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    Help me pick a Graphics Card: 550 Ti or 460

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    #1  Edited By crusader8463

    I'm on the fence here, so I thought I would turn to the GB brain trust for opinions. Here's the options:


    I'm leaning on getting the 550 Ti. It's a few dollars more, but it's the newest card set and it has some better specs. The reason I'm on the fence is because the $40-$50 extra is a lot of money to me, and the 550 Ti specs are not a huge leap above the 460's spec. As well, I'm currently running a Nvida 680i motherboard, so I'm not sure if the 550 Ti will work with it or not. 


    		550 Ti460
    In StockYes Yes 
    Item#N82E16814162078 N82E16814162058 
    Model#55NGH8HX4NXK 60XMH6HS3HMW 
    BrandGalaxy Galaxy 
    InterfacePCI Express 2.0 x16 PCI Express 2.0 x16 
    Chipset ManufacturerNVIDIA NVIDIA 
    GPUGeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 
    Core Clock900MHz 700MHz 
    Shader Clock1800MHz 1400MHz 
    Stream Processors192 Processor Cores 336 Processor Cores 
    Effective Memory Clock4100MHz 3696MHz 
    Memory Size1GB 768MB 
    Memory Interface192-bit 192-bit 
    Memory TypeGDDR5 GDDR5 
    DirectXDirectX 11 DirectX 11 
    OpenGLOpenGL 4.1  
    HDMI1 x HDMI 1 x mini HDMI 
    D-SUB1 x D-SUB  
    DVI1 x DVI 2 x DVI 
    RAMDAC400 MHz  
    Max Resolution2560 x 1600 2560 x 1600 
    SLI SupportSLI Ready SLI Ready 
    CoolerWith Fan With Fan 
    System RequirementsMinimum 400W or greater system power supply Required 450W power supply 
    Dual-Link DVI SupportedYes Yes 
    HDCP ReadyYes Yes 
    Card Dimensions7.28" x 4.37" x 1.51"  
    FeaturesNVIDIA Unified Architecture

    NVIDIA CUDA technology

    Direct Compute Support

    OpenCL Support

    NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology

    High Definition 1080p Display Support

    NVIDIA PhysX technology     		NVIDIA CUDA technology with CUDA C/C++, DirectCompute 5.0 and OpenCL support
    NVIDIA PhysX technology
    NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround Ready
    NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology
    OpenGL 4.0 support 
    Parts 2 years limited 
    Labor 2 years limited 
    Notes & DisclaimersVGA Standard Return Policy VGA Standard Return Policy
       
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    #2  Edited By HitmanAgent47

    Obviously the gtx 460 1gb, it will smoke it. I mean the weaker gtx 460 768mb is more powerful than that card.

    Oh wait, the 768mb version? Well it's still stronger than that other card regardless.

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    #3  Edited By crusader8463
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    #4  Edited By Kidavenger

    If you haven't ordered yet, checkout ncix.ca, they are generally the best prices in Canada right now, and they are giving away free games with the 550(Just Cause 2 which is great, and Mafia 2), but not the 460 which may sway your decision.


    I'd tend to agree that the 460 is a better card but you are much better to look at the benchmarks than comparing specs.
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    #5  Edited By Kidavenger
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    #6  Edited By crusader8463
    @Kidavenger: I checked that site out, but I really hate how it's designed. I never seem to be able to find anything when I go looking. At the end of the day I needed something to replace my old 2x 1 GB 8800 GTX Ultras since they have been overheating for about a year or two now, and it's gotten to the point that I can't play any game because they keep glitching the textures. At this point if this 460 performs as well as those did before the overheating I will be happy. 

    Obviously I would prefer it works better, but I have been going crazy not being able to play half the games I buy.
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    #7  Edited By HitmanAgent47

    If you ran like two 8800GTX, why not just run two gtx 460 768mb if it's that cheap. Great value at $232 and a ton of power. I know you don't want to overspend, but honestly that's a great deal. If you get like rebate for both cards, then your getting the best deal in the world.

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    #8  Edited By BeachThunder
    @HitmanAgent47 said:
    If you ran like two 8800GTX, why not just run two gtx 460 768mb if it's that cheap. Great value at $232 and a ton of power. I know you don't want to overspend, but honestly that's a great deal.
    Well, if he's going to spend more, wouldn't one 560 be better? And it would be cheaper and use less power.
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    #9  Edited By HitmanAgent47
    @BeachThunder: two gtx 460 768mb will smoke a gtx 560. Look a gtx 460 2 win is the exact same power as a gtx 580. You are probally getting something a bit more powerful than a gtx 570 for what, only $140 if he gets the rebates?

     http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130626&cm_re=gtx_460_2_win-_-14-130-626-_-Product

    Look at this shit, framerates are like through the roof.

     http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-460-sli-review/11

     

    Well the op can buy whatever he wants, I suggest to him the gtx 560 instead, but this is actually cheaper and you get more power. Also it's perfect to replace the sli cards with something way better.
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    #10  Edited By Devildoll

    as a last resort you could try refurbishing those 8800's

    open em up and clean out all the dust , remove the cooler , clean out the thermal paste and apply some ac5.
    do you have anything to loose?

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