GTX 465 or GTS 250

[Giskard]

Hi guys, first of all I have an gt8800 1gb ddr3.

Im looking for a new video card. But im not sure which one will be better, I mean I can find the gts250(ddr3) in my country (1 year warranty) or I can import the gtx465(ddr5) (without warranty). I know the gtx is better, but is there really a big difference? Because in the past I had a couple of problems with my video cards and I had to use the warranty, thats why im so affraid.

In the other hand I can buy a HD5770(ddr5) for the same price as the gts250, but I had bad experiences with ati's, have they got any better? I will use it just to watch movies and play transformers

BTW do you know if linux have support for this ATI's cards? With nvidia they work just fine

Hope you can help me out guys.

Thanks!

[thestepster]

there is a massive difference between the cards mate but your best bet is to go with a GTX460 instead it doesnt suffer any of the problems the 465 does as that cards got the same GF100 chip as the gtx480 so it makes tons of heat and sucks the juice like nothing, where as the gtx460 is on a new revision GF104 chip and doesnt suffer from those issue not to mention its a total bargin here it starts off at £139.99 for an oem and £145 upwards for a brand name the best of them atm being the asus's 460 with the volt tweak and you can overclock the teeth off it to match a gtx470

not sure about linux support with ati cards but that 5770 is a brilliant card 2 of them in xfire sometimes match up to ati's fastest single gpu card out

[Elemental_Dragon]

GTX460 1GB edition is your best choice but if you need to save the cash the regular 1 will do fine

Linux Ubuntu does have ATI drivers now, but since Windows drivers for ATI aren't too hot I'm always wary about them in Linux - but you never know - they might even be better. After ym last experience with ATI though I've went back to paying the xtra for the green for reliability and stability (although I know not all of you will agree with me there but no issues since doing so)

~Bex

[AMDFTW]

how much better is the 1gb version over the 768mb

[F-alienware]

Originally Posted by name='AMDFTW'

how much better is the 1gb version over the 768mb

Lots. Not only does it have the 1gb but it also has a wider memory bandwidth. As I said when they released dude the difference is apparently very stark. I would only use the 768 if I was SLI-ing them.

[Runebeard]

I haven't seen LOADS of data on it, but it seems to provide ~10% increase in frame rates occasionally a little more with a dash of AA added. That's at 1920 x 1080 in Crysis. In the Dirt 2 the difference was marginally more, ~12-13%. The 1GB version was also able to overclock a little further than the 768MB, though stock speeds were used for the above numbers.

[AMDFTW]

well thats what i though playing at 1920*1080 i wouldent of thought you would see a difference,i am picking a 460 up tomoro but as scan dont have any instock (gainward 1gb) i was thinkin the asus 768mb

[Runebeard]

When I say 10% its we're talking literally like 4-5 fps depending on game or whether you add AA or not. A 768MB wouldn't be a bad buy per se, just if you were able to get the 1GB it might worth it just to have a little bit of a boost, but it only appears to have a slight one at that, which would only really be noticeable with higher settings where every little helps. Obviously if you were to SLi pairs of each in the future, the results may differ more.

[Lallespasser]

The reason for the 768 being that slower is nVidias new scalable design. This means that when they reduce RAM, they also reduce ROP's and memory bandwidth. So the name is very misleading, it is practically a completely different card. I'd personally go for the 1GB any day, unless I was incredibly price-constrained.

[thestepster]

just found this deal mate got one of them myself mucho cheapness

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/9925392/PNY-Geforce-GTS-250-512MB-PCI-Express-2-0-Graphics-Card/Product.html?P36=PHFZKL&affid=hotukdeals&awc=buyat &_$ja=tsid:11516|prd:hotukdeals