480 GTX or 5870??

I heard that GTX 480 have been improving by drivers and etcs, and almost all ATi video cards is buggy.

I know that 5870 is good for save my money, less power, and heat.

GTX 480 on Uningie Heaven benchmarks stunned me.

I'm plan to put two 5870 as crossfire mode, or two GTX 480?

Help me?

Thanks!

480

480

somegtalover

Hmm..I will keep in my mind...*look ur sig*. *whistle*...what?

Anyone?

5870 period . Way better heat / power effiency and the performance lost compared to 480 is very minimal . the 480 runs like a jet engine and its hot enough to cook eggs . Only get 480 if u think you have the tools to cool it down if not , 5870 . At least you wont have a nuclear reactor running in ur CPU =) .

I heard that GTX 480 have been improving by drivers and etcs, and almost all ATi video cards is buggy.

I know that 5870 is good for save my money, less power, and heat.

GTX 480 on Uningie Heaven benchmarks stunned me.

I'm plan to put two 5870 as crossfire mode, or two GTX 480?

Help me?

Thanks!

Fireboy78

mines not buggy at all, performes great in games, and is silent and 64c top temp in 85F room, runs cool. 10.6 improved frames quite a bit. from what i see the 5870 is underrated. you will need a very beefy PSU for SLI GTX480. I could crossfire 5870 with my PSU no problem.

5870 by a long shot

Get a 5970 instead of either. Or get the 480 just for the extras that it comes with IE 3D, physx..Iantheone

And better tesselation capabilities.

If you have the cooling/PSU for it (i'm guessing you would seeing as your planning on dropping quite a bit of money on these) i'd say go for the 480 sli, i usually recommend the 5870, but if you have cash to blow, go for it

Although you might look into the 5970 too, that might be a more preferable route depending on what your wanting out of your card(s)

and no, ati drivers are just as good as nvidia, it's usually user error when someone has issues with either company's drivers

If you have the power04dcarraher

480, if you definite on SLI/Crossfire, it scales better.

[QUOTE="04dcarraher"]If you have the powersmc91352

Neither. Get 2 5850's and be set for a long time. If you have to choose between GTX 480 and 5870, get the 5870. The GTX 480 is roughly $100 more, not much faster, much hotter, and draws ALOT more power. I have a 5870 and it eats up anything I throw at it at 1080p with muscle to spare. This generation was a very weak showing by Nvidia. Just a poor overall value.

Lol because it's so expensive...
I pay about $200 a YEAR to run my computer, if you can't afford that you can't afford the computer in the first placeFrenzyd109

[QUOTE="Frenzyd109"]Lol because it's so expensive...
I pay about $200 a YEAR to run my computer, if you can't afford that you can't afford the computer in the first placesmc91352

No it should't be included in costs. It's a variable cost, the more you use it the more you spend.Frenzyd109

Should I include the cost to light my kitchen when buying light bulbs?Frenzyd109

[QUOTE="smc91352"][QUOTE="Frenzyd109"]Lol because it's so expensive...
I pay about $200 a YEAR to run my computer, if you can't afford that you can't afford the computer in the first placeFrenzyd109

[QUOTE="Frenzyd109"]

[QUOTE="smc91352"]What I'm saying is that it should be included as part of the cost and not ignored...hartsickdiscipl

[QUOTE="smc91352"][QUOTE="04dcarraher"]If you have the powerFrenzyd109

GTX480, I got 2x for both and GTX480 is significantly faster in most games I played, about 20%, also, if you are interested in games with physX features like Mafia2 and Batman: AS, then 480 no doubt, unless you stingy about $100 then 5870, you can't go wrong with either.

not a fanboy of either company, just stating facts.

...unless you stingy about $100 then 5870GameFan1983

[QUOTE="GameFan1983"]...unless you stingy about $100 then 5870smc91352

what the freak? 480 was my suggestion mostly due to oblvious performance superiority and physX, and what noise? GTX480s are 2 most peaceful cards I ever owned, the first notable thing of gtx480s is the quite start, much better than gtx285 and 8800gt which sound like jet engine. the only thing I agree is the heat, I'm almost convinced to buy a custom cooler, but neither cards have yet crush to the destop due to overheat like 8800GT did.

I aint disppointed with 5870 either, but there's no reason go back to 5870 when you have a faster card + extra features.

but there's no reason go back to 5870GameFan1983

the only thing I agree is the heatGameFan1983

You won't be running the GTX 480 at maximum load all the time though right? I'm not sure about how much it draws in idle state but it surely isn't that much.abuabed

Well I do know that the 470 downclocks itself so much that I thought it died. It runs at 10/30/90 and im fairly sure the 480 will also do that.

5870 all the way. GTX 480 SLi ??? That's one of the most stupid things i have ever heard... Why you need so much power? I have ONE 5850 and it can easily max out ALL games out there

[QUOTE="abuabed"]You won't be running the GTX 480 at maximum load all the time though right? I'm not sure about how much it draws in idle state but it surely isn't that much.GTR12

Well I do know that the 470 downclocks itself so much that I thought it died. It runs at 10/30/90 and im fairly sure the 480 will also do that.

Yeah, my 480 downclocks itself too. meaning that electricity bill won't be a problem for the usersabuabed

[QUOTE="abuabed"]Yeah, my 480 downclocks itself too. meaning that electricity bill won't be a problem for the userssmc91352

Can't argue, I'm just saying that both of these cards will not be working at 100% load all the time. if we say 1% of the time of the year the cards are working at full load then the bills will be similar.

Good folk's, have you seen a powerchart?

Indeed will the gtx480 with it's 57w more idle and 110w more in load add up to the powerdraw of your household.

Remember this chart shows the whole PC, the wattage i have written is just what the gtx480 ITSELF do take over the HD5870.

I have exchanged like 8 ligthbulbs at home to enegryefficient one's this save me (If they all were on at the same time) they save me ~340w. but they are roughly tripple the price and having about the dubble lifetime... ...so calculate the cost of a lightbulb's whole price included the lifetime and the redirected as pure w. The real cost would the be just about 200w saved for 8 ennergysaving lightbulbs.

This Fermi at own would eat 110w more over the HD5870!

If you wanna save money on the electric bill go with the 5870. Hekynn

5870 all the way. GTX 480 SLi ??? That's one of the most stupid things i have ever heard... Why you need so much power? I have ONE 5850 and it can easily max out ALL games out there

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