Are you going to buy Fermi? - Page 2

Yaboze · 04-07-10, 08:14 AM

Going ATI this round most likely.

CaptNKILL · 04-07-10, 08:23 AM

If it was cheaper, I'd give one a try.

I'll most likely be buying ATI though, whenever I see a good deal on the right card.

ragingWS6 · 04-07-10, 08:41 AM

Since I don't want to upgrade my proc and motherboard yet (my Q9650 has life in it yet), I'll probably sell both my 260s and get one 480 and add it to my watercooling loop. I'll get the 2nd probably later in the year. If I had an i7 and X58, I would be getting 2x 5850s most likely and calling it a day.

newparad1gm · 04-07-10, 08:46 AM

Yup, I'm picking up two 480s in SLI. 3D Surround is too cool of a feature for me to ignore. I'm not going to water cool it though. I think all of the overheating problems are really overblown, that the default fan speeds are just too low and more focused on keeping acoustics down, and if I just set the fans at 100% like I do currently with my GTX 280s, I really shouldn't have a problem. Plus I loves me my AC in the summer, and my room is generally always a fridge.

XMAN52373 · 04-07-10, 09:51 AM

I voted no, costs to much. both cards, for the performance. Heat is another issue as my rig is in a small office which would let me play only during the winter with a window open. I'll wait for the refresh.

**john19055** · 04-07-10, 10:14 AM

I went with ATI about a month ago,I knew there would be problems with nvidia new card because of the lateness and all the rummors.Now I am glad I did because the noise would have gotten to me ,I had enough with my three GTX 280's and the GTX480 sounds like it it going to be even louder.

**lduguay** · 04-07-10, 10:24 AM

TRI-SLI GTX480 for me (if feasible). Dunno what kind of power supply i'd need tho... 1500W seems too little considering that each GTX480 can draw 440W under full load. Also, I'm unable to find a suitable UPS, as my APC 1.5KVA is already complaining about being overloaded while gaming.
Any suggestions?

Madpistol · 04-07-10, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lduguay

TRI-SLI GTX480 for me (if feasible). 1500W seems too little considering that each GTX480 can draw 440W under full load.

Where did you get that figure from?

The GTX 480 draws about 250 watts under full load. I can see a full system drawing that much power, but if the GTX 480 used that much power, It truly would be able to cook an egg on it.

**lduguay** · 04-07-10, 10:35 AM

Silly me, that was a figure for a FULL system load...

Here

So i guess a good 1.5kw power supply would be enough?

04-07-10, 10:42 AM

**lduguay** · 04-07-10, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by methimpikehoses

nope

nope?

agentkay · 04-07-10, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lduguay

So i guess a good 1.5kw power supply would be enough?

Most certainly!

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04-07-10, 08:14 AM	#13
Yaboze Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,057	Re: Are you going to buy Fermi? Going ATI this round most likely.

04-07-10, 08:23 AM	#14
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04-07-10, 08:41 AM	#15
ragingWS6 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 244	Re: Are you going to buy Fermi? Since I don't want to upgrade my proc and motherboard yet (my Q9650 has life in it yet), I'll probably sell both my 260s and get one 480 and add it to my watercooling loop. I'll get the 2nd probably later in the year. If I had an i7 and X58, I would be getting 2x 5850s most likely and calling it a day. __________________ Gaming System: Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Intel Core i7-2600k @ 4.7GHZ, Swiftech Apogee XT waterblock with custom watercooling kit in Corsair Obsidian 800d case, 8GB Corsair XMS3-1600 RAM, Asus P8P67 Pro MB, 2xEVGA GTX460 1GB FTW in SLI (900/2075), 2x150GB WD Velociraptor 10,000RPM 3.0gb/s 16mb cache in RAID 0, Coolermaster Real Power Pro 850W PSU HTPC System: Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, AMD Athlon64 X2 5400+, 4 GB OCZ PC6400 RAM, EVGA GeForce 9600GSO, 320GB Seagate SATA HD, ECS GeForce 8200 MB

