GTX 460 OR GTX 470 which one?

[razer121]

Some of you may have noticed my other thread, either way im now stuck between the gtx 460 or the gtx 470! really tuff one so any input or advise would be much appreciated!

ive thought about cons, and the pros of both cards. I'm also thinking about how long each card is going to last before needing an upgrade, eye candy i like but i dont like a loud pc either, power is not as much an issue for me so this does not matter.

thanks!

[Terbinator]

MSI Hawk 'Talon Attack' GTX460 is £154 on Scan - Go go go.

[danroyle]

MSI Hawk 'Talon Attack' GTX460 is £154 on Scan - Go go go.

That is an awesome looking card i agree bargain price. If i wasn't so poor at the minute i'd buy it and stick it in with my asus 460

[eyezpy]

The 470 is faster than the 460 so theoretically it should last a bit longer, but I will say go for the 460 anyway.
By the time you need to upgrade the 460 I think the 470 wont be that much better and if you are like me you would probably want to upgrade to newer cards anyway by then so save the difference for then
460 will definitely be quieter too. That MSI Hawk 'Talon Attack' GTX460 look great, I want one or two~

[Terbinator]

That is an awesome looking card i agree bargain price. If i wasn't so poor at the minute i'd buy it and stick it in with my asus 460

Same here - my mouse was hovering over buy for about 4 hours - stick it in there with my Cyclone for some uber performance and more importantly very cool temps

[razer121]

well, ive shifted back to getting a 460, however im going for a evga well at least i think so, atm the reviews state it is loud

[Terbinator]

well, ive shifted back to getting a 460, however im going for a evga well at least i think so, atm the reviews state it is loud

Why would you not go for the MSI one above, it's essentially the top GTX 460 card

[eyezpy]

ebuyer has a Gigabite 460 1GB OC for £142.99 also with free game and its a quite card with dual fan cooling.
It may not look as good and is clocked lower, but for £12 I will get my self to use afterburner.

[danroyle]

if your worried about loudness RAZER121 then go for the msi or the asus gtx 460 this one

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/...roductId=41164

they may also have it on scan i have mine running at 800/1600/3800 on stock volts and it is very quiet compared to the stock cooler palit ones i had previously.


@terbinator go on buy it you know you want to!

[razer121]

Why would you not go for the MSI one above, it's essentially the top GTX 460 card

Because of reviews mate, however you seem to go on about it alot, you should get it and do your own little review

I've bought the EVGA SC edition XD couldn't help myself! i also bought a new SATA drive for the hell of it, I've got just over £100 left to spank on this baby and debating on a new PSU but still either way NEW GPU CARD WHOO! it should be here tomoz

[danroyle]

Because of reviews mate, however you seem to go on about it alot, you should get it and do your own little review

I've bought the EVGA SC edition XD couldn't help myself! i also bought a new SATA drive for the hell of it, I've got just over £100 left to spank on this baby and debating on a new PSU but still either way NEW GPU CARD WHOO! it should be here tomoz

every review of that evga says its noisy due to the exhaust fan style mate

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...review-17.html

if you were gonna pay the premium for the Scmodel you should have gone the extra £8 and got the FTW version much higher clock speeds and a slightly better fan.

Either way all the gtx 460 cards are lovely they perform beautifully.

[razer121]

True, but my gtx 260 use's the same style fan and considering its dba is around 30 on load im pretty sure i wont notice it also, i cam across alot of reviews which stated its acoustics were pretty good?

Well i will be the judge when it gets here tomoz (and how lucky am i to finsh at 11.30 in the morning) so im going to have some hardcore fun blasting through games

Onto the FTW edition, i was going to get it but (big but here) it's warranty is crippled down to 2 years, and the fact it churns out some heat compared to others plus its at such a high clock id be worried considering i game at least for an hour a day....how long would it last at such high temps? so i went the safer option which is slightly cheaper and i can OC it if i want that extra what 5%?

[danroyle]

True, but my gtx 260 use's the same style fan and considering its dba is around 30 on load im pretty sure i wont notice it also, i cam across alot of reviews which stated its acoustics were pretty good?

Well i will be the judge when it gets here tomoz (and how lucky am i to finsh at 11.30 in the morning) so im going to have some hardcore fun blasting through games

Onto the FTW edition, i was going to get it but (big but here) it's warranty is crippled down to 2 years, and the fact it churns out some heat compared to others plus its at such a high clock id be worried considering i game at least for an hour a day....how long would it last at such high temps? so i went the safer option which is slightly cheaper and i can OC it if i want that extra what 5%?

you would be surprised at how little heat they chuck out at high clocks with a decent cooler. I have the asus which has a nice heatpipe cooler and my card will run @ 30c idle and about 55c full load on similar clocks to the FTW With a slight voltage increase on stock.

The gf104 chip on these is a lot better than the gf100 used in the 465/470/480 before it for general heat output.