Does it worth upgrade for gtx 480 to 670/680 ? or wait for 700 series ?

[RussianSensation]

If that Socket 1366 CPU is running at stock speeds, you aren't going to get the full performance increase at 1080P with a newer generation card.

From the 4 games you listed, do any of them run at less than satisfactory framerates? My guess is only BF3 needs more performance. The other 3 games you listed are already fast enough on a GTX480 at 1080P I think.

Also, GTX480 has 15% or so overclocking headroom. Bump the voltage to 1.087V and see how far she goes . You can change the TIM for $5-10 and it should allow you to take her to 800mhz+.

If you plan on reselling the GTX480, it's not a bad upgrade, but there is no way I'd pay $400-500+ out of pocket to go from GTX480 to a 670. You can't really keep up with the GPU race since if you buy GTX670/680 today, next year something faster will be around for $500. Honestly it comes down to how fast the 480 performs in the games you currently play. The future games you listed won't be coming out for a while. Things move very fast in the GPU space. 6-8 months from now, you can upgrade to Haswell and HD8900/GTX700 series.

If it were me, I'd overclock that CPU to 4.0-4.2ghz, change the TIM on the 480 and overclock that card another 15% or so and go from there.

If you play BF3 most of the time, that's where you'll see the greatest performance increase from the 480:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_670_Power_Edition/9.html

 

[brandon888]

RussianSensation

my friend runs any game without bottleneck with same cpu as mine and at stock clocks with gtx 590 .... so no need to overclock .... it just reduces cpu usage .... for example on 4.0 ghz i will have 35% cpu usage .... on 3.0ghz 60%.... so my cpu can handle any game now.....



should i repeat myself 1000 times ? i don't overclock cpu or gpus .... i shuld write that on my signature i guess .. .that i don't [care about] overcklocking ... why ? because i want so ! and i know why !



and cysis 2 or maxypane don't run well while you max on gtx 480


u cant even sey 8AA on max payne because it needs 2gb vram .. and on crysis 2 i got 20-40 fps on max settings ...


cpu can handle any fasters gpus 2-3 years minimum ... for examplee core 2 quad can hande gtx 580 for sure

 

[Jaydip]

Voted for the "Yes , Go for 670/680" option.Get yourself a 670/680

 

[brandon888]

Jaydip
BTW
your i7 920 on 3.2 ghz feeds gtx 680 woth no problem i guess ya ? ^^

 

[SpeedTester]

RussianSensation

my friend runs any game without bottleneck with same cpu as mine and at stock clocks with gtx 590 .... so no need to overclock .... it just reduces cpu usage .... for example on 4.0 ghz i will have 35% cpu usage .... on 3.0ghz 60%.... so my cpu can handle any game now.....



should i repeat myself 1000 times ? i don't overclock cpu or gpus .... i shuld write that on my signature i guess .. .that i don't give a [redacted] with overcklocking ... why ? because i want so ! and i know why !



and cysis 2 or maxypane don't run well while you max on gtx 480


u cant even sey 8AA on max payne because it needs 2gb vram .. and on crysis 2 i got 20-40 fps on max settings ...


cpu can handle any fasters gpus 2-3 years minimum ... for examplee core 2 quad can hande gtx 580 for sure

This post made me laugh.

 

[Jaydip]

Just no issue man.At 1080P the gpu is much more important than cpu.But of course there are,were and will be exceptions.I don't play strategy games much so it's not a issue for me.

 

[brandon888]

SpeedTester

yeah i see you upgrade every year ^^ good luck with throwing your money ... im not that rich like you ...

 

[SpeedTester]

SpeedTester

yeah i see you upgrade every year ^^ good luck with throwing your money ... im not that rich like you ...

I'm hardly rich in anyway or form. I do upgrade biyearly at the most but thats not what I was going referring to in my post.

I was referring to your remarks on not overclocking and CPU/GPU utilization.

 

[brandon888]

SpeedTester

i prefer to keep my parts safe .. you don't .. and it sounds funny ? no ... but laugh how much you want .. no problem ...

your avatar makes me laugh to ...


and this topic is not about laugh .... just write does it worth to upgrade or not ... that s all ... is it hard ? or it's necessarily to put your sarcasm in topic ?

 

[SpeedTester]

SpeedTester

i prefer to keep my parts safe .. you don't .. and it sounds funny ? no ... but laugh how much you want .. no problem ...

your avatar makes me laugh to ...


and this topic is not about laugh .... just write does it worth to upgrade or not ... that s all ... is it hard ? or it's necessarily to put your sarcasm in topic ?

Then "buy the fastest single gpu unit you can afford" I just upgraded to a 670 and couldn't be happier.

