The Fermi Thread - Part 3

[JohnZS]

Am I the only person who wants to see more GTX 295 Vs GTX 480 comparisons?
The GTX 480 is a strange card, yes it is rather powerful and certainly not an Epic fail, however it is that late to the party most of the guests are leaving or quite intoxicated and have fallen asleep.
IMHO this card has December 2009 wrote all over it. Impressive nether the less, but falls short of greatness.
The temps and fan noise are too much, a GTX 295 Single PCB is a shade quieter and cooler, for a dual GPU card that is some achievement!
I hope the GTX 480 Ultra or GTX 512 coming in Q3 has a revised cooling solution and improved fabrication process to bring the temps down.
John

[Philip_J_Fry]

Am I the only person who wants to see more GTX 295 Vs GTX 480 comparisons?
The GTX 480 is a strange card, yes it is rather powerful and certainly not an Epic fail, however it is that late to the party most of the guests are leaving or quite intoxicated and have fallen asleep.
IMHO this card has December 2009 wrote all over it. Impressive nether the less, but falls short of greatness.
The temps and fan noise are too much, a GTX 295 Single PCB is a shade quieter and cooler, for a dual GPU card that is some achievement!
I hope the GTX 480 Ultra or GTX 512 coming in Q3 has a revised cooling solution and improved fabrication process to bring the temps down.
John

lol agree, i was expecting more.. like more than 30% faster than 5870 in crysis, bf 2 bc, Aliens vs. Predator @ 1080p with or without aa for the heat its generating and ~ 6 months after cypress

the price is reasonable i will say , ~ USD $100 more than 5870. before price gouging that is heh

i think i will wait for both camps' die shrink