Just pulled the trigger on 470!

3volvedcombat · Aug 14, 2010, 11:04 PM

Well I saw a drop to 279.99 for a nice galaxy GTX 470- reference heatsink in matt gray.

Got just cause 2 for free and star craft 2 coupon.

Im using a GTX 260 right now

So would the upgrade be really nice in performance in benchmarking?

Was it worth it at 279.99

I have masive cooling with ultra kazez and high speed slip kazez so i should be clear

GTX 260 to GTX 470 a good deal?

Just a tad up there at 40-50dollars more then the GTX 460 1gb so

crazyeyesreaper · Aug 14, 2010, 11:06 PM

lol yea its a good deal stop rubbing it in ppls faces

now question is will that 260 be a dedicated physx card or will it be a 24/7 folder or will it get put out to pasture for another user to potentially take home and offer a good home to

KieranD · Aug 14, 2010, 11:07 PM

yeah that was a good upgrade

3volvedcombat · Aug 14, 2010, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazyeyesreaper

lol yea its a good deal stop rubbing it in ppls faces

now question is will that 260 be a dedicated physx card or will it be a 24/7 folder or will it get put out to pasture for another user to potentially take home and offer a good home to

Probably up in new condition for 100 bucks maybe

AthlonX2 · Aug 14, 2010, 11:15 PM

congrats on your purchase

3volvedcombat · Aug 14, 2010, 11:19 PM

Real reason why i got it- was for e-peen

second reason why i got it, because itll make me move to water cooling more

third reason why i got it, im a nvidia fanboi

forth reason why i got it. 25,000+ vantage soon to come.

and nice for the price.

Im going to be happy- ganna overclock it to 750-800 core and see if i can lower voltage or something, hope i get a beast card guys!

theonedub · Aug 14, 2010, 11:20 PM

Link to the card and where it was bought from?

3volvedcombat · Aug 14, 2010, 11:23 PM

Galaxy 70XKH3HS8GUX GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB...

good to go.

logan · Aug 14, 2010, 11:25 PM

that's a good lookin' HSF!

theonedub · Aug 14, 2010, 11:29 PM

Newegg still does Tax in CA right?

3volvedcombat · Aug 14, 2010, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theonedub

Newegg still does Tax in CA right?

Yes sir.

So actuall of the block price is 310 out the door with the addition of just cause 2.

But screw the game

For the card- Its 310 bucks for me.
23 dollars tax

but itll do the job

vs the 245-250 for the GTX 4601gb
extra 60 bucks and I pump the v core on this bitch and stay happy with my 470.

CDdude55 · Aug 15, 2010, 12:58 AM

Yes, you will see a very nice performance boost with a 470 it's a great card!!.

I'm running two 470's in SLI and it's some amazing performance.

3volvedcombat · Aug 15, 2010, 01:29 AM

I hope i see some performance gains because ill be sad if i dont

random · Aug 15, 2010, 01:47 AM

BOOM HEADSHOT!

Sweet deal, but its more of a side-grade going from SLI gtx260's to a single 470. But in return you'll have 3D vision potential, DX 11 and a smoother experience.

I'd suggest you plan to grab another 470 because in SLI gtx 470's are truly beasty.

3volvedcombat · Aug 15, 2010, 01:49 AM

Im coming from 1 Gtx 260 actually

sold the other.

random · Aug 15, 2010, 01:50 AM

Oh my bad, was looking at your system specs haha

JrRacinFan · Aug 15, 2010, 01:52 AM

Actually, i just made the jump to a 460 768MB. Congrats 3volved! Your going to enjoy it!

CDdude55 · Aug 15, 2010, 01:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by randomflip

BOOM HEADSHOT!

Sweet deal, but its more of a side-grade going from SLI gtx260's to a single 470. But in return you'll have 3D vision potential, DX 11 and a smoother experience.

I'd suggest you plan to grab another 470 because in SLI gtx 470's are truly beasty.

Oh crap, i didn't see he had 2X GTX 260's.

But ya in that case, he will still see a performance increase, but nothing to significant.

Upgrading to a second card would definitely be worth his time.

CDdude55 · Aug 15, 2010, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3volvedcombat

Im coming from 1 Gtx 260 actually

sold the other.

OMG. And after i just posted that^

Then my other older post stands. LOL

Mussels · Aug 15, 2010, 02:19 AM

"Just pulled the trigger on 470!"

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3volvedcombat

Well I saw a drop to 279.99 for a nice galaxy GTX 470- reference heatsink in matt gray.

The reference 470 doesnt have a trigger :P

JrRacinFan · Aug 15, 2010, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mussels

"Just pulled the trigger on 470!"

The reference 4870 doesnt have a trigger :P

Neither does a 4870

Mussels · Aug 15, 2010, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

Neither does a 4870

FFFFfuuuuuuuuu

god knows how i made that typo.

CDdude55 · Aug 15, 2010, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mussels

"Just pulled the trigger on 470!"

The reference 470 doesnt have a trigger :P

The reference cooler isn't to bad. imo

Mussels · Aug 15, 2010, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDdude55

The reference cooler isn't to bad. imo

you missed the joke

LAN_deRf_HA · Aug 15, 2010, 02:31 AM

I went from a 260 to a 470, got 15 more frames in crysis. If you can get an aftermarket cooler and mod in the stock vrm heatsink you might hit 850-900 on the core... which generates insane performance.

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