After much thought and debate, I just can't help myself. I want to run two GTX 680's in SLI, but by doing that, I'd have no room for two GTX 480's. That being said, I'm going to offer them up for sale for anyone who is interested. I've had excellent performance from both of these cards and am willing to sell them for much cheaper than what I've seen used ones going for on Amazon. They are in perfect condition.
EVGA GeForce GTX 480
PCI-E 2.0x16
Ports: 1x HDMI, 2x DVI
3-way SLI Ready
1.5 GB GDDR5 Memory
DirectX 11
nVidia 3D Vision Surround Ready
One card for $125
Both cards for $225
Amazon Price Listing for one used card: $245.00
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-GTX480-Graphics-015-P3-1480-KR/dp/B004EHWMP6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368653511&sr=8-1&keywords=EVGA+GTX+480
Add/message me on Steam if interested. To run one of these cards you must have at least a 600W PSU.
After much thought and debate, I just can't help myself. I want to run two GTX 680's in SLI, but by doing that, I'd have no room for two GTX 480's. That being said, I'm going to offer them up for sale for anyone who is interested. I've had excellent performance from both of these cards and am willing to sell them for much cheaper than what I've seen used ones going for on Amazon. They are in perfect condition.
EVGA GeForce GTX 480
PCI-E 2.0x16
Ports: 1x HDMI, 2x DVI
3-way SLI Ready
1.5 GB GDDR5 Memory
DirectX 11
nVidia 3D Vision Surround Ready
One card for $125
Both cards for $225
Amazon Price Listing for one used card: $245.00
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-GTX480-Graphics-015-P3-1480-KR/dp/B004EHWMP6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368653511&sr=8-1&keywords=EVGA+GTX+480&tag=teamfortresst-20
Add/message me on Steam if interested. To run one of these cards you must have at least a 600W PSU.
Great deal. Please keep in mind that these cards do run quite warm, so you'll need to have solid airflow to keep your temps down. (Even then, they are still hot as shit.)
Great deal. Please keep in mind that these cards do run quite warm, so you'll need to have solid airflow to keep your temps down. (Even then, they are still hot as shit.)
As a guy who is gonna build his first computer ever this summer is this a fit for me? Or are these a bit heavy duty for my mid build?
If so then I am very interested in this
As a guy who is gonna build his first computer ever this summer is this a fit for me? Or are these a bit heavy duty for my mid build?
If so then I am very interested in this
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BirkmanAs a guy who is gonna build his first computer ever this summer is this a fit for me? Or are these a bit heavy duty for my mid build?
If so then I am very interested in this
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[quote=Birkman]As a guy who is gonna build his first computer ever this summer is this a fit for me? Or are these a bit heavy duty for my mid build?
If so then I am very interested in this[/quote]
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As mentioned above, GTX 480s are not for the weak. They have the capability of drawing around 300-350w under maximum load per card, your case needs superb airflow and the heatsinks need to be kept as clean as possible at all times because the cards can run quite toasty in demanding games. Nice price, considering GTX 570s go for around $180 and GTX 580s are still in the low 200s on tech/computer forums.
As mentioned above, GTX 480s are not for the weak. They have the capability of drawing around 300-350w under maximum load per card, your case needs superb airflow and the heatsinks need to be kept as clean as possible at all times because the cards can run quite toasty in demanding games. Nice price, considering GTX 570s go for around $180 and GTX 580s are still in the low 200s on tech/computer forums.
I believe the mere size of your case matters a lot. If you are considering SLI anyway, your case should be rather big. I had a VERY small case on my last computer. My GTX 570 would run hot to the point of shutting down the computer to prevent damage if I didn't manually turn up the coolers to 100%.
Now I have a HD7990 and my computer couldn't even care less about the heat. On one hand I guess it has really good coolers. But the bigger case really helps too I believe.
You can also test the cooling capacities of your case by manually cranking up the coolers of your card and see how well it cools down under heavy use.
I believe the mere size of your case matters a lot. If you are considering SLI anyway, your case should be rather big. I had a VERY small case on my last computer. My GTX 570 would run hot to the point of shutting down the computer to prevent damage if I didn't manually turn up the coolers to 100%.
Now I have a HD7990 and my computer couldn't even care less about the heat. On one hand I guess it has really good coolers. But the bigger case really helps too I believe.
You can also test the cooling capacities of your case by manually cranking up the coolers of your card and see how well it cools down under heavy use.
BirkmanAs a guy who is gonna build his first computer ever this summer is this a fit for me? Or are these a bit heavy duty for my mid build?
If so then I am very interested in this
I built my first computer with these cards. They've been a blast, and I only have a mid-size setup. That being said, TF2 is my most frequently played game, and that's not exactly a good benchmark for overall performance. That makes it difficult to say how they'd do for you. The only backfire is that they're not very good at supporting 120Hz, which has been my latest endeavor and the cause for upgrading to the 680. They do support dual-link DVI, which can handle 120Hz, but they're just not right for it (in my own biased opinion). I'm really busy at the mine this week, but I will get back to the folks who have messaged me. One of my buddies back in Virginia owns a computer repair shop and has agreed to do all of the necessary static-free packaging for me.
[quote=Birkman]As a guy who is gonna build his first computer ever this summer is this a fit for me? Or are these a bit heavy duty for my mid build?
If so then I am very interested in this[/quote]
I built my first computer with these cards. They've been a blast, and I only have a mid-size setup. That being said, TF2 is my most frequently played game, and that's not exactly a good benchmark for overall performance. That makes it difficult to say how they'd do for you. The only backfire is that they're not very good at supporting 120Hz, which has been my latest endeavor and the cause for upgrading to the 680. They do support dual-link DVI, which can handle 120Hz, but they're just not right for it (in my own biased opinion). I'm really busy at the mine this week, but I will get back to the folks who have messaged me. One of my buddies back in Virginia owns a computer repair shop and has agreed to do all of the necessary static-free packaging for me.