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Upgrade from GTX 470 to 480? (Read 791 times)
Jun 21st, 2010 at 6:38pm

AH_Moggy   Offline
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Hello all:

I'm thinking of upgrading from my current GeForce GTX 470 GPU to the 480.

My specs:
FSX sp2/Accel.
Win7/64
Intel i7 975 Extreme @ 3.33 GHz
12 GB RAM
1200w modular PSU

Considering the current prices, I'm wondering if anyone has recently upgraded from the 470 to the 480, and if they feel it was worth it.

Could I expect any appreciable performance increase (note:  In truth, my 470 runs FSX pretty well as it is)?
 
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Reply #1 - Jun 21st, 2010 at 7:20pm

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Have a look over here  http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?showtopic=287787

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Reply #2 - Jun 21st, 2010 at 7:21pm

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The price increase doesn't not justify the minimal performance improvements, if any, you will receive.
 
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Reply #3 - Jun 21st, 2010 at 9:33pm

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Barnes wrote on Jun 21st, 2010 at 7:20pm:
Have a look over here  http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?showtopic=287787

Dave


Thanks, Dave.  Very informative.
 
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Reply #4 - Jun 22nd, 2010 at 5:14am

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This Topic was moved here from Flight Simulator X by ShaneG.
 
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Reply #5 - Jun 22nd, 2010 at 7:33pm

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Overclock your CPU, that will give you a lot more performance increase than upgrading from a GTX470 to a GTX480 ever will.
 
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