GTX 480 now for £169.99 or wait for next gen of GPUs?
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ruthless_villain
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i wouldnt buy it, it isnt even a new card
Ok thanks for the advice I just thought that upgrading would help fps loads
Were could I find for under £90? I don't have a good enough PSU!
So it would be £90 + ~ £70 or £80 = £160-£170
Whereas GTX 480 = £170-£90 or so = £80
almost half the price to buy a gtx 480!
JezEngland
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Hi. Where's it forsale please?
Why?
JezEngland
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We might want to buy 1
JezEngland
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thank you
Scoob
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Hi,
A friend of mine just bought one of the refurbed 480's. He's put a water block on it right away but seems very happy with his purchase. It was to go with another 480 for SLi.
I think ~£170 isn't a bad price for a 480 - performance is very similar to a 570 (like I have) but they have the bonus of a little more vRam and an extra 8 ROPs.
They do perform very well but, as mentioned, under air can be a little noisy potentially.
If I already had a 480 (rather than my 570) I'd have been tempted by one of these to go SLi.
Just an observation: having seen my friends 480's (he had two in the past) under water...well, they were meant for water cooling in my view.
Cheers,
Scoob.
DrBoomstick
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Best idea is to go and look at TTL's review of the 480's
That should put you off for good.
They really weren't very good cards so I would either choose something from the GTX 5XX series or just wait.
Fred.
That should put you off for good.
They really weren't very good cards so I would either choose something from the GTX 5XX series or just wait.
Fred.
yassarikhan786
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I would wait or go for a 570 or 580 if I was in your position.
JezEngland
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I've got 2 480's. 1 has a short warranty so I'd like a back-up.
Soon after 580 release SCAN sold alot of 480's cheap at £180-£200 for ASUS, GAINWARD & MSI reference cards + FARCRY 2. Frikin awesome deals
my 480's run cool 'n quiet like this : http://forum.overclock3d.net/index.php?/topic/34209-more-cooler-and-quieter-reference-cooled-cards/ L@@K!
Scoob
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I've got 2 480's. 1 has a short warranty so I'd like a back-up.
Soon after 580 release SCAN sold alot of 480's cheap at £180-£200 for ASUS, GAINWARD & MSI reference cards + FARCRY 2. Frikin awesome dealsSo I'm waitin to skip the 680's release (maby) and wait for 780 release and bag the 680's at £180 eachI hope
my 480's run cool 'n quiet like this : http://forum.overclock3d.net/index.php?/topic/34209-more-cooler-and-quieter-reference-cooled-cards/ L@@K!
Yeah, the 480's work well - a bit of a bargain at the moment I think. Depends how bothered by noise you are really.
I still say they were meant to be under water from day 1!
My 570 gives comparible performance, runs cooler and quieter on air - all for around £75 more though...
Still...game loaded, headphones on = who cares if it's a bit loud
Scoob.
Rastalovich
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Best idea is to go and look at TTL's review of the 480's
That should put you off for good.
They really weren't very good cards so I would either choose something from the GTX 5XX series or just wait.
Fred.
That really outlines why looking at the review(s) is a bad idea..
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