Re: Which card 480 or 570?
Re: Which card 480 or 570?
The EVGA GeForce GTX 570 has a 36 month warranty for £258.68, while the Gainward GeForce GTX 480 has a 24 month warranty for £193.78, a difference of £64.90.
I think I would go for the EVGA, as I have had good experiences with this company (that is not to say that Gainward is lesser, just that I have no experience with their products).
Re: Which card 480 or 570?
570, hands down. It's Fermi, only without the nuclear power consumption. Also, given the choice, I'd choose EVGA. They have the best warranty and confidence in their QA process.
Re: Which card 480 or 570?
570 - It's new generation
Re: Which card 480 or 570?
You'll probably make up the difference in price if you buy the 570 with your reduced energy bills...
Re: Which card 480 or 570?
Thanks all I'm going to order the EVGA 570 this week and a new case cheers :)
Re: Which card 480 or 570?
if for me to choose i will get a gtx480 superclocked version from gigabyte. when overclocked it can match a gtx 580, the only problem is that it generates quite a lot of heat and less energy efficient, it can be had for abit over £200.
Re: Which card 480 or 570?
If you can find the gigabyte special edition of the 480, I would advise getting that - it's is the superoverclocked cooler on a non-clocked card (although you can do this yourself if you want). I found the reduced noise and heat from reference great. However, after being in a household with three 480's (at uni) I would suggest that unless you can find that specific one, the 570 will give you much better value (the SE gigabyte is great, but 480's overall don't compare as 570 is a direct replacement more-or-less)
Re: Which card 480 or 570?
The 570 can overclock higher than the 480, so I'd go with that.
Whatever you choose, thye are all great cards. I've got 2 GTX 480's and they overclock LOVELY and they are not THAT much different power wise to the 570
The TDP of the 570 is 219W, whereas the 480 is 250W, so electrical power savings are pretty negligible.... especially if you then water cool it as I believe they were meant to be run...