You're going to love it. I almost want to buy a 3rd to get a matching pair of cards either Gigabyte/Zotac. I know it doesn't matter but in my head it does!
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You're going to love it. I almost want to buy a 3rd to get a matching pair of cards either Gigabyte/Zotac. I know it doesn't matter but in my head it does!
newegg finally had them in stock, bought oced version yesterday(EVGA 015-P3-1482-AR) and it was shipped today. I called EVGA and they have no idea when there Hydro Copper unit will be in so i bought the EK Water Block. going with a big make over, realy excited as to the performance improvements. running on water, new double bay reservior going to the pump, to the 975 cpu to a 2X radiator(exterior mount) to the gtx 480 to the new 3X radiator(interior mounted) then back to the reservior. Should have good cooling, the new CoolerMaster HAF 932 is huge and should run very cool . Will give some specs when every thing is up and running
I see that some are getting 850(725 stock) plus performance out of the 480 that is unreal, hoping to get close to that
I see that some are getting 850(725 stock) plus performance out of the 480 that is unreal, hoping to get close to that
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You're going to love that HAF 932. My next project is to go water with my SLI 480s and CPU.
Just installed this in my 800D, replacing SLI'd GTX260s, and expected temps to drop since I'm only running one card now. Instead, it's idling around 90C!! These are ridiculous temps.
Edit: After doing a bit of research, looks like this is related to the fact that I'm running dual monitors. Really needs to be fixed ASAP since these temps are out of hand.
Edit: After doing a bit of research, looks like this is related to the fact that I'm running dual monitors. Really needs to be fixed ASAP since these temps are out of hand.
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The ridiculous thing is that Nvidia has never fixed this dual-monitor downclocking problem in years. It would be pretty bad if they don't fix it for their 3-monitor drivers.
Still, there may be something wrong with your card. 90C is almost where it should be under full load.
Still, there may be something wrong with your card. 90C is almost where it should be under full load.
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Mine idles at 83C with dual monitors and fan at 60%. They do need to fix that. I've bought a new case (PC-B25FWB) that I hope will help with the heat but its still ridiculous. With a single monitor it idles at 66C. This upgrade is turning out to be damn pricy, new 1200w psu and a new case just so I can run that thing properly
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So it looks like the cards are readily available now - not too bad. No way were there only 8,000 of them. 3 weeks in, and anybody can buy one.
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Thats very high temps with 50 core and 67 mem and 44% fanspeed. You should check your airflow or perhaps reapply thermal paste.
Thats very high temps with 50 core and 67 mem and 44% fanspeed. You should check your airflow or perhaps reapply thermal paste.
Those are good temps, actually. My (currently single) GTX 470 idles at 45-49c at 38% fan speed. Yes, even with the lowest clocks humanly possible, these cards run hot in idle. Welcome to the world of Fermi.
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Seriously? with those clocks, the card is almost turned off. I hope Nvidia will focus a bit more on the thermals in Fermi 2.
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Im kinda surprised you guys are concerned about 43C - 49c idle temps on a gtx480, My evga gtx260 has been idling at 55-57C for over 2 years. (90c under load).
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For me, thermals at idle is important if to try to silence the card under idle and 2D usage. With a card thats clocked down to the point where its almost off, a thermal of 49C with 44% fan speed is high. In comparison, I use 157 core/300 mem@ 33C idle with a fanspeed of 9%.
The potential for a GTX480 to install an aftermarket with a more silent cooler or to get a card with a non-reference cooler is slim if thermals are like this.
Since I don't give a crap what the vendor name of the card is inside my closed cabinet, such thermals limits my purchase options and thats why I care about the it. If Nvidia will continue the path of Grillforce in their next Fermi editions, it will be a problem for me as a consumer.
Same goes with those who invest in having an expensive sound system like a friend of mine.
There are also those that worry about Nvidia releasing a driver like they've done several times before, which not only screws with the fan, but even overrides thermal shutdown and fries the cards. Summer is coming.
Thermals matter, and it would be nice if Nvidia would try to reduce them more in Fermi 2.
Yes, seriously. Pretty crazy, isn't it? I wonder what, if not not the clock speeds, contributes to the bulk of the temperature.
That said, there is reason to believe aftermarket coolers will work better. For one thing, Thermalright, which makes the best VGA coolers, announced it will offer a GTX series compatibility bracket for its line of heatsinks. I e-mailed them to ask when it's coming, so I'll post here if they respond.
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Its crazy. With such low clocks and high fanspeeds, one should expect it to be fairly cool.
Being able to use an aftermarket cooler would make it much better, but I hope that Nvidia will do something with the thermals in later revisions, so its possible to buy the cards with a non-reference quiet cooler. I was impressed with the Powercolor 5870 PCS+ 92mm cooler and the card cost the same as a reference card. It would be nice if Nvidia would have similar offerings to consumers that appreciate quiet PC's.
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Holy cow,
Just finished about an hour of Metro 2033 with all the settings maxed out (DX11, DOF, Tessallation, everything very high, 1920x1200). No hiccups at all. First build of mine ever where I could actually max out a game.
However...I idle at 65C and it hits 90C at full load.
I don't WC...I just feel uncomfortable running that high for a long period of time. On the other hand, I have the incentive to break every hour
Just finished about an hour of Metro 2033 with all the settings maxed out (DX11, DOF, Tessallation, everything very high, 1920x1200). No hiccups at all. First build of mine ever where I could actually max out a game.
However...I idle at 65C and it hits 90C at full load.
