Ordered a GTX 460, should I change?

[Dudey]

So my order with a GTX 460 will be going into building soon. I could amend my order for £55 extra with a GTX 560ti.

Think its worth it? I really didn't wanna spend that much, but if it is worth it, then I guess I've got no choice

What do you guys think?

Its a i5 2400 build with the 600W PSU.

 

[Phoenix]

It would be a nice upgrade but it's not a huge improvement so if you can't really afford it just stick with the GTX460.

 

[petebere]

Is the 1 GB GTX 560ti quieter than the 1GB GTX 460?

 

[Gorman]

The 5xx series are supposed to be cooler than the 4xx so logic dictates they should be quieter too.

 

[Dudey]

Yep i've read that they run cooler and require less power than the gtx 460. I can't decide what to do !

 

[Phoenix]

Yes it is quieter

 

[Meds]

Decisions.. Decisions. Either way you will get a great PC so you can't really go wrong. But If you've got £50 burning a hole in your pocket then just upgrade!

 

[Randomthom]

There is a review of the new 560 Ti on Tomshardware.com at the moment, I suggest you check it out! If you're a nVidia fanb... loyal customer then I guess it's as good as you're going to get for that kind of money but the ATi 6850 appears to be a strong contender, especially when you consider that most (about 90%) can be unlocked to become a 6870 straight off the bat.

It seems that the Ti isn't quite the same legendary tag this time around, still an impressive card though. Seems to overclock well too.

 

[Gorman]

yay lets unlock a driver crippled 6850 into a driver crippled 6870, both give the super awesome atikmdag.sys feature.

Just kidding.

I mean, sure. ATI is an option too.

 

[Sleinous]

and void your warranty

Btw the 560 competes with the 6870.

 

[Phoenix]

Btw the 560 competes with the 6870.

No it's actually competing with (and losing to) the HD6950 1GB model which should be released in the next few days.

 

[Gorman]

Right, thats it.

Nvidia fanboy vs ATI fanboy war, right here right now, lets go.

 

[PaulH]

Its never being a war, wars generally arent one sided

 

[Gorman]

We have two mods who cant afford decent cards, i mean back ATI so we are set i reckon.

 

[Phoenix]

We have two mods who cant afford decent cards, i mean back ATI so we are set i reckon.

:O define decent!

 

[Gorman]

:O define decent!

One word, nvidia!

Ooh! Burned!

 

[Meds]

Not 100% accurate. The nVidia 9800GX2 was crap, and so was the nVidia 7950GX2. nVidia aren't always decent, then again neither are AMD.

 

[Tom DWC]

I have no comment...

Except that AMD are better.

 

[Sleinous]

Not 100% accurate. The nVidia 9800GX2 was crap, and so was the nVidia 7950GX2. nVidia aren't always decent, then again neither are AMD.

Gorman's reply will be: They were both dual-GPUs and thus don't count.

 

[Gorman]

Nope i was going to say you missed out the GTX 295 and upcoming 5XX fail.

And none of them count.