GTX 460 or should I wait for something better?

[JimmyBlonde]

Thanks for the replies, I might just hold out a little longer then and stick with my dinky planes before slipping into something that actually has more horsepower than my best mates motorcycle.

Might be time for a full system upgrade even, my 2.4Ghz processor is getting a bit dated too but it's a good, reliable unit.

[Skoshi Tiger]

Good choice. I have a GTX460 1GB (upgraded from a 9800GTX) and I am happy with the card and it was a big step up from the 9800GTX. Even though it's slipping down the performance list I'm happy running at 1680x1050 with the sliders on medium to high.

My original idea was to pickup another 460 and go SLI (Who would need more than 1 gig of video ram?- famous last words!!!!), but from peoples posts it would probably be more beinficial to get a newer card with more ram. When the developers of COD and ROF recommending a single GPU card over SLI/Crossfire, unless your building a system for other games that handle SLI better I'ld give it a miss.

Now this could all change with driver support and future patches so waiting may give you more option IF you can put up with the low settings.

Cheers!

[JimmyBlonde]

I've always been a bit skeptical of crossfire, it seems a little clumsy and since RoF will be my main interest alongside Cliffs, potentially, so I can probably do without it.

I notice that many of you are using better CPUs', RAM and even SSDs' now so I'll definitely be looking at more than a GFX card.

Here in Aus I can probably manage to build a half-way decent system for >$1000 but that is going to take longer to save than the $170 I was looking at for at 460.

But it will be worth it I'm sure.

I'm getting more and more enthusiastic about Cliffs now, especially with the sound mod released which is what I have been waiting for and it looks like Cliffs will include the same kind of progressive improvements that 1946 and RoF have enjoyed. Hopefully a good single player campaign will be one of them.

Apart from that I don't really play many other modern games. I fool around with Empire Total War (with Darthmod), ArmA II (It's kinda boring though and MP sucks unless you like sniping, Javelins and watching people TK each other for jets) and, don't laugh, Oblivion, which I have very heavily modded (<100 mods, lol).

[Biggs [CV]]

System specs below, game runs smooth as silk. Highly recommend the ATI 6870.

[Heliocon]

Originally Posted by Biggs [CV]

System specs below, game runs smooth as silk. Highly recommend the ATI 6870.

Wouldn't touch a AMD gpu at this time if you payed me to. Intel beats them hands down which relegates AMD to the cheap/low end marketshare for cpus.

Jimmy - like said *especially* if you are going for a new system in all, I would wait. Not only will the 28nm gpus be launched at the end of the year/start of next year, but Intel Ivybridge 28nm CPUs will also be launching at the same time, and AMD will be releasing bulldozer so the prices on everything current will fall, and the new die shrinks could give a big performance boost. Also Ivybridge will require a new mobo because its not using the current socket system (the 1366, 1155 or 1156), which means there will be a new mobo range out which might be PCI3. The only thing that wont change drastically is ram, although mhz will go up most likely as the new cpus will have a faster clock.

This was all supposed to be out at the end of this year but TSMC is having trouble with the 28nm fab, apparently the yields are not good enough yet for full production as the tech is very new. Also tablets/phones are going to eat alot of 28nm chips - all of this has resulted in a delayed release for Q1 2012 although AMD GPU might still come out this year, although bulldozer is looking dodgy.

[ramstein]

I got a PNY GTX460 1 gb 256 bit for $150.00 USD out the door...
my cpu is a core2duo 2.93 ghz, but only have 2gb ddr2 ram... nvidia 750 i PN7 motherboard..

Win7

$150.00 is a good deal. I would not pay more.. make sure you get the 1 gb and 256 bit, they have an SE edition which was cheapened and selling for much less..

PNY is factory overclocked.

does not overheat..

I fly a few flight sims.. and am happy..
of course a GTX480 would be better is you have the cash..

[Rattlehead]

I'm personally waiting for the new cards. This generation is already more than halfway through it's product cycle, and AMD may well have Southern Isles ready before year's end.

[Heliocon]

Originally Posted by ramstein

I got a PNY GTX460 1 gb 256 bit for $150.00 USD out the door...
my cpu is a core2duo 2.93 ghz, but only have 2gb ddr2 ram... nvidia 750 i PN7 motherboard..

Win7

$150.00 is a good deal. I would not pay more.. make sure you get the 1 gb and 256 bit, they have an SE edition which was cheapened and selling for much less..

PNY is factory overclocked.

does not overheat..

I fly a few flight sims.. and am happy..
of course a GTX480 would be better is you have the cash..

You really need more ram, that card is probably operating way under its potential with only 2gb of system ram.

[yellonet]

Originally Posted by Heliocon

Wouldn't touch a AMD gpu at this time if you payed me to. Intel beats them hands down which relegates AMD to the cheap/low end marketshare for cpus.

Intel doesn't do high-end graphics though so that is hardly relevant here. AMD/ATI makes fine graphics cards that stand up to nVidia well, they usually take turns in having the fastest cards. And as Biggs said the game runs well for him.

[Bokononist]

My system runs it well using a 460. Performance was much improved when I upgraded from my Phenomx4 @2.3 to an i2500k@3.3 using the same card, a Gainward 460GLH with a small factory overclock. If I was buying now I'd probably get the 560Ti, something about spending more than £200 on a GPU makes me want to cry
At the moment though I'm having a great time on the Syndicate server.................