GTX 460 vs. GTX 480

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I want to upgrade my gpu and it's down to these cards what are the pros and cons of each card so I get my moneys worth
 
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For starters I'm using my a 42inch 120hz HDTV, my CPU is the intel i7 930 I have it overclocked to 3.8 ghz my psu is 850w single rail stonesliver( have to double check the brand) 6gigs of ddr3 ram overclocked 8-8-8-24 let me know if I missed anything this all off the top of my head
 
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That's a good system and PSU. It basically comes down to what you want to spend and how much performance you want.
Honestly I would probably just OC the hell out of a GTX 460 myself but the GTX 470 can OC a ton as well and is also a good deal at its price.
 
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3-4 years is not a reasonable amount of time to expect a graphics card to last. 3 years ago it was the 8800GT that was high end and $300-400. These days it is a low end card and really that is one of the best aging cards that has been put out. I would highly recommend getting a card that is reasonably priced and appropriate for your current situation. With such a fast moving technology buying high end tech is only for those who have enough money and the desire to keep up with the latest tech. If you spend a huge amount on the card you are going to have regrets later when it is outdated in a year or two. With a reasonably priced card you just replace it and it is no big deal.
 
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jyjjy, I thought about what you wrote and it does make sense, I currently have an XFX 5770 and ever since i updated the drivers to 10.6 i've been having crashing problems but at least today I have not had one problem and im now thinking of getting a second XFX 5770 on newegg for 159.99 and just cross fire my rig, i dont know too much about dual gpu other than higer frame rate(i already hit 70FPS with my single card) and a hotter system. oh and my card is over clocked too, i have it set on 960MHz gpu clock and 1400MHz Memory Clock and set my fan control to 60%
 
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Remove the 10.6's and install the 10.4's, I had the same exact issue and so far my PC has not crashed once.

http://downloads.guru3d.com/ATI-Catalyst-10.4-WHQL-Windows-7-|-Vista-64-bit-download-2530.html


 
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Well, the GTX 460 is better, OCs better and SLI scales better than crossfire so if cost isn't a concern then that would be the way to go. However you may want to wait a bit until more versions of the 1gb/256 bit card are released, especially if you are overclocking in SLI. I'm not certain but I would suspect the cards from Palit don't allow for voltage modification for the best OC and there will be cards with better cooling than the stock cooling shortly I believe.
Anyone know for certain if the Palit cards can raise the voltage or not?
 
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The 465 and 470 are not priced right price/performance-wise so there would be no point in spending that much cash when you can get dual 460's for a fraction of the cost w/o sacrificing performance.

The Frozr's are great when it comes to the 5770/5830's but the 5850 Frozr is a huge FAIL ATM. So don't go buying the card just cause it has a sweet cooler attached to the GPU 😉

Wait for the Asus TOP 460 before you buy your cards, it might surprise you 😀
 
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NO!

Get another 5770, you will get ~5870 performance and you will be able to overclock well too. Realistically, there is no other solution that is even close to as cost effective. You may be able to sell the 5770 for $100 on ebay, but $250 only nets you a single GTX 460 which can't touch 2 5770s for the same price. Then save up until Northern Islands and nVidia's refresh come out, by which time your 5770s will still be doing alright I guarantee.

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Two 5770s should be just shy of a 5870, so you will get getting 25-30% more performance at your resolution.
 
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For now I don't see Asus making a DirectCU for a 470 or 480. Maybe in the future they will come up with some sort of aftermarket cooler and give it a name but who knows..

Is there a specific reason you need a 470?
 
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