLI it would be fairly hot or loud depending on case used.

The good news about running the fans that way (facing the MB) is that it is supposed to be the optimal way to cool the MK-13 anyways, well according to that one review I read

[570091D]

Wow looks like Nvidia dropped the ball on this one. The 5870 is not too far behind and as most of us know the 5870 overclocks very well. I doubt the 480/470 cards are going to be great oc'ers on air.

hahaha... most reviewers have this card at 800mhz on air. the wide channels provide excellent overclocking, combined with cards from asus and gigabyte with voltage adjustment.... you get the picture. Bx versions of the chip will probably have higher stock clocks with less overclocking headroom. if you're into benching, now is the time to find yourself a gtx480.

[jazkat]

hopefully the release of these cards will make the price of the 5970 cards come down. It seems that their 480 card is being compared to the 5870, which means ATI still has the advantage

check out the frame rates: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6254281...=picks;title;2

did you read the bit-tech review dam they were harsh on both cards

quotes:

the GTX 480 is unable to conclusively claim the title as fastest single GPU graphics card.


The HD 5870 remains a far better choice if you're a gamer; while we've yet to see how the GTX 480 performs with CUDA apps and Folding, at this stage Fermi looks like a flop

im pretty gutted cos i wanted prices to come down for the 5870 as here in uk they are £300+

[GoldenTiger]

I pre-ordered an eVGA GTX 470 for gaming and (maybe) folding.

[doxology83]

its interesting to note that xfx seems to see enough issues with this card to not be releasing ferni cards at this point. they are well known for their double lifetime warranty. http://www.legitreviews.com/news/7707/

the comments they make also make it sound like ATI has something big in store. They made this comment:

GTX480 and GTX470 are upon us, but perhaps the time has come to Ferm up who really has the big Guns.

[lowfat]

its interesting to note that xfx seems to see enough issues with this card to not be releasing ferni cards at this point. they are well known for their double lifetime warranty. http://www.legitreviews.com/news/7707/

the comments they make also make it sound like ATI has something big in store. They made this comment:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=248442
This is what they meant by big guns.

[bomberboysk]

Myself, i will prolly go for a 5850 or 5870, GTX 4X0 need too much power, make too much heat, and cost too much for my likings.

[OldChap]

I'll be waiting on both availability and Fah/Grid performance ...what is gaming exactly?

[LiquidFiction]

Picking up a 5850. Wouldn't waste my money on that Fermfail

[=SOC= Admiral]

The VRMs are Volterra again like the original 200 series. This means they can be software volt moded on stock with RT.

[MrDiaz]

nope

[ShadowFox19]

I'm buying the GTX480 for one reason mainly, Adobe Premiere Pro CS5's Mercury Playback Engine.