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post #21 of 40
You are forgetting about the $400 budget. Not sure if there is room for the extra coolers.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Desert Rat View Post

You are forgetting about the $400 budget. Not sure if there is room for the extra coolers.
Nope i remembered the budget fine and dandy, i was merely stating what he/she could do in the future with 480's.
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Originally Posted by Desert Rat View Post

The GTX 670 has more Vram, a lot less power draw and dont forget it will run hell of a lot cooler.
Edit: Yes you will need an adapter for the 3rd display
I agree thumb.gif
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Money vs performance= 480 SLi win.
Most enthusiasts do not care for heat or power consumption, it is mostly petty people.
480's are not that bad at all, and can be tamed if you have a bit of knowledge on how airflow and cooling works.
Slap custom coolers on them, and you will not exceed 50c on stock clocks.
(Gelid icy visions).

I'm happy with my two 480s, but IDK if that's the way to go now. What with the new cards that are out thinking.gif
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Get a single GTX 670, it supports up to 4 monitors off the single card, and, from what i've read, it's a huge step up from previous generations of cards. I've got one on the way!
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Just my opinion.
Obviously the 670 is a damn good card for the price, but does not compete with 480 SLi.
670 is newer and a more desirable choice, i was just showing what could be done with the budget.
All i care about is raw power and smoothness.
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I was looking at the back of my two 480s thinking where's my third connection biggrin.gif
Every GTX480 I have seen has had 2x DVI connectors and a single HDMI connector :\
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And the GTX670 would have been better if they had fitted three DVI-D ports IMO smile.gif
I mean! Do you need a converter to run from display port to DVI or VGA?
They come with 2x dual-link DVI, a single HDMI and a single display-port. You can then buy a display-port to dual-link dvi adpator if you really wanted 3x dual-link DVI connections.

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Originally Posted by amd655 View Post

Just my opinion.
Obviously the 670 is a damn good card for the price, but does not compete with 480 SLi.
Actually that is incorrect.
  • An overclocked GTX670 performs the same as a GTX680.
  • A GTX680 performs better then a GTX590
  • A GTX590 performs better then 2x GTX480 in SLI.

Also,
  • A stock clocked GTX 670 performs almost the same as a GTX590
  • A GTX590 performs better then 2x GTX480 in SLI.

So either way, overclocked or not, a GTX670 will perform better then 2x GTX480 in SLI.


EDIT: Also worth mentioning, is that a GTX480 still costs $230 new, so two of them would set you back $460. That's $60 more then a GTX670 for less performance.
Edited by un-nefer - 5/16/12 at 7:48am
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Every GTX480 I have seen has had 2x DVI connectors and a single HDMI connector :\
They come with 2x dual-link DVI, a single HDMI and a single display-port. You can then buy a display-port to dual-link dvi adpator if you really wanted 3x dual-link DVI connections.
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You are correct.
Nearly all 480's come with a HDMI included too, specifically to fit that connection (mini HDMI).
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Well I've given Rep+ to all those that have enlightened me thumb.gif
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I Like Smileys :)
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OK...

Lets see a 680 pull off these scores:


BF3?

Check out my vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZs_FfriN_Q

Fraps benchmark?
Check it out:

Map: Gulf of Oman

Mxed out single GTX 480 OC'd 850mhz
64/64 players on map!

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
22896, 385260, 35, 123, 59.430


SLi results with same map:

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
24197, 304592, 45, 148, 79.441


My original thread from Tom's hardware: (Recon-UK)

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/page-352945_15_50.html
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