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 RX 480 or GTX1070? Or GTX1060?, Which is better?

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davidletterboyz
post Jun 24 2016, 11:13 AM

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QUOTE(keledek @ Jun 24 2016, 09:30 AM)
Saw report EK producing full cover waterblock for Rx480. It doest make sense to produce one for a mainstream card.... unless they know lots of people would want to overclock it because of  big headroom for overclocking. 29th cant come sooner enough for proper reviews.
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IMHHO waterblock/GPU watercooling always does not make sense at all....unless it's for the very top end card. E.g. why bother with RX480 + w/c if you can spend that w/c money to top up for a better card like GTX1070?
davidletterboyz
post Jul 2 2016, 11:32 PM

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QUOTE(goldfries @ Jul 2 2016, 01:31 PM)
I don't know why people WANT to be disappointed. They're just fooling themselves.

C'mon la, before RX 480 was launch - what kind of performance can you get from RM 1,300 graphics card? biggrin.gif

The answer is NONE - At most it's R9 380X. You want GTX 970 / R9 390 performance, pay RM 1,700 or more. That also GTX 970 and R9 390 draws a lot more power than RX 480.
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https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/802109

Winfast GTX 970 RM1295
PALIT GeForceĀ® GTX 970 (4096MB GDDR5) = RM1309

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davidletterboyz
post Jul 17 2016, 02:54 PM

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QUOTE(luqmanz @ Jul 16 2016, 11:45 PM)
If u like rx480 performance... u can consider gtx 970.. same performance..

Second hand is just rm900-1k with warranty.. it runs cool with ample OC headroom..
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QUOTE(nill @ Jul 17 2016, 07:43 AM)
Zotac got 970 clearance sale in Malaysia, can get brand new for ~1k
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Yup. Second hand should just go lower than RM800 IMHO.
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post Jul 17 2016, 03:23 PM

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QUOTE(victor_hoh @ Jul 17 2016, 03:20 PM)
RM1150 for plain vanilla Sapphire RX480, can buy?
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Suggest to wait for GTX1060. Hopefully it will bump the price down. lol
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post Jul 17 2016, 04:19 PM

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QUOTE(victor_hoh @ Jul 17 2016, 03:52 PM)
I am not ready to pay an arm and half a leg for a graphic card. Budget is RM1.4K.
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No other choice. Wait for GTX1060 then.

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