is a 480 worth it ?

I never understood the complaint about heat.Zaral_1

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

[QUOTE="Postmortem123"]

The 480 is a great card - anyone who says otherwise is an idiot.

Nethemis

but yet when i had the stock hsf on it highest temps i saw were 70c? let alone now with my WC i barley gover over 45c on load yea... i'm pretty sure it can cook an egg :roll:

100c can cook an egg in 3 minutes, I am sure 70c can cook it within 2 hours

[QUOTE="C_Rule"][QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

570 uses the same electricity but is 30 percent faster.

04dcarraher

please stop what? If you can't handle the fact that the 480 is a garbage card then get lost. The 6970/570 are better card than the 480 gtx, because even if it is about the same performance wise, it uses less power to get there. That means you can sli 2 cards on a lower rated power supply...Also all of you who are even debating this are closet nvidia fanboys....especially valentine who does nothing but jerk off to nvidia 24/7. Who cares about power usage?? What kind of retarded statement is that lol

[QUOTE="04dcarraher"]

[QUOTE="C_Rule"] Please stop...blaznwiipspman1

please stop what? If you can't handle the fact that the 480 is a garbage card then get lost. The 6970/570 are better card than the 480 gtx, because even if it is about the same performance wise, it uses less power to get there. That means you can sli 2 cards on a lower rated power supply...Also all of you who are even debating this are closet nvidia fanboys....especially valentine who does nothing but jerk off to nvidia 24/7. Who cares about power usage?? What kind of retarded statement is that lol

[QUOTE="Nethemis"]

[QUOTE="ionusX"] okay it scarfs power, stock fan is noisy as a ---- and the heat it generates can cook an egg in 2 hours

NailedGR

but yet when i had the stock hsf on it highest temps i saw were 70c? let alone now with my WC i barley gover over 45c on load yea... i'm pretty sure it can cook an egg :roll:

100c can cook an egg in 3 minutes, I am sure 70c can cook it within 2 hours

Maybe.. but water boils at 212 degrees F, and never at 200.. not even after 2 hours :P

[QUOTE="NailedGR"]

[QUOTE="Nethemis"]

but yet when i had the stock hsf on it highest temps i saw were 70c? let alone now with my WC i barley gover over 45c on load yea... i'm pretty sure it can cook an egg :roll:

hartsickdiscipl

100c can cook an egg in 3 minutes, I am sure 70c can cook it within 2 hours

Maybe.. but water boils at 212 degrees F, and never at 200.. not even after 2 hours :P

The temperature that water boils has nothing to do with the temperature something cooks.

Worst analogy ever.

Who on this forum really cares about power draw? Almost everyone here has 500w+ PSUs.

kraken2109

800 here, but I'm thinking of crossfiring later on. Probably overkill now though.

[QUOTE="04dcarraher"]

[QUOTE="C_Rule"] Please stop...blaznwiipspman1

please stop what? If you can't handle the fact that the 480 is a garbage card then get lost. The 6970/570 are better card than the 480 gtx, because even if it is about the same performance wise, it uses less power to get there. That means you can sli 2 cards on a lower rated power supply...Also all of you who are even debating this are closet nvidia fanboys....especially valentine who does nothing but jerk off to nvidia 24/7. Who cares about power usage?? What kind of retarded statement is that lol

You guys who care so much about power consumption should kindly get a gaming laptop first and then talk like you actually care about power consumption. :lol:

And btw the 480 is actually faster than 6970.

I guess now we know how much the 6970 sucks cuz it's slower than the GARBAGE 480. :lol:

Maybe power costs nothing in the caves in the desert where you live, but in civilization we really do need to take power consumption into account, something like a 480 that will use a lot of power will cost a couple hundred dollars more over the life of the card.

Maybe power costs nothing in the caves in the desert where you live, but in civilization we really do need to take power consumption into account, something like a 480 that will use a lot of power will cost a couple hundred dollars more over the life of the card.

GummiRaccoon

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

Maybe power costs nothing in the caves in the desert where you live, but in civilization we really do need to take power consumption into account, something like a 480 that will use a lot of power will cost a couple hundred dollars more over the life of the card.

superclocked

Dont bring logic to the ill informed they will explode!04dcarraher

That is some pretty cheap electricity where you live.

That is some pretty cheap electricity where you live.

NailedGR

honestly....most people are paying $0.17-$0.25 per kwh, and if that happens then his logic fails and the costs double

You guys who care so much about power consumption should kindly get a gaming laptop first and then talk like you actually care about power consumption. :lol:

And btw the 480 is actually faster than 6970.

I guess now we know how much the 6970 sucks cuz it's slower than the GARBAGE 480. :lol:

Gambler_3

what does this thread have to do with the 6970? Everyone here knows its a faster card than the 480/570 but is lower ranked because of its lower tessellation performance. That issue has been fixed and dealth with, in the 7000 series, which is why you see the 7970 right at the TOP, so suck it.

Anyways back to topic, the 560ti 448 core has similar performance to the 480, even better once overclocked, uses half the power, puts out less heat, noise and costs about the same.

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="NailedGR"]

100c can cook an egg in 3 minutes, I am sure 70c can cook it within 2 hours

GummiRaccoon

Maybe.. but water boils at 212 degrees F, and never at 200.. not even after 2 hours :P

The temperature that water boils has nothing to do with the temperature something cooks.

Worst analogy ever.

I could say the same for your sense of humor. I guess you didn't notice the :P and general tone of the post. Geez..

what does this thread have to do with the 6970? Everyone here knows its a faster card than the 480/570 but is lower ranked because of its lower tessellation performance. That issue has been fixed and dealth with, in the 7000 series, which is why you see the 7970 right at the TOP, so suck it.

Anyways back to topic, the 560ti 448 core has similar performance to the 480, even better once overclocked, uses half the power, puts out less heat, noise and costs about the same.

blaznwiipspman1

Um.. The 6970 is not an overall faster card than the GTX 480/570. I think the chart that Gambler posted just showed that :?

If it wasn't enough to show the 480/570 slightly ahead at a high res like 1920x1200, here you go-

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/Radeon_HD_6970/29.html

Looks damn even, with the 570 a point ahead. Not sure how you can think the 6970 is faster.

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

Maybe.. but water boils at 212 degrees F, and never at 200.. not even after 2 hours :P

hartsickdiscipl

The temperature that water boils has nothing to do with the temperature something cooks.

Worst analogy ever.

I could say the same for your sense of humor. I guess you didn't notice the :P and general tone of the post. Geez..

Looking back I can see my sarcasm was not very obvious. Apologies.

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

The temperature that water boils has nothing to do with the temperature something cooks.

Worst analogy ever.

GummiRaccoon

I could say the same for your sense of humor. I guess you didn't notice the :P and general tone of the post. Geez..

Looking back I can see my sarcasm was not very obvious. Apologies.

lol.. it's all good man

[QUOTE="NailedGR"]

That is some pretty cheap electricity where you live.

blaznwiipspman1

honestly....most people are paying $0.17-$0.25 per kwh, and if that happens then his logic fails and the costs double