Gtx 480 Under performing

gargant · Oct 31, 2014

Hey guys,

I've currently got a GTX 480 and was looking at upgrading to a 660. While comparing I saw that the 480 still scores better in benchmarks, a drawback being it pumps out heat to the point that hobbits come into my room trying to get rid of rings. I think that my cpu is bottle necking it hard, and just curious if you guys agree. I've got a phenom II x2 that I had running with four cores but my cpu cooler broke during a move so I had to lock it back down to two cores. This happened about a year ago and I still haven't gotten a new cooler. So... bottlenecking from cpu?

-Gargant

EarthDog · Oct 31, 2014

It could be. Depends on what game, what settings in game, and your resolution.

660 is a midrange card in that line so I am not surprised that the 480 competes with it.

Witchdoctor · Oct 31, 2014

First off, if you remove the 480 you will reduce the heat in your case significantly.

I would look at a 750 , low power and heat and a touch better than the 660

Then see what happens with the CPU once you get a new cooler, just grab an Evo on the cheap

You could have a situation there where it is possible that the GPU is tapping it's foot , but that would depend on the game and the shape of your 480

They do have a tendancy to overheat and throttel

Easy way to check is to simply run a well balaced bech and moitor both the GPU and CPU so you can see who the culprit is

gargant · Oct 31, 2014

I noticing some stuttering in Metro 2033/LL when I have the graphics pumped to ultra AA. It just stutters and lags sometimes, enough to make it pretty irritating. As well as online games like Archeage, but I think that because the cpu cant process the map fast enough so that's why it bogs. My monitor is set to 1920 x 1080 and I have no OC on the card

EarthDog · Oct 31, 2014

That is just the game, period. A 480 can't handle Metro:2033/LL. Hell, it takes a 290/290x/780/780ti/970/980 to do it which are all around 2x as fast as a 480.

Archeage would be CPU limited since its an MMORPG.

gargant · Oct 31, 2014

But, it was handling it fine before. Though the frames were closer to 20-30 fps, it still ran quite beautifully with no AA. Its just recently that I noticed a decline in performance. Thinking it might also be age and use, because this card has seen a helluva lot of it. Might try to snag another off ebay for $100 and pop them in SLI. Because a gtx 480 dual sli setup should preform close to what a 770 puts out

EarthDog · Oct 31, 2014

I doubt it worked that will before with Ultra settings (that includes AA). Look at our reviews. Heck even the 980 I just reviewed only got around 40 FPS.. no way that old card could pull more than 20 or so

I wouldn't in general, but I wouldn't with that CPU (will hold SLI back, period), and specifically not that power supply as there is no way it will handle it. 2x 480's you want a 750W+ PSU.

Sell the 480 and grab a 970 or something.

gargant · Oct 31, 2014

Im doing an upgrade soon and Im going to grab an fx-8320, 750W psu, 8gb ram, and a new case and mobo. Was thinking I could save some $$ and keep my 480 and grab another for sli.

EarthDog · Oct 31, 2014

I wouldn't... SLI/CFx is just not worth it (to me) especially at 1080p. As I said, the large power consumption, heat, SLI scaling, etc...

I would ride it out and save more money personally. Also think about Intel too as I am not sure that board of your would like a octo core on it with its poor power delivery area (4+1 and no heatsinks).

gargant · Oct 31, 2014

The boards junk and It's going as soon as it can. I'm looking at running the fx-8320 cooled by a corsair H60 with an 'superclocked' 760 along with a new mobo and psu. Id probably keep and OC my 480 until I could scroung up enough to get a 760. Thoughts?

EarthDog · Oct 31, 2014

H60 will be ok at stock, not much beyond that though... 8320's are heaters and needs a solid board to run well at stock speeds. If you plan on overclocking that 8320, you will want a dual rad (2x120) AIO instead of single like the H60 (think H100i or similar... Kraken X60 - but its 2x140mm).

gargant · Oct 31, 2014

The case is going to the the corsair vengence c70 so ill have plenty of room for whatever i decide to throw in there. Thanks for the input

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