newtekie1
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Processor | Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz |
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Motherboard | AsRock Z470 Taichi |
Cooling | Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans |
Memory | 32GB DDR4-3600 |
Video Card(s) | RTX 2070 Super |
Storage | 500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache |
Display(s) | Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28" |
Case | Fractal Design Define S |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard is good enough for me |
Power Supply | eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 |
I've got a GTX295 that I paid $499.99 for in March.
That means I can Step-Up to the GTX470 for free or I can Step-Up to the GTX480 for $15.
Obviously the GTX470 being free is nice, but is the GTX480 worth the $15 more? Plus the GTX480 would outperform the GTX295, but also consume more power than the GTX470 and GTX295. However, the GTX470 is much more reasonable with power consumption, being far less than the GTX295 with only a minimal performance loss, which could probably be made up by overclocking.
Hmmm...I'm stuck. What would you do?
That means I can Step-Up to the GTX470 for free or I can Step-Up to the GTX480 for $15.
Obviously the GTX470 being free is nice, but is the GTX480 worth the $15 more? Plus the GTX480 would outperform the GTX295, but also consume more power than the GTX470 and GTX295. However, the GTX470 is much more reasonable with power consumption, being far less than the GTX295 with only a minimal performance loss, which could probably be made up by overclocking.
Hmmm...I'm stuck. What would you do?