The GTX 4xxx series cards are ready for pre-order.

[A TIN OF JAR]

First we have the GTX480.

Point Of View GTX480 1536MB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/202264)

£429.70inc. vat

Product Description
Next-generation gaming has arrived. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 gives your games an adrenaline shot with screaming-fast performance and futuristic, visually-stunning graphics. Experience heart-pounding, cinematic visuals on your favorite games with the combined power of DirectX 11, CUDA, and NVIDIA PhysX technologies. And expand your visual real estate across three HD displays in jaw-dropping stereoscopic 3D for the ultimate in immersive gaming. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480: pure adrenaline meets visual bliss.

Graphics Engine : GTX480 (40nm)
Interface : PCI-Express 2.0
Video memory : 1536 MB DDR5
Core clock : 700 Mhz
Memory clock : 3696 Mhz
Shader clock : 1401 Mhz
Processor cores : 480
Memory bus : 384 bit
RAMDAC : 400 Mhz
DVI-I : 2x dual link
HDMI : 1x mini-HDMI
Cooling : Active

REQUIREMENTS
- PCI Express or PCI Express 2.0- compliant motherboard with one dualwidth x16 graphics slot
- One 6-pin and one 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector
- Minimum 600W or greater system power supply (with a minimum 12V current rating of 42A)

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Next the GTX470.

Gainward GTX470 1280MB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/202280)

£305.15inc. vat

Product Description
Gainwards award winning High-Performance/ Wide-BandwidthTM hardware design powered by NVIDIAs GeForceTM GTX 470 GPU (40nm) integrating 1280MB/320bits high-speed GDDR5 memory which offers enhanced, leading-edge performance for the 3D enthusiasts.

607MHz core clock, 1674MHz (DDR 3348) memory clock.

High performance 2-slot Dual Fan Cooling.

Dual DVI (with Dual-link DVI, support up to 2560x1600) and HDMI support (mini HDMI connector).

Full integrated support for HDMI 1.3a including xvYCC, Deep color and 7.1 digital surround sound.

Dual-link HDCP Capable: Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays.

Supports two monitors simultaneously, enabled by the NVIDIA nView Multi- Display Technology for office applications, 3D gaming and professional applications such as CAD, DTP, animation or video editing. NVIDIA nView allows end-users to select any combination of multiple displays.

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BTW personally if i had that amount of money to splash out on a graphics card i would rather go put the extra few quid & go ATI.


Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 5970 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-056-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1577)

The fastest graphics card on the planet, the ATI Radeon HD 5970 delivers an unrivaled HD gaming experience so you can play the latest, most demanding HD titles like never before. Engineered for speed, this next-generation powerhouse delivers unprecedented performance straight out of the box. Unlocked, this graphics card has massive headroom so you can take control and push your hardware to its full potential! Expand your visual real estate across up to three displays and get lost in the action with ATI Eyefinity Technology. Using ATI Stream technology, accelerate even the most demanding applications and do more than ever with your PC. Among the first to deliver full support for Microsoft DirectX 11, these GPUs enable rich, realistic visuals with explosive performance so you can dominate your gaming competition.

- Core Clock: 725MHz
- Memory: 2048MB GDDR5
- Memory Clock: 4000MHz (Effective)
- Memory Bandwidth: 256GB/s
- Processing Cores: 3200
- Bus Type: PCI-Express 2.1
- Display Connectors: 2 Dual-Link DVI-I & 1 Mini DisplayPort
- HDCP Capable
- DirectX 11 Support
- OpenGL 3.2 Support
- ATI CrossFireX Ready
- ATI Eyefinity Technology
- ATI Avivo HD
- ATI Stream Technology
- Warranty: 2 Years

These cards are still faster, Run cooler, overclock better and have more onboard memory.

[A TIN OF NOOB]

* Too expensive
* Runs to hot
* noisy
* you need two cards to run multi display

...but must be an hell of card for gaming

YouTube- GPU WARS! NVIDIA GTX 480 vs ATI RADEON HD 5870! 5 Round Graphics Card Battle!! :D

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Also, As for the GTX470 .... This card will set you back £300+.

For that price you could get a PowerColor HD 5850 PCS 1GB GDDD5 (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/199769) for less than £230, Very similar in performance.

[A TIN OF JAR]

I dont find that very fair! .. They have took the best card nVIDIA has to offer and only using ATI's second fastest card!... They only done that becasue they know the 5970 would piss on that GTX480 lol.

Is it worth paying £429 for a nvidia card that performs close to a ATI card that costs £100 less?

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OMG, Ive just noticed .... Im turning into an ATI fan-boy. :1 (67):

[A TIN OF NOOB]

I dont find that very fair! .. They have took the best card nVIDIA has to offer and only using ATI's second fastest card!... They only done that becasue they know the 5970 would piss on that GTX480 lol.

Is it worth paying £429 for a nvidia card that performs close to a ATI card that costs £100 less?


What's not fair is compare Nvidia 480 GTX with one GPU and the ATI 5970 with dual GPU.Of course it's much faster then the new nvidia.

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My point was than the best card nVIDIA have to offer is still not as fast at the best card ATI have to offer for not an awful lot more. :1 (90):

[A TIN OF NOOB]

Loaded GPU Wattage, Sound, and Temperature

Nvidia 470/480 & ATI 5850/5870

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/26/nvidia_fermi_gtx_470_480_sli_review/7


:newb:

[A TIN OF ELV]

:1 (67):Well Ive had a refund on my broken card today,and now cant decide what to buy.
I am prepared (she says I can) to go for a 480 -but like you say very expensive.
Im kind of against going the ATI route but not sure why, never had a bad experience with ATI or anything like that. Perhaps Im just buying in to the hype thats at the start of evry game saying nvidia..

My head actually hurts from being so indecisive on this, help

[A TIN OF JAR]

Lol look at that, An ATi HD 5970 still beATS x2 GTX480's in SLi!

http://www.hardocp.com/images/articles/126962492671BZgJ5ZxI_4_2.gif

[A TIN OF ELV]

Well im off to the dark side just ordered this....

http://www.awd-it.co.uk/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=7505

[A TIN OF ZED]

looks good :1 (97): would be good to get your views on it after you have been playing with it for a while! the card that is :1 (67):

[A TIN OF JAR]

Great card but ouch! £340.69.

You could have got this for £295 with Dirt 2 free.

PowerColor HD 5870 1GB (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/175996)

BTW im 99.9% sure my next graphics upgrade will be ATI. :1 (97):

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Oh and ELV please dont do your usual and try installing the Catalyst v10.3 drivers over your current ForceWare driver lmao. :newb:

If i was you i would uninstall the nvidia drivers and run Driver Sweeper in safe mode.