I don't WC...I just feel uncomfortable running that high for a long period of time. On the other hand, I have the incentive to break every hour
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It has probably being mentioned before, and maybe it is because I am coming from a gtx 295 but this card just feels smoother than anything I have used before even if FPS drops low....is it me?
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I've seen several stating the same going dual gpu to single gpu, so I don't think you are alone in this. Does it matter if its just you or if the whole world feels this way?
Its you who are going to use the card and if it feels smoother, then its a big bonus!
these are my idle temps with my two gtx 480s in SLI inside an FT02 case.
You're obviously not running dual monitors. When a GTX 480 is attached to dual monitors, the idle temps jump by 15-30c easily.
Are your GTX 480s air cooled?
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mathesar
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I just noticed the GTX 480 requires a 6-pin and an 8-pin power connector(link), my current GTX 260 uses 2 6 pin connectors and my power supply doesnt have any 8 pin connectors, Is my only choice a new PSU or do they make an adapter of some sort, It's a BFG 650W (Newegg link).
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here's one:
http://www.pcpower.com/accessories/6-to-8-pin-adapter.html
I would use [H]'s PSU guide and get a better one though.
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/04/27/gtx_480_470_power_supply_unit_buying_guide/3
You can get adapters fairly cheap. Although if you're planning to buy a new PSU, you might as well buy one that already comes with both 6 and 8 pin connectors.
yes, not using dual monitors. And yes on aircooling. Stock cooling with the 480s inside a silverstone FT02 case.
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I wasnt planning on buying a new psu but i may have to , I meant my current PSU is the BFG 650 I linked, Im gonna open my case and double verify if it has a 6+2 pin.
EDIT: Nope it only has two 6 pin connectors ...But I see they make the adapter I'd need to run a 6 + 2 pin plug, but will this still be reliable? http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8...xpress_to_Dual_PCI-Express_62pin_Y-Cable.html, I only plan on running a single GTX 480.
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No it's not you. The card is smooth even in very low fps. Even at 15fps in fsx with some very advanced and intensive addons, the sim is totally smooth and flyable whereas with my older cards you could forget about it at that fps. I fly helos so I need completely smooth fps to maneuver those pigs around and land them where I want. I am also getting no stutter and much better overall fps than my 285. I thought I had it good when I ditched the 4850's for the 285 but this blows that away. The only other upgrade I can compare this one to was the 7900gt to the 8800gts. This upgrade imo is a bigger leap than that one. Other games fare just as well as fsx. Nice card.
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I'd run it. 8 pin connectors have 2 more ground wires. Hell an adapter ain't much different than what my Corsair TX 850W has natively. There are 6 pin connectors, and 2 of the grounds split off in case you need to plug those in. One of those, why the fuck they come out with this shit moments. I imagine maybe having them natively means a different power envelope was planned, but having run adapters off molex and stuff, rock it out. My i7 @ 3.8Ghz rig with a GTX480 plugged into a killawatt suggests you should have no problems. Just got the 480 yesterday, so the number isn't on the top of my head right now.
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Thanks after researching more it looks like a GTX480 needs a PSU with 42amps minimum on 12V+ and my BFG 650 is only rated 20 amps on each 12V rail, seemed like it was cutting it to close so I went ahead and ordered a Corsair 750W (rated 60amps 12V+) and an EVGA GTX 480.
Hopefully its worth all the money I just spent to upgrade my current GTX 260 lol.
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Nice choice of PSU. Better safe than sorry. It would suck to blow out a $500 video card because your PSU went bad.
Mine (from EVGA) came with adapters.
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That's disgusting.
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I have a single EVGA GTX 480, stock cooled (for now) in a CM HAF 932 case. AMD Phenom II x6 1090T OC to 4073MHz. Air cooled with a CM V6GT heatsink. Powered by a CM Silent Pro 850W Modular.
The giant GPU heatsink from Thermalright won't fit in my setup (Because of the CPU heatsink above and the PSU below) so I'm waiting for a less .. vertical solution.
Edit: I run Dual Monitors (24" and 17") and my GPU peaks at 96C after 20 minutes of FurMark, idles around 75-80C.
I took the side panel off my computer case so cards won't overheat that might help I think?
I have stock 480s sli'd in an FT02 which idle around 50C with tripple monitors. The FT02 made a huge difference to temperatures and noise for me. In a cm690 II idling at 70-80 and hitting 92C on load with 85%+ fan. Now they still hit 89C on load but at around 58% fan... case fans on low.
The reason is that the 480 is powerful as a 295 but it is a single gpu card. Therefore it will be smoother. Plus you don't have to worry if a game properly implements SLI support. Some games will act as if only one gpu is there and you'll get half the performance.
FT02 is a very high performance air cooling case. I've seen one in person and it really helps the temps. But it lacks the room for extensive watercooling.
Just slap an H70 on your cpu and forget about it. No clearance issues.
The gpu is gonna be more problematic. Do you have the high airflow bracket and backplate?
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Please welcome me to the 3-Way SLI Club. SLI didn't do it for me, and as I am a bit of a perfectionist and don't rest until I get the desired result, a third card had to find its way via UPS.
Now I'm off to the local plexiglass manufacturer to have them cut a blowhole into the Canyon 695's side window to mount a 140mm fan. Damn do these cards get hot!
Don't mind the messy cables, I need to clean up the case a little still.
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very pretty setup..
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Just got my first 480 in, stock speeds, stock cooler. Ordering a second in a few days. Under FurMark it stabilizes around 92c @ 70% fan speed. Is that a reasonable result? (Using an RV02 case)
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That's about what I and others get, sounds right to me.