GeForce GTX 480 liquid cooling Danger Den review

[happy medium]

Wow, can't wait for the refresh.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-480-liquid-cooling-danger-den-review/10

20% faster then stock. Cool and silent. How much does a water cooling set up go for? 200$?
Is that faster then a 700$ 5970?

 

[lsv]

Seems like a waste, the air cooled 5870 still keeps up with it =/

 

[happy medium]

Seems like a waste, the air cooled 5870 still keeps up with it =/

You mean 5970 right? It destroys a 5870.

 

[Axon]

Impressive. But considering what you'd have to pay for that block and the card itself, I don't know if it's a better price/performance option than the 5970. However, I'd also like to see a comparably overclocked and water cooled 5870, which I believe would be the most accurate comparison between both companies single GPU offerings.

Why the Fermi has been so controversial is beyond me. It is clearly an excellent card. My only concern would be heat in an SLI situation, which I likely would never want to pay for. I'm sure most users would be fine with a single 480 GPU.

 

[Skurge]

a shame they only tested 2 games and one of them being MW2 (ugh) against a stock 5870.

I don't think it will keep up with a 5970 though, it gets about 60fps in BC2

 

[thilanliyan]

"Things are going really sour for BFG Technology though, do not expect them to release a GTX 480 with pre-fitted liquid cooling solution whatsoever, in fact I'm not even sure if BFG-Tech will last through this year as the economy hit them real hard."

That's not good.

 

[Sylvanas]

That's some sick clocks and temps. However, it won't convince me that Fermi is a good buy- just not enough reason to over the competition, I'll be waiting for next gen. Best thing these days is both Nvidia and ATI finally realised that we wanted adjustable voltage control on cards for OCing purposes, makes life much easier without hardmods.

 

[Qbah]

Wow! That's almost a 30% overclock! And 59C in Furmark Amazing setup Not to mention the results are awesome - that's almost linear scaling O_O Looks like the architecture is amazing

 

[EarthwormJim]

I want to see reviews of the GTX 470 on water. I'd like to see how high it can overclock.

 

[RussianSensation]

You mean 5970 right? It destroys a 5870.

? I wouldn't use the word "destroys" when we are talking about a product that will cost $200+ more.

BF:BC2 2560x1600 (most stressful on the graphics card)
GTX480 @ 900 gpu = 45 fps (+25&#37
5870 stock = 36 fps

Modern Warfare 2 2560x1600
GTX480 @ 900 gpu = 116 fps (+29%)
5870 stock = 90 fps

GTX 480 ~ $510 + $135 for the copper block = $645 (+57%)
vs.
5870 is ~ $410 with shipping at newegg

So 57% more expensive for 25-30% faster performance. Of course you can overclock the air cooled 5870 as well. Seems like bad value to me (of course high end is never about "value"). I would much rather get GTX 470 SLI for $700 (those run cooler than GTX480s) and scale better than 5870s in CF.

 

[Dark Shroud]

You mean 5970 right? It destroys a 5870.

You seem to be confused, a 5970 would not keep up, it would continue to crush even a water cooled GTX 480.

 

[MagickMan]

Finally! This is what the 480 was supposed to be. Too bad you need a $300 WC setup to realize it.

 

[happy medium]

You seem to be confused, a 5970 would not keep up, it would continue to crush even a water cooled GTX 480.

No you are confused, A 20% increase in performance would put it in 5970 territory.

You give the 5970 to much credit.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/overclocking-geforce-gtx-480-with-extra-gpu-voltage/9

And thats a air cooled gtx 480 @ 850 ,1700, 1430. and the 5970 wins by 1fps.

 

[MagickMan]

And thats a air cooled gtx 480 @ 850 ,1700, 1430. and the 5970 wins by 1fps.

That's one game, on average it's a lot more than that.

 

[astralusion]

And an overclocked 5970 can hit 70 instead of 61.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/overclock-radeon-5970-guide/7

Just saying compare OC to OC no?

 

[SolMiester]

? I wouldn't use the word "destroys" when we are talking about a product that will cost $200+ more.

