|TPU's|## GeForce GTX 480/470 Club House ##|

[CDdude55]

I always try and go for EVGA with Nvidia cards as Cold Storm even mentioned, they have some great support, overclockablity and some great looking cards. EVGA precision is also a great overclocking tool.

I also owned an MSI GTX 470 that i was SLIing with my current EVGA card but unfortunately it crapped out on me.(though they are still a great brand)

 

[theonedub]

What do you plan on doing with that busted 470? RMAing it?

 

[CDdude55]

What do you plan on doing with that busted 470? RMAing it?

I sent it in for RMA, but after that it's going to be sent to fitseries.

 

[theonedub]

Oh okay, thanks.

 

[T3kl0rd]

If something happens to my GTX 470s, I'm up a creek because PNY won't honor RMAs on GPUs purchased online from independent vendors. Newegg type companies only. Caveat emptor

 

[theonedub]

Ouch. I need the peace of mind for hardware that is as costly as this (even though I have only had to RMA one GPU and even that card didnt have a catastrophic failure).

 

[T3kl0rd]

My motherboard manufacturer, ASRock, told me the same thing about RMAs from independent e-tailers actually. So that goes for all PC components.

 

[3volvedcombat]

I have a galaxy GTX 470.

Nice Amazingly solid card.

I didnt get the SC version with removable fan.

I got one of the first models of there GTX 470's which are just the basic GTX 470 heatsink, but with a creative detail.

and black PCB.

total off shelf price for one moment was

274.99 so i grabed it!

Ive had it for 2 months now, great card, really blast threw every game, and it gave me a steam copy of just cause 2!!!

Now GTX470's are 259.99 on newegg and with added rebates go down to 220 dollars for the total price of the card.

I think this is crazy. because GTX 470's are now cheaper or the exact same price as HD 5850's but faster, by a slight amount, and overclock like crazy.

 

[3volvedcombat]

Ive successfully Flash modified my Galaxy GTX 470 with a uncapped voltage

This weekend ill be benching at 900 core in some benchmarks.


I love to push hardware !

 

[smoothshooter]

thanks i am a new owner of an evga gtx 480.i instal this in my pc an try to see what this monster could be.

 

[T3kl0rd]

Ive successfully Flash modified my Galaxy GTX 470 with a uncapped voltage

This weekend ill be benching at 900 core in some benchmarks.

I love to push hardware !

I flashed the BIOS on a HD 3850 AGP and it damaged the card with the voltage tweaks I made. I made it to run in game mode with gaming voltages constant and it was too much. I will be ultra careful in the future about adjusting GPU voltages.

I'm also ultra careful about CPU OC. I OC'ed my i7 950 to 3.8GHz and ran Prime95 and the temps were close to 100 so something is wrong with the heatsink.

 

[3volvedcombat]

I flashed the BIOS on a HD 3850 AGP and it damaged the card with the voltage tweaks I made. I made it to run in game mode with gaming voltages constant and it was too much. I will be ultra careful in the future about adjusting GPU voltages.

I'm also ultra careful about CPU OC. I OC'ed my i7 950 to 3.8GHz and ran Prime95 and the temps were close to 100 so something is wrong with the heatsink.

thats not good, I maintain my temps good and steady.

At the moment, I left all power saving features enabled, I would never disable them silly
I want to save power, and gpu life.

Right now I have my GTX 470 undervolted at stock clocks at 0.950volts

my quad runs 4.0Ghz at loads of 55c, and its getting colder, so i will be fine in that aspect!

 

[T3kl0rd]

Now I know.

Not using nVidia's latest drivers? They work well for me.

 

[3volvedcombat]

Have any of you guys tried under volting the big nvidia Fermi's?

Mines running at 0.925 volts pretty steady, perfectly stable, so ill leave it stock clocked at that voltage for a while.

I'm only on a 19inch screen so!

My temps don't even bust threw 70c and usually idling at 35c or below now. Love this video card now.

I can bench throttling 1.2+volts threw the gpu pushing 900 core, or go all the way down to a steady 0.925 volts for the steady stock clocks of casual gaming.

This galaxy GTX 470 has great flexibility! fermi cards, just need smart users to become better then the counter ATI series.

 

[trt740]

I'm back in the club picked up a gtx 480 from Asus with a warranty for 350.00 and today i'm see them as low as 325.00 on ebay. These people are crazy at that price you could add a AXP and oc the card to gtx 580 specs and pocket near 100.00. P.S this card was near 500.00 3 days ago and with a proper fan set up and a decently cooled case these are not a problem at all. Infact they are monster single gpu cards.


Add one of these after you buy a 325.00 gtx 480 and watch it fly. http://arcticcooling.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2_&mID=619 Your total will be like 390.00 and you will be able to reach 800 core and your temps will stay in the 65c range. Plus with a cooler running card your power usage will go down as well.

 

[HammerON]

As the prices drop, I think I might pick-up two more GTX 470's

 

[pr@$r1g]

oh wow nice man !

&&& i sold my 470 ,bought a MSI 460 Hawk(currently using) will sell it again & just ordered a Gigabyte 460 SOC ,will sell it again in next 2-3months & finally settle in on gtx570 SLI .... lets see whats coming next

Price here in INDIA compared to US are around 50-100$ higher .......

 

[trt740]

What do you guys think of this card it should come very close to 580GTX performance and cost a bunch less. Plus the way it is designed it used allot less power than a normal gtx 480 and runs cooler plus the fan is great.

424.00 shipped with a promo code so abot 90.00 cheaper than a GTX 580

GIGABYTE Super Overclock Series GV-N480SO-15I GeFo...

 

[HammerON]

Looks like a nice card, but I thought you already bought the Asus version?

 

[trt740]

Looks like a nice card, but I thought you already bought the Asus version?

I did but that card has me contemplating a sale. It appears Gigabyte basically stole some of the gtx 580 design changes and incorperated them into this card making it a little better , see if they look similar to you.

GV-N480SO-15I has incredibly pure power. It is compatible with ATX standard length PCB. 14 phase PWM design includes 12 for GPU, 2 for memory. Standard GTX 480 graphics card has 6+2 power phases whereas GIGABYTE’s GTX 480 SOC has 12. Not only does GV-N480SO-15I have more power phases than reference card, the 12 power phase status LED indicators indicate graphics card’s current power phase, helping users monitor power consumption. This feature ensures a more stable system and better overclocking capability. It also has L2 cold bug swtiches and overvoltage protection. http://www.legitreviews.com/news/9360/



Coincidently several gtx 480 are now down to 325.00 on ebay Doh!!! Hell of a price for that card hot or not.

 

[trt740]

This Asus GTX 480 is a total beast increased my frame rates at stock over my old, overclocked 5850, by about 30 frames max and 20 frames min. However, it's taxing my PSU to hell and back lol!!!

 

[3volvedcombat]

Then you know your GTX 480 is working man!

same with the fermi cards 470 and above!

 

[trt740]

Then you know your GTX 480 is working man!

same with the fermi cards 470 and above!

I like it allot but I going to change the heatsink to a AC. I'm sure this has been address but what the normal operating temps max on this gpu and whats the normal core voltage at stock?

P.S. now seeing used gtx 480 at 300.00, crazy good card at that price.

 

[trt740]

here is a good review on the AXP

http://www.overclock.net/nvidia-cooling/840369-arctic-cooling-xtreme-plus-gtx-480-a.html

 

[LAN_deRf_HA]

What would people say is the clock speed needed for a 470 to equal a 580? I know at 772/4000 it equals a 480 at stock, so what like 930/4400 to match a 580?