GeForce GTS 450 question
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Blacjac84,
Posted on: 2011-02-21 07:56 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
I'm not backing up the techs of it, but for $200 you gould get a gtx 460, if your powersupply could handle the little extra. GTS 450's run for aboiut 130-160 US dollars. It is a good upgrade though, because it is roughly(or exactly) what a GTX 260 used to be and I ran that fine for a while. But if you are talking about getting your money worth at $200, you would not be. My opinions only, of course.
GTX 460s http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Tpk=gtx%20460
GTS 450 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...iption=gts+450
A GTS 450, even at Best Buy is only $140-180. Prices are a lot cheaper online at NewEgg.
A $200 1GB GTX 460, ordered online through NewEgg, is generally 50% faster than a GTS 450. Downside is it uses 50% more power, an additional 55 watts which you may be already taking into consideration.
As for brands, eVGA is considered to be the "big name" when it comes to nVidia video cards. Asus is also a good name, PNY is somewhat generic and Galaxy trying to climb the ranks of popular vendors.
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I know a good consideration is who makes the proto-type cards for the manufacturers, ATI/AMD use Sapphire.
I believe nVidia uses eVGA and that's why they are favored.
It means they have the longest to work with the cards and are more familiar, it doesn't mean other folks don't make a good card however!
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Early on there are very few differences between brands when a card model is released. This is because most of them will use the reference design, which is considered a starting point. In order to get products out the door fastest, the manufacturers won't stray far from the reference design.|
Originally Posted by Blacjac84
I'm considering getting a GeForce GTS 450 for my computer. I'm just asking if this would be a good upgrade for the average $200 I would have to spend to get one.
This is the link to the official site for the specifications. Also, what is the difference between Asus, PNY, EVGA, and Galaxy? I was checking some websites and I find this associated with the product. Are these just brand names for the same thing? I'm just trying to make sure I make a good investment that would last long on my computer. Thanks for any answers that help. |
However, as the model series becomes better known by their engineers, the various companies will try to differentiate themselves from the pack by introducing new features or reducing costs. This can be problematic since non reference designs may have quirks that prevent the reference drivers from working optimally, which means that straying too far means that you would have to wait for the vendor's version of the driver updates (if