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[Solved] Would a 460gtx be worth the money?

Forum Graphics & Displays : Graphics Cards [Solved] Would a 460gtx be worth the money?

I currently have a dell xps 720 with the following specs: core 2 duo e6850 3.0ghz, 8800gtx, 4gb ddr2 ram,750 watt power supply, and nforce 680i mobo. I play games at 1920 x 1200 res on a 24 inch dell monitor and would like to get better frames. I play crysis at all high settings 4xaa and get around 20fps. Would replacing my 8800gtx with a 460gtx get me around 30fps? If not, what percent increase would I see in frames? Thanks in advance.

Reply to Camden840

Definitely.
GTX 460 will give you a huge boost in performance.

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Reply to Maziar

GTX460 1GB will be a nice addition but the GTX560 is out and running at a nice price has made the GTX470 also drop in price, maybe worth checking out...
either on requires 2 6-pin plugs for additional power requirements.
are you planning on upgrading that processor at anytime in the future.?
reminder, GTX460 1GB and not the 768MB version is the card that I recommend.

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Message edited by malmental on 02-17-2011 at 02:36:59 PM

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malmental wrote :

Unfortunately I can't upgrade the processor anytime soon. What do you mean about the 2 6-pin plugs for additional power requirements?

Reply to Camden840

Maziar wrote :

Definitely.
GTX 460 will give you a huge boost in performance.

Thanks for the reply.

Reply to Camden840

The 2 6-pin plugs is referring to the fact that the GTX 460 and GTX 560 require the PSU to supply 2 6-pin PCI Express power connectors. Given the fact that you have a relatively high wattage PSU and currently run a 8800gtx your PSU should already have the necessary power connectors.

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jprahman wrote :

^+1
agreed, and thanks for the explanation..

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Reply to malmental

You can use 2 double 4pin molex to 6pin adapters; at least 1 adapter is provided with just about any video card that needs PCIe cable.

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jprahman wrote :

Thanks for clearing that up.

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malmental wrote :

^+1
agreed, and thanks for the explanation..

Thanks for the reply.

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So do you guys have any idea how many more frames I would get if I upgraded to the 460gtx?

Reply to Camden840

what games and at what resolution.?

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malmental wrote :

what games and at what resolution.?

Graphically intense games like Far Cry 2 and Crysis at 1920 x 1200 resolution on a 24 inch Dell U2410 monitor. I'm one of those guys who likes to play on native res if possible.

Reply to Camden840

You can expect 2x performance in most games.

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Reply to Maziar

^
yes, I'd say so.
maybe later I'll find some specific stats for you..

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Reply to malmental

malmental wrote :

^
yes, I'd say so.
maybe later I'll find some specific stats for you..

Okay. That would be helpful.

Reply to Camden840

I should probably add that I won't be upgrading until May of this year. Do you think that prices will go down by then?

Reply to Camden840

prices down an/or new technology which equals more options..

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Reply to malmental

Another question: would a 560gtx ti be a better buy if it drops in price a bit? Say 225 dollars. Or would my other system specs bottleneck it so much that it really doesn't perform any better than the 460gtx?

Reply to Camden840

By the way, my system specs are at the top of the page.

Reply to Camden840

Best answer

is that model Dell overclock-able.?
a few XPS models Dell allowed them to be overclocked..
GTX 460 would be the most I would run on your current chip, it's a nice pairing.
Instead of spending a lot of money on the GTX 560 I'd look into upgrading your current processor instead.
A Q9500 and up can cost almost $200.
C2D E6850 @ 3.0GHz is a solid mid-level chip, but you'll need more.
C2D E8400 and up is also an upgrade from your current chip.
not saying that it's worth it to you or some, just letting you know.

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Message edited by malmental on 02-18-2011 at 09:26:29 PM

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malmental wrote :

Unfortunately it is not overclockable. I also will not be upgrading the cpu, so I guess the best choice would be the GTX 460.

Thanks so much for the quick responses.

Reply to Camden840

So the GTX 460 is pretty much the max I can get for a graphics card that won't be bottlenecked by the rest of my system, right?

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Reply to Camden840

Yes, pretty much. Any more powerful of a GPU and the CPU bottleneck is going to become too great of an issue.

Camden840 wrote :

So the GTX 460 is pretty much the max I can get for a graphics card that won't be bottlenecked by the rest of my system, right?

correct..!

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Reply to malmental

Aside from some RTS games(such as WIC) or games like GTA IV,Prototype etc. which benefit from a quad core CPU,your CPU is fine for other majority of games.(Won't bottleneck the GTX 460)

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Reply to Maziar

Okay, thanks guys. One last question. I am trying to get a card as cheap as possible, so should I try to find a cheap gtx 460 or a gtx 460se? I know the se is not quite as good, but I can find it a lot cheaper. Would I notice much of a difference between the cards? From what I can tell, the only big difference is the number of CUDA cores.

Reply to Camden840

it seems in overall comparison terms that the 1GB SE model and the 768MB model are equal with the SE better in some specs and the 768MB in others.
so get whichever you can find for the cheapest..

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Message edited by malmental on 02-19-2011 at 12:26:58 AM

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malmental wrote :

it seems in overall comparison terms that the 1GB SE model and the 768MB model are equal with the SE better in some specs and the 768MB in others.
so get whichever you can find for the cheapest..

Alright. Thanks for your input.

Reply to Camden840

I think that answers all of my questions. Thank you very much guys.

Reply to Camden840

Best answer selected by Camden840.

Reply to Camden840

enjoy..

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