GPU Upgrade Choices!! Help!
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mf2385
June 12, 2012 5:33:54 AM
I was just doing some research and gtx 480's in SLI really still perform really well in current games and probably will be good for the foreseeable future also. I will have to upgrade my power supply to do this setup as well. My airflow is great in my case and they will stay pretty cool. I have AC in my room and a nice case flow setup. If I can get these cards for $150 each hand a new around 1000W Power supply should I spend around $400 to get this new setup up and running or should I just do what I was going to do and get a GTX 670 FTW, more ram and then another GTX 670 FTW to SLI in the not too distant future?
Choice #1) 2x GTX 480 SLI and a new 1000W Power Supply. =Around $475-$550
Choice #2) 1 EVGA GTX 670 FTW and upgrade to 16GB DDR3 1600mhz ram, and not too far down the road 2 of these in SLI. =Around $850-$900
Choice #3) 1 ASUS GTX 590 + upgrade to 16GB DDR3 1600mhz ram. =Around $450-$500
You guys can vote or whatever you think. I want a really good setup, and the opportunity for once not to have to worry about graphics in any game at 1920x1080p (full hd) for sometime.
Choice #1) 2x GTX 480 SLI and a new 1000W Power Supply. =Around $475-$550
Choice #2) 1 EVGA GTX 670 FTW and upgrade to 16GB DDR3 1600mhz ram, and not too far down the road 2 of these in SLI. =Around $850-$900
Choice #3) 1 ASUS GTX 590 + upgrade to 16GB DDR3 1600mhz ram. =Around $450-$500
You guys can vote or whatever you think. I want a really good setup, and the opportunity for once not to have to worry about graphics in any game at 1920x1080p (full hd) for sometime.
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mf2385
June 12, 2012 5:51:50 AM
Choice #4 HD Radeon 6950 CFX configuration for even cheaper then the GTX 480 Sli setup. No Power Supply upgrade is required either, I can probably get 2 HD 6950s unlocked to 6970 shaders for around $300!! I only need a 700w psu to run them in CFX as well. So basically 2x HD 6970s for around $350. The benchmarks are pretttty good for that kind of GFX setup.
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mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:04:08 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:06:37 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:11:21 AM
So even if I can get 2x GTX 480s for realllly good prices brand new, and a new power supply for the price of a GTX 670, just because it's older tech doesn't mean it's bad at all. GTX 480's in SLI outperform a GTX 680. 2 gtx 480s in sli > GTX 680 in most cases for much less money. My pc has good heat dissipation and air flow plus it's generally cool in my room with AC. In some cases the GTX 480's in SLI outperform a GTX 590.
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mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:21:08 AM
Sunius said:
IF you aren't going with SLI GTX 70 in the future, get GTX 480. It's a no-brainer, however, you won't be able to upgrade it so you'll have to buy new card in 3-4 years. It's a very powerful setup.I don't understand, so you're saying if I am not going to SLI GTX 670's go with the GTX 480 SLI setup, it's powerful?
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mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:22:39 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:25:30 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:27:09 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:27:58 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:30:24 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:32:47 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:36:28 AM
There is a decent amount of space between the cards, they did it on purpose on the design of the motherboard. I have a lot of case fans, like 5. One on the side of the case pumping on the video card area as well. Yes, in the Nvidia software, been using Catalyst Overdrive. I'd put the fans on 100% anyway like all the time because the sound doesn't bother me whatsoever.
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mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:37:19 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:38:58 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:43:00 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:46:20 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:49:21 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:49:36 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:50:55 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:57:04 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 6:59:03 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 7:16:26 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 7:20:04 AM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 7:37:01 AM
Damn dude, making it sound amazing huh, haha I mean the benchs look really great, and I wouldn't even mind getting a new power supply really, but since I don't need to it makes it all the better. The only thing that is getting to me is the amount of power needed to run these in SLI, but it seems I will be fine.
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dreadllokz
June 12, 2012 7:50:13 AM
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mf2385
June 12, 2012 3:11:22 PM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 4:19:55 PM
My machine looks pretty similar with the ram, and CPU cooler too dude lol, I'm just a little weary because I found some websites that list the GTX 480 in SLI need like a 900w PSU: http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm
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mf2385
June 12, 2012 4:25:12 PM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 4:32:20 PM
Oh ok, well I'm not super worried, I believe my power supply is good and everything, but I want to just make sure you know. Also, the reason why I'm doing this also is to save money so if I have to go out and buy a good power supply and do some extra work as cost gets higher it almost makes me not want to go through the trouble and just get what I was going to get. So that's why I'm nervous, also never ran an SLI config before.
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mf2385
June 12, 2012 4:42:39 PM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 4:45:49 PM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 4:46:31 PM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 4:50:55 PM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 4:51:23 PM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 4:54:34 PM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 4:57:26 PM
Lol what exactly is my best answer lmao? If I am going to spend like $550 for a realllly hot setup and a new power supply and installation and everything I don't think that's all necessary. When I can just go with a new MSI Lightning GTX 680 or Classified EVGA version of the card. No installation, no power hungry worries or heat issues. So I am going to see about prices before I do anything, and I await the release of these new cards anyway.
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mf2385
June 12, 2012 5:02:41 PM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 5:26:30 PM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 5:33:18 PM
mf2385
June 12, 2012 5:33:59 PM
mf2385
June 13, 2012 4:41:00 AM
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I was doing some more research today and I can pickup two GTX 480s for some realllly reasonable prices now, and a new power supply to power them which isn't a problem. Most tests with these in SLI outperform a GTX 680 anyway, and they beat the GTX 590 also sometimes.