04-07-10, 08:46 AM	#16
newparad1gm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 690	Re: Are you going to buy Fermi? Yup, I'm picking up two 480s in SLI. 3D Surround is too cool of a feature for me to ignore. I'm not going to water cool it though. I think all of the overheating problems are really overblown, that the default fan speeds are just too low and more focused on keeping acoustics down, and if I just set the fans at 100% like I do currently with my GTX 280s, I really shouldn't have a problem. Plus I loves me my AC in the summer, and my room is generally always a fridge. __________________ WAR MACHINE: Intel Core i7 3930K \| Asus X79 Sabertooth \| 4x4 GB G.Skill RipJaw PC3-12800 \| 2x EVGA NVIDIA GTX TITAN Signature 6GB SLI \| OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD \| 2x500 GB Seagate Barracuda RAID 0 \| Seagate FreeAgent 500GB External \| LG BD-ROM \| Cyber Acoustics CA3001WB 2.1 Speakers \| ABS SL 1050W PSU \| 3x Acer GD235HZ 23.6in 120Hz \| Silverstone Fortress FT02 \| Windows 8 Pro x64 \| NVIDIA 3DVision SURROUND CRIMSON DYNAMO: Intel Core i7 2600K \| Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H \| 2x4 GB G.Skill Ripjaw PC3-12800 \| XFX AMD HD7970 3GB \| Intel X-25M G2 160GB SSD \| 2x250GB RAID 0 \| Samsung BD-ROM \| Corsair TX 850W PSU \| Toshiba 42" REGZA 1080p HDTV \| Antec 900 ATX \| Windows 8 Pro x64 Sailor Jupiter (HTPC): Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 \| ZOTAC Geforce 9300 \| 2x2 GB OCZ Fatal1ty PC2-8500 \| WD 1TB \| Hitachi 2TB External \| MediaSonic HFR2-SU3S2 6x3TB Seagate Barracuda RAID 1+0 \| LG Blu-Ray/HD DVD-ROM \| FSP 150W PSU \| Toshiba 42" REGZA 1080p HDTV \| Foxconn RS233 mini-ITX \| Windows 7 Pro x86

04-07-10, 09:51 AM	#17
XMAN52373 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 534	Re: Are you going to buy Fermi? I voted no, costs to much. both cards, for the performance. Heat is another issue as my rig is in a small office which would let me play only during the winter with a window open. I'll wait for the refresh. __________________ C2Q6600@3.3 ASUS GTX570 eVGA 780i SLi AR 8GB DDR2 PC8500 Windows 7 U x64

04-07-10, 10:14 AM	#18
john19055 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: GREENVILLE,TX Posts: 3,851	Re: Are you going to buy Fermi? I went with ATI about a month ago,I knew there would be problems with nvidia new card because of the lateness and all the rummors.Now I am glad I did because the noise would have gotten to me ,I had enough with my three GTX 280's and the GTX480 sounds like it it going to be even louder. __________________ Intel i7-3820+Corsair H-100+ASROCK X79-Extreme4+16gigs G.Skill PC1600DDR3+2-ASUS DirectCU II GTX-670 in SLI+Crucial 256g-SSD+2- Samsung 1-TB+2-WesternDigtial 640g+LG-12x Blu-Ray Burner+1100w CoolerMaster+Antec-P280 case+50" Plasma PM6700+Logitech Mouse+Keyboard+Pioneer VSX-1020+Polk Audio Speakers

04-07-10, 10:24 AM	#19
lduguay Un-Ripped Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Montreal, Canaduh! Posts: 1,968	Re: Are you going to buy Fermi? TRI-SLI GTX480 for me (if feasible). Dunno what kind of power supply i'd need tho... 1500W seems too little considering that each GTX480 can draw 440W under full load. Also, I'm unable to find a suitable UPS, as my APC 1.5KVA is already complaining about being overloaded while gaming. Any suggestions? __________________ Evga X58\|I7 965 3.8GHz\|Ultra 120 Extreme\|Evga GTX 480 SC\|2 x Intel X25-M 80GB RAID 0\|Intel 520 - 240 GB\|WD Black Caviar 1TB\|6GB Corsair XMS3 1600C8 \|Corsair 1000W PSU\|Antec Twelve-Hundred\|DELL U3011\|Logitech G500\|Logitech G19

04-07-10, 10:35 AM	#21
lduguay Un-Ripped Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Montreal, Canaduh! Posts: 1,968	Re: Are you going to buy Fermi? Silly me, that was a figure for a FULL system load... Here So i guess a good 1.5kw power supply would be enough? __________________ Evga X58\|I7 965 3.8GHz\|Ultra 120 Extreme\|Evga GTX 480 SC\|2 x Intel X25-M 80GB RAID 0\|Intel 520 - 240 GB\|WD Black Caviar 1TB\|6GB Corsair XMS3 1600C8 \|Corsair 1000W PSU\|Antec Twelve-Hundred\|DELL U3011\|Logitech G500\|Logitech G19

04-07-10, 10:42 AM	#22
methimpikehoses Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Are you going to buy Fermi? nope