FYI: Next time you ask our advice, don't try and bash our members, Russian gave you his opinion yet you come back with a snotty childish response.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

I say overclock the CPU and GPU to the MAX! Max voltage, max overclocks, max cooling. Maximum brah!

 

[brandon888]

SpeedTester

your avatar looks childish ... so ....


bash ??? i sait 1000 times that i will not overclock and you all repeat same .. go overlcock .... why ?? beacuse you want so ??? you don't give a fuck what i wrote then why i have to talk with you with respect ??? you don't respect me and don't even read my posts so i will do the same ... it's simple ...


i see there is no point to ask something here .... people even don't red your posts and talk only about OC ing ... go men oc it ! they don't understand that i don't want to do it !!! im not overlcocker !!!



that's all .. bye ..........

 

[SpeedTester]

SpeedTester

your avatar looks childish ... so ....


bash ??? i sait 1000 times that i will not overclock and you all repeat same .. go overlcock .... why ?? beacuse you want so ??? you don't give a fuck what i wrote then why i have to talk with you with respect ??? you don't respect me and don't even read my posts so i will do the same ... it's simple ...


i see there is no point to ask something here .... people even don't red your posts and talk only about OC ing ... go men oc it ! they don't understand that i don't want to do it !!! im not overlcocker !!!

that's all .. bye ..........

Lol, you never said anything before his post about not overclocking. You can't say something 1000 times and only have 35 posts.

Well I gotta go before my overclocked computer melts down.
Enjoy your summer off, come back when your out of middle school.

 

[brandon888]

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[Magic Carpet]

here my pc :


GTX 480
Asus p6t se
6GB ram
PSU : 850w corsair

i don't care about Power Consumption , heat , or noise .... i only care about performance ....
i play games like :
Crysis 2
Skyrim
Battlefield 3
Max Payne 3

and also plan to paly Crysis 3 , C&C 2 , and BF4 when it comes ....


what will be better opinion ? grab now gtx 670/680 or wait for 700 series ... cause single 670/680 will not be strong enough for 2013 games ... help me to choose ...

If you don't care about the re-sale value, then forget about it. Upgrade when you actually need it.

e.g. your framerate (FPS) drops below unplayable levels. It is a very good indicator, something's not fast enough

 

[tornadog]

oh boy, here we go again. This kid just doesnt know when to stop...

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2254706

 

[brandon888]

Magic Carpet

thank you

tornadog

talking with me will be different in real life ...

 

[SpeedTester]

oh boy, here we go again. This kid just doesnt know when to stop...

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2254706

That's for sure.

 

[brandon888]

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[Jaydip]

Come on man,this is just stupid.This is a tech forum for god sake.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Well this went down hill. Might be time to lock this one down.

 

[brandon888]

Jaydip

dude .. thank you for posts and advice ... but not all are here like you ... sad ;/

you answered me directly and helped ^^

13 wait for upgrade
17 upgrade now ....

there is no clear winner ^^

 

[Gordon Freemen]

Jaydip

dude .. thank you for posts and advice ... but not all are here like you ... sad ;/

you answered me directly and helped ^^

13 wait for upgrade
17 upgrade now ....

there is no clear winner ^^

You have a GTX 480 now and does it not run "YOUR" favorite games that "YOU" play to "YOUR" satisfaction ? This is the question you need to ask youself and be honest about and nobody can make that call for you man.

 

[brandon888]

Gordon Freemen

that is right to .. i understand

BTW about OC ing .... my fiend had radeon 7970 ... we tested on my cpu i7 950 at stock clocks and then on 4.2ghz .... do difference with fps ..... so my cpu cna handle at least radeon 7970 ....

Gordon Freemen

i want a single card witch will run BF3 on constant 60 fps ... bu there is no gpu yet that can do it .... expect 690 sure ..... even with gtx 670 i saw some 40 fps dis in multipalyer on large maps

 

[Gordon Freemen]

Gordon Freemen

that is right to .. i understand

BTW about OC ing .... my fiend had radeon 7970 ... we tested on my cpu i7 950 at stock clocks and then on 4.2ghz .... do difference with fps ..... so my cpu cna handle at least radeon 7970 ....

Gordon Freemen

i want a single card witch will run BF3 on constant 60 fps ... bu there is no gpu yet that can do it .... expect 690 sure ..... even with gtx 670 i saw some 40 fps dis in multipalyer on large maps

If BF3 is what you are after then you can get a second 480 and max it out. This is only worth it monetarily speaking if you already have a mobo that will do Proper 2 way SLI in x16/x16 both lanes and a beastly PSU to run the 480s in SLI. Otherwise if you can only use a single card the GTX 590 runs BF3 better than anything else. IMHO just run BF3 one notch below Ultra and be cool with it because it looks the same really.