Life of a GTX 470

[tinpanalley]

I have disaster happening with my GTX 470, you can read all about it here and feel free to help if you think you can.

1. Is there some foolproof way to know if the card is in fact dead? Could it be dead in 4 years with regular use?
2. Guys here were great in recommending this card when I got it a few years ago. I'd love opinions for a new card. My needs in order...
- Full HD (1080p) video editing with Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere (no special effects, splice and edit with sound)
- Full HD video watching
- Exporting DVI or HDMI to my TV (can't currently use HDMI out on the GTX470 because my case blocks the port)
- Gaming. I don't need to be able to run Assassin's Creed Unity on HIGHEST graphics, but I'd like to play in 1080p without problems at a good quality.

Thanks guys. This community always rocks.

 

[RussianSensation]

MSI Gaming 970.

 

[tinpanalley]

MSI Gaming 970.

That's not a gpu.

 

[nitromullet]

That's not a gpu.

He meant MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G, not the MSI 970 motherboard.

The MSI GTX 970 looks like a good option, and so does the Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming.

I am also considering an EVGA GTX 970 SSC. This model - 04G-P4-3975-KR. I say this model specifically because it has a better cooler than the originally released card.

The reference NVIDIA design is a good bet too. Overclockers UK is the only European retailer than carries them as far as I know.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-205-OK

 

[tinpanalley]

He meant MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G, not the MSI 970 motherboard.

Sounds really interesting but too far out of my budget. I was hoping to keep it under 200€. When I say HD video editing, I mean 1080p maximum not 2K or 4K, if that makes a difference.

 

[Flapdrol1337]

looking at your previous topic it doesn't look like the gpu is dead, more like a corrupt windows install or driver problem or something.

See if you can try the gpu in another system.

 

[tinpanalley]

looking at your previous topic it doesn't look like the gpu is dead, more like a corrupt windows install or driver problem or something.

See if you can try the gpu in another system.

I can't. I don't have another system to try it on. And sadly nobody has freaking desktops anymore.

 

[RussianSensation]

If you can't afford a 970, wait for a 960Ti or get a slightly used after-market AMD 290. If that doesn't work, R9 280X. Unfortunately otherwise NV has nothing worth buying at the moment. Really, probably waiting for a 960/960Ti and seeing how they perform should be at the top of your list. Also, try reformatting Windows with clean drivers as a last resort.

 

[tinpanalley]

If you can't afford a 970, wait for a 960Ti or get a slightly used after-market AMD 290. If that doesn't work, R9 280X. Unfortunately otherwise NV has nothing worth buying at the moment. Really, probably waiting for a 960/960Ti and seeing how they perform should be at the top of your list. Also, try reformatting Windows with clean drivers as a last resort.

nvidia and ATI both have a 960Ti. You're going to have to be more specific. I'm sorry, I just don't know as much about GPUs as you do.

 

[Rvenger]

Depending on your location, an R9 290 can be up to $100 cheaper than a GTX 970. Given that it has about 95% of the performance average (all resolutions taken into account) can be a great alternative if your budget still allows. Power consumption is more but shouldn't be a factor since you are upgrading from a GTX 470. I do agree to maybe wait out until we see some reviews of the GTX 960ti.

 

[bystander36]

nvidia and ATI both have a 960Ti. You're going to have to be more specific. I'm sorry, I just don't know as much about GPUs as you do.

Just put an Nvidia and/or GTX in front of that 960ti. You keep coming up with motherboards, but when dealing with GPU's, just stick AMD, Radeon, Nvidia or Geforce in front of the names. We just assume you can figure that out, and don't feel like typing it all, but these are all GPU's mentioned.

 

[tinpanalley]

Just put an Nvidia and/or GTX in front of that 960ti. You keep coming up with motherboards, but when dealing with GPU's, just stick AMD, Radeon, Nvidia or Geforce in front of the names. We just assume you can figure that out, and don't feel like typing it all, but these are all GPU's mentioned.

I didn't say those were motherboards, I said the previous one looked like a motherboard. What I said in that post you quoted is that my searches bring up ATI and ALSO nvidia for that 960Ti model number.

 

[Flapdrol1337]

I can't. I don't have another system to try it on. And sadly nobody has freaking desktops anymore.

But your system works perfectly on the onboard gpu if you remove the 470?

edit: nevermind, you have a z68 board without display outs...

 

[tinpanalley]

Ok, I don't mean to be unappreciative here, but my current GPU is probably dead. I can't be waiting four months for reviews of a card I can't afford to come out. I need suggestions, if anyone has any, for cards that are out there now, to do the things I listed, for less than 200€. Looks like that price range, by comparing with similar cards on newegg and b&h, means roughly less than $200 as well.

 

[n0x1ous]

r9 280

 

[tinpanalley]

When I bought the GTX 470, it was everyone's opinion that nvidia made better cards. Has it changed at all? Does it really matter what you get? All I know is that I should have a 2GB card for good video editing power.

 

[n0x1ous]

both brands make great cards. Right now at your price point, AMD is going to get all the recommendations because the comparable nvidia cards at that price point are not worth buying (assuming you are buying new)

Look for a 280/280x radeon because you dont want to be limited to 2gb of RAM with todays games and GCN is holding up much better than kepler in latest games.

 

[skipsneeky2]

When I bought the GTX 470, it was everyone's opinion that nvidia made better cards. Has it changed at all? Does it really matter what you get? All I know is that I should have a 2GB card for good video editing power.

Nvidia really has nothing to offer value wise,till you get to 970.Amd pretty much owns the $300 and below price ranges right now for performance for dollar.

 

[bystander36]

I didn't say those were motherboards, I said the previous one looked like a motherboard. What I said in that post you quoted is that my searches bring up ATI and ALSO nvidia for that 960Ti model number.

I happen to know that if you type in 960ti on its own, you'll get motherboards showing up, as well as a lot of other things. Type in GPU and the number and things get narrowed down. Or Geforce, Nvidia or anything related to it being a GPU.

 

[tinpanalley]

Look for a 280/280x radeon because you dont want to be limited to 2gb of RAM with todays games and GCN is holding up much better than kepler in latest games.

Ok, but video editing is WAY more important to me than gaming as I listed my priorities in the first post.
How about the R7 260/265?

 

[n0x1ous]

Ok, but video editing is WAY more important to me than gaming as I listed my priorities in the first post.
How about the R7 260/265?

the only way the recommendation would change is if you need CUDA support in your video apps. if they have open cl acceleration then nothing changes.

If you say you will spend $200 then the best card to get (sans cuda need) is r9 280/x

260/265 would probably be ok for editing but you can forget about quality 108op gaming on them

 

[Flapdrol1337]

When I bought the GTX 470, it was everyone's opinion that nvidia made better cards. Has it changed at all? Does it really matter what you get? All I know is that I should have a 2GB card for good video editing power.

both have always worked fine for me at least, if you're not using an old version of adobe premiere that only uses cuda you could get an amd card as well. Amd cards generally do better in sony vegas (at least all the cards at your pricepoint).

 

[tinpanalley]

Does the manufacturer matter at all? They're all the same chipset and components, right?

 

[SPBHM]

GTX 750 TI is as fast as the 470 but uses very little power in comparison, I think it would be the natural choice to replace a faulty GTX 470.

 

[Rvenger]

What if he wants more power? I would think after 4 years the OP would want something with a little more grunt.