BF:BC2 2560x1600 (most stressful on the graphics card)
GTX480 @ 900 gpu = 45 fps (+25%)
5870 stock = 36 fps

Modern Warfare 2 2560x1600
GTX480 @ 900 gpu = 116 fps (+29%)
5870 stock = 90 fps

GTX 480 ~ $510 + $135 for the copper block = $645 (+57%)
vs.
5870 is ~ $410 with shipping at newegg

So 57% more expensive for 25-30% faster performance. Of course you can overclock the air cooled 5870 as well. Seems like bad value to me (of course high end is never about "value"). I would much rather get GTX 470 SLI for $700 (those run cooler than GTX480s) and scale better than 5870s in CF.

Why does value always come in to it? You pay for the best, Ferrari isnt the value compared to whatever else powerful car, but thats not the point is it! Why supercharge or Nitro a car?....Its only about performance!, you want bang for buck get a ricer etc!

 

[Sylvanas]

Why does value always come in to it? You pay for the best, Ferrari isnt the value compared to whatever else powerful car, but thats not the point is it! Why supercharge or Nitro a car?....Its only about performance!, you want bang for buck get a ricer etc!

If you're going to use that argument you might aswell say everyone go and get a 5970 as it is the fastest and most expensive card out regardless.

 

[SolMiester]

If you're going to use that argument you might aswell say everyone go and get a 5970 as it is the fastest and most expensive card out regardless.

But we are not talking about the 5970....apart from the fact tessellation hurts the 5970 anyway!

 

[Puffnstuff]

Since the 5970 has dual gpu's lets pit it against a gtx 480 sli setup.

 

[SSChevy2001]

Since the 5970 has dual gpu's lets pit it against a gtx 480 sli setup.

Sorry, but it doesn't work that way. If that's the case why not compare HD 5970 CrossFireX against GTX480 SLI. They both would require 2 PCI-E sockets and the 5970 quadfire uses less power.
http://translate.googleusercontent....le.com&usg=ALkJrhgXC4rPVAY5Dd_LyjYzZkKZUtPN3w

 

[SolMiester]

Sorry, but it doesn't work that way. If that's the case why not compare HD 5970 CrossFireX against GTX480 SLI. They both would require 2 PCI-E sockets and the 5970 quadfire uses less power.
http://translate.googleusercontent....le.com&usg=ALkJrhgXC4rPVAY5Dd_LyjYzZkKZUtPN3w

What doesn't work that way, a fair race?...You don't compare single core CPU's against dual or quad cores do you even though they all use the one socket?!

 

[MagickMan]

What doesn't work that way, a fair race?...You don't compare single core CPU's against dual or quad cores do you even though they all use the one socket?!

Actually, we do compare all CPUs, regardless of # of cores. :hmm: Nothing in life is fair.

the 480 isn't a good value, and it isn't the fastest single card, or multi-card setup either. So far, the only good value is a 470 and OC the hell out of it and hope it doesn't melt (and your ears don't bleed).

 

[SSChevy2001]

What doesn't work that way, a fair race?...You don't compare single core CPU's against dual or quad cores do you even though they all use the one socket?!

There's plenty of review sites that's compared different core CPUs.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3674/amds-sixcore-phenom-ii-x6-1090t-1055t-reviewed/9

What's not fair about comparing 1 GPUs against 2 GPUs, when in the end those 2 GPUs are consuming less power? Not to mention that Nvidia GPU's is 60% larger.

 

[SolMiester]

]Actually, we do compare all CPUs[/B], regardless of # of cores. :hmm: Nothing in life is fair.

the 480 isn't a good value, and it isn't the fastest single card, or multi-card setup either. So far, the only good value is a 470 and OC the hell out of it and hope it doesn't melt (and your ears don't bleed).

What?...if you were comparing CPU between Intel and AMD, are you trying to tell me you would compare 3.2Ghz single core against AMD 3.2Ghz Dual core and call it a fair comparison?
LOL, I dont think so!

 

[SolMiester]

There's plenty of review sites that's compared different core CPUs.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3674/amds-sixcore-phenom-ii-x6-1090t-1055t-reviewed/9

What's not fair about comparing 1 GPUs against 2 GPUs, when in the end those 2 GPUs are consuming less power? Not to mention that Nvidia GPU's is 60% larger.

MISSING the point...hello, apples and oranges!....CPU die has also differed..If you dont get okay, I cant be bothered, but you cant tell me a dual GPU is a fair comparison against a single GPU!
edit - guess i better state i am talking architecture or IPC