Can get a Geforce 470 for $300. Worth it?

[MerrickAggie97]

Is this worth it? I already have 4870s in crossfire, but I have been dying to upgrade.

 

[MerrickAggie97]

Nevermind, Im gonna wait to see what comes next, but the fact that these cards are now coming in under $300 makes them tempting.

 

[bryanW1995]

I posted that $279 AR FS offer at the egg in the hot deals section. You know, just to confuse you even more.

 

[BD231]

IMO heck no, keep those 4870's and wait.

that combo you have is nothing to put your nose up at and DX11 is worthless right now anyway.

 

[RussianSensation]

Are those 1GB 4870s? If so, they are faster than GTX480 or 5870. If you want to upgrade for Crysis 2, why not wait until the game comes out?

 

[v8envy]

It'll be slower in most recent games, faster whenever crossfire fails to scale. But the input lag, microstutter and other multi-GPU issues would go away. A 470 is a bit too slow for current DX11 so the DX11 features are not a huge deal. It'd be quieter and belch forth far less heat though.

Is that worth $300 to you? Duno, you tell me.

 

[MerrickAggie97]

are those 1gb 4870s? If so, they are faster than gtx480 or 5870. If you want to upgrade for crysis 2, why not wait until the game comes out?

512mb

 

[RussianSensation]

Considering 4850s go for $85 new, I am pretty sure you can sell those 4870 512MB for $70 a piece. Then you can get 2x GTX460 768 for $400. That's a nice upgrade for $260 once you overclock them to GTX470 speeds. However, if you are planning to upgrade for future games, than just wait until they come out. Plus it will be interesting to see what ATI's response will be with 5850's pricing.

 

[MerrickAggie97]

Considering 4850s go for $85 new, I am pretty sure you can sell those 4870 512MB for $70 a piece. Then you can get 2x GTX460 768 for $400. That's a nice upgrade for $260 once you overclock them to GTX470 speeds. However, if you are planning to upgrade for future games, than just wait until they come out. Plus it will be interesting to see what ATI's response will be with 5850's pricing.

If Ati decides to respond.

 

[OCGuy]

that combo you have is nothing to put your nose up at and DX11 is worthless right now anyway.

Hah...18 months ago if you said DX10.1 was worthless on this forum you would have a lynch mob after you...

But yes, I agree. I own both a nV (480) and ATi (5850) DX11 card. And I can honestly say DX11 does nothing for me right now.

I actually force DX10 in BF:BC2 on the 5850, and honestly I dont see a difference except a little performance gain in 10 V 11.

 

[pjkenned]

Just to confuse even more, you can get EVGA GTX 470's for $256 after BCB (no rebate hassle) from TD right now after $30 coupon. I have 2x 810MHz GTX 460's on order, but may change for $25 more/ card.

 

[konakona]

Just to confuse even more, you can get EVGA GTX 470's for $256 after BCB (no rebate hassle) from TD right now after $30 coupon. I have 2x 810MHz GTX 460's on order, but may change for $25 more/ card.

That actually sounds better to me unless we can find some deals on the 1gb version of the 460. There is a $180ish deal right now but only 768mb.

 

[konakona]

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=870363&t=2127580

even better! if tax bothers you could always try circuitcity.com <- the coupon does not work at cc, nvm

 

[BD231]

Hah...18 months ago if you said DX10.1 was worthless on this forum you would have a lynch mob after you...

But yes, I agree. I own both a nV (480) and ATi (5850) DX11 card. And I can honestly say DX11 does nothing for me right now.

I actually force DX10 in BF:BC2 on the 5850, and honestly I dont see a difference except a little performance gain in 10 V 11.

So long as consoles stay stuck on Dx9 hardware we will not see much of any benifit, or at least that's how it seems to be going with directX and the PC.

 

[taltamir]

So long as consoles stay stuck on Dx9 hardware we will not see much of any benifit, or at least that's how it seems to be going with directX and the PC.

there are plenty of PC games with real DX10 support...
And frankly, the type of games that consoles have do not appeal to me... so even if they make a port I usually don't care to play it.