- After using GeForce 8800gtx for 5 years, I upgraded to the GeForce GTX 480 two years ago. Today, the GTX 480, though rendered slightly outdated by newer models, is still one of the top benchmark performers. At the current street price that is half of its original price two years ago, this card is simply a steal. Of course, a card like this is mainly for gamers. If you are not into high-performance gaming, there are cheaper video cards still.The GeForce GTX 480 is 10.5 inches in length and takes up two card slots, so make sure you have a full size computer case, not one of those slim case, mini case, etc. It requires a minimum of a 600 Watt power supply. Though not necesary, but it needs as fast…
- I installed this card in an Alienware Aurora R3. My computer came with a 256mb graphics card, so this is a huge upgrade. I'm sure I'm not even using this graphics card to its potential, but here's what it's done for me so far. I used to game quite a bit, but not so much anymore. I do however log onto WoW every now and then. Previously I was getting 60fps at best, with some settings turned down. Since installing the card, I am consistently getting over 200fps, and around 150-180fps when the action gets busy. Better still is I'm getting that frame rate with everything turned to the highest graphics settings.The only downside so far is, as others mentioned is the noise. The card isn't super loud…
- GPU Core Clock : 700MHz
- GDDR5 Memory Clock: 3696MHz (Effective)
- CUDA Cores: 480
- PCI-E 2.0
- Microsoft DirectX 11 support
- Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 support
- NVidia PhysX, NVidia PureVideo HD, NVidia 2-Way, 3-Way and 4-Way SLI Ready, NVidia 3D vision Surround Ready
- OpenGL 3.2 Support and NVidia CUDA Technology with CUDA C/C++, DirectCompute 5.0 and OpenCL support
