ASUS 470 GTX VS. Galaxy GeForce GTX 470 GC

[muhco3]

Hi ,
Please which one is better in cooling & performance :

ASUS 470 GTX = 350$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121372

Or the new Galaxy GeForce GTX 470 GC = 380 $

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3283/galaxy_geforce_gtx_470_gc_video_card/index2.html

Finally
could this power supply "antec TruePower New TP-750 750W" (handle one GTX470 & I7 930 & 3 sticks 2Gb RAM & 2 raid SSDs & one SATA HDD( ?

 

[jerreece]

Asus GTX 470+ Free Shipping & a free Asus DVD Burner for $350 sounds like a decent deal to me!

You might also consider that NewEgg had an eVGA GTX 470 + OCZ 600W or 700W PSU for $350 after rebates as well. I posted a thread here in the Graphics section about it last night. If you're in need of a PSU that may not be a bad deal.

The Galaxy GTX 470 GC can be found for $380 + Free Shipping here:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6247554&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE

The pop out cooling fan on that GTX 470 bothers me though. Could cause problems if you ever wanted to SLI. Not sure what the point in that thing is. Although the cooling fins under it would probably cool better than the stock unit (is my guess).

 

[jerreece]

Here's the NewEgg deal I mentioned:

eVGA GTX 470 + OCZ 600W PSU = $350 (after rebates)
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/289296-33-600w

Keep in mind, 600W is not enough if you later wanted to SLI two GTX 470's.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

One appears to be factory OC'd whereas the other provides you with the tools for a factory OC. WOuld have to find both tested in same rig using same tools to make a fair comparison. I think the free DVD writer would force my hand to the Asus Model.

The Galaxy article reports a core clock of 625 and 837 on memory and 1250 on the shader...the Asus article they went up to 778/901/1555

http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1852&pageID=8942

An 850 watter would handle two of them (perhaps not at the extreme OC that they used in the Asus article) which leaves you room for adding a 2nd card later:

For comparison purposes , the list below contains performance ratings (10 scale) at jonnyguru.com / prices as per newegg on 02/21/2010 and ones w/ double asterisks (**) made it onto silentpcreview.com's Editor's Choice List meaning they excelled at both electronic and acoustic performance:


Antec SG-850 - 10.0 ($220) **
Antec CP-850 - 10.0 ($110) ** (requires Antec compatible case)
XFX 850W Black Edition 10.0 ($185)
Corsair HX850 850W - 10.0 ($180)

Antec TruePower Quattro (TPQ-850) - 9.5 ($150)
Corsair TX850 - 9.5 ($140)
Seasonic M12D 850W - 9.5 (NLA) **
NorthQ Giant Connector 850W - 9.5 (NFS)
Etasis ET850 - 9.5 (NLA)
Silverstone Zeus ST85ZF - 9.5 (NLA)

Enermax Revolution 85+ 850W - 9.0 ($250)

Thrmaltake Toughpower XT 850W - 8.5 ($216)
OCZ Z Series 850W - 8.5 ($200)

NorthQ Black Magic Flex 850W - 8.0 (NFS)
Coolmax CTG-850 - 8.0 (NFS)

SilverStone Decathlon DA850 - 7.5 ($230)
Enermax Galaxy DXX 850W EGX850EWL - 7.5 (NFS)

SilverStone Strider ST85F - 7.0

Silverstone Element ST85EF 850W - 6.0


NFS - Not For Sale / NLA = No Longer Available

 

[jerreece]

This is a good PSU. It's what I'm using.

Antec TruePower Quattro (TPQ-850) - 9.5 ($150)

Antec TPQ-850 $144.99 - $15MIR = $129.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371009&Tpk=TPQ-850

Of course you only need a PSU like this if you want to run two GTX 470's in the future. And this also assumes that you're even looking for a new PSU.

 

[muhco3]

Thanks every one ,,

I'll buy the ASUS GTX 470 ,