GTX 480: Worst GeForce card ever? - Page 3

**MikeC** · 11-17-10, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Yaboze

I think I paid $499 for my 480. I'd have to check.

We all would have paid a lot more for the 480 had ATI not had a competitive part.

It was great to see NVIDIA set the MSRP of the 580 starting at $499.

**MikeC** · 11-17-10, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscipleDOC

Do you have the 580 yet?

I'm sticking with the 480 through the winter, but I am considering getting one. It's very tempting

**zoomy942** · 11-17-10, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Bearclaw

ONLY $620. Think about that a minute. That's stupid.

i remember spending like $120 on a geforce 6800gt.

now video cards cost as much a used car.

Maverickman · 11-17-10, 05:42 PM

There's no doubt Nvidia rushed Fermi to market. It had to have something to compete with Cypress. Instead of a full-fledged GF100, we got a stripped down GPU so Nvidia could put it in the market. It's noisy, power-hungry and not much faster than the HD 5870. I agree that it is a much better card than the truly disastrous FX 5800. You will recall that Nvidia "fixed" that card with the FX 5900 Ultra. Nvidia has done the same thing with the GTX 580. Nvidia likes to release high-end cards that are not ready and then replace them with "fixed" versions. ATI did this with the HD 3xxx series.

Madpistol · 11-17-10, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Maverickman

ATI did this with the HD 3xxx series.

Wasn't that the HD 2900 XT that was the terribad card from ATI? The 3xxx was a die shrink, and the 4xxx was the "fixed" version.

lIqUID · 11-17-10, 06:09 PM

The 480 is an awesome card. I average about 70 on load, and to me it isn't much louder than the 5870 I had. I don't have to deal with ATI's crap hardware or drivers which is the biggest plus. The performance difference between the 580 and 480 is not enough for me to justify spending so much money for one. My 480 is only 4 months old, and it does everything I ask it to do at excellent framerate and IQ.

I'll save my money for a real upgrade, thanks!

v3rninater · 11-17-10, 08:56 PM

I LOVE my 580, super nice temps, great FPS, and I can actually run BFBC2 on high with AFx4 at great frames. The only thing I noticed is that I think I've reached my CPU/Mem/Mobo as a bottleneck. Which sucks because my next upgrade is going to be pretty freakin expensive what ever way you look at it...

Madpistol · 11-17-10, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by v3rninater

I LOVE my 580, super nice temps, great FPS, and I can actually run BFBC2 on high with AFx4 at great frames. The only thing I noticed is that I think I've reached my CPU/Mem/Mobo as a bottleneck. Which sucks because my next upgrade is going to be pretty freakin expensive what ever way you look at it...

you should be able to run 8xaa easily. My 5870 does that no problem, so surely the GTX 580 would be able to do that.

Also, the 1090T is NOT a bottleneck. If it is, you ain't overclocking that sucker enough.

EDIT: wait, why is your Q9550 your primary? That 1090T is beastly on BC2. Seriously, get that GTX 580 on your Phenom II 1090T rig, and watch your framerates in BC2 soar!

Rollo · 11-17-10, 10:42 PM

Meh. Not all give a damn about power/heat/noise.

Some of us are enthusiast and care about performance/performance/performance, and don't mind building a case around the GPU solution.

BTW- I had an FX5800, and you cannot compare the fan noise of that card to the fan noise of a GTX480. It's not even close, the FX5800 did sound like a hairdryer in your case. It's pretty doubtful NVIDIA would offer a card with similar noise again as people still talk about it all of these years later.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4008/n...rce-gtx-580/17

Notice the .5db noise difference between a GTX480 and a HD5970? Ever seen a thread "OMG! The HD5970 is too loud!" even though the HD5970 has exactly the same noise?

Blacklash · 11-18-10, 04:28 PM

480 isn't a bad card card at all. In addition if you own one and are running it @ 821 on the core you're darn close to 580 performance in a lot of things.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/G...480_SOC/6.html

Ninja Prime · 11-18-10, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklash

480 isn't a bad card card at all. In addition if you own one and are running it @ 821 on the core you're darn close to 580 performance in a lot of things.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/G...480_SOC/6.html

Also darn close to undergoing thermonuclear fusion...

**bob saget** · 11-18-10, 09:04 PM

11-17-10, 05:42 PM	#28
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11-17-10, 06:09 PM	#30
lIqUID whip yo ass! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 653	Re: GTX 480: Worst GeForce card ever? The 480 is an awesome card. I average about 70 on load, and to me it isn't much louder than the 5870 I had. I don't have to deal with ATI's crap hardware or drivers which is the biggest plus. The performance difference between the 580 and 480 is not enough for me to justify spending so much money for one. My 480 is only 4 months old, and it does everything I ask it to do at excellent framerate and IQ. I'll save my money for a real upgrade, thanks! __________________ Fathom the hypocrisy of a Government that wants to require every citizen to prove they are insured, but does not require them to prove that they are citizens! i7 930@3.8ghz on Noctua NH-U12P Evga x58 LE MSI GTX 480 formerly known as HIS HD5870 128 gig Crucial m4/80 gig Intel X25-M ssd/500 gb WD 750 watt Corsair TX Coolermaster HAF-X if my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour you're gonna to see some serious sh!t.

11-17-10, 08:56 PM	#31
v3rninater Blowin up since 1969 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,095	Re: GTX 480: Worst GeForce card ever? I LOVE my 580, super nice temps, great FPS, and I can actually run BFBC2 on high with AFx4 at great frames. The only thing I noticed is that I think I've reached my CPU/Mem/Mobo as a bottleneck. Which sucks because my next upgrade is going to be pretty freakin expensive what ever way you look at it... __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 3.4ghz 1600fsb \|\| Gigabyte P45 EP45-UD3R stable as a rooock! \|\| 4gb G-Skill DDR2 PC8500 5-5-5-15 \|\| EVGA 580-GTX 1.5gb \|\| Creative Fatal1ty Xram Sound Card 7.1 \|\|G-Skill Phoenix Pro SSD 120gb\|\| WD BLACK 32mb cache 640gb HD \|\| 2x Samsung DVD burner 16x DVD+\- \|\| Corsair 620watt PSU Win 7 Ultimate 64bit (640gb hd) AMD Phenom II X6 T1090 \|\| Gigabyte GA880 \|\| 4gb G-skill Ripjaw DDR3 1600 \|\| MSI 8800 Ultra o/c \|\| WD BLACK 32mb cache 640gb HD \|\| ASUS DVD Burner \|\| XFX 750 watt PSU LG 60" 1080p 600Hz Plasma HDTV 60PS11 Xbox 360

11-17-10, 10:42 PM	#33
Rollo Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,719	Re: GTX 480: Worst GeForce card ever? Meh. Not all give a damn about power/heat/noise. Some of us are enthusiast and care about performance/performance/performance, and don't mind building a case around the GPU solution. BTW- I had an FX5800, and you cannot compare the fan noise of that card to the fan noise of a GTX480. It's not even close, the FX5800 did sound like a hairdryer in your case. It's pretty doubtful NVIDIA would offer a card with similar noise again as people still talk about it all of these years later. http://www.anandtech.com/show/4008/n...rce-gtx-580/17 Notice the .5db noise difference between a GTX480 and a HD5970? Ever seen a thread "OMG! The HD5970 is too loud!" even though the HD5970 has exactly the same noise? __________________ Rig1: intel 990X + 2 X EVGA 3GB GTX580 + 3 X Acer GD235Hz 3D Vision Surround Rig 2: intel 2500K + NVIDIA GTX590 + Dell 3007 WFPHC [SIZE="1"]NVIDIA Focus Group Member [B]NVIDIA Focus Group Members receive free software and/or hardware from NVIDIA from time to time to facilitate the evaluation of NVIDIA products. However, the opinions expressed are solely those of the Members.[/B][/SIZE]

11-18-10, 04:28 PM	#34
Blacklash 8^9^3 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Old Vizima Posts: 3,679	Re: GTX 480: Worst GeForce card ever? 480 isn't a bad card card at all. In addition if you own one and are running it @ 821 on the core you're darn close to 580 performance in a lot of things. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/G...480_SOC/6.html __________________ Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.96GHz (1.36v)\|Mushkin 998681 XP3-12800 (3x2GB) ASUS TUF Sabertooth (X58)\|ASUS GTX 580 DirectCU II (980\|4604)\|ASUS PA246Q WD VelociRaptor 150GB HD (x2)\|Pioneer DVR-2920Q\|LG GH22LS30\|Klipsch PM20 2.0 SilverStone OP1000-E\|SilverStone TJ10-B\|Thermalright U-120 Extreme\|Win 7 HP x64

11-18-10, 09:04 PM	#36
bob saget Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver, originally Russia Posts: 23,133	Re: GTX 480: Worst GeForce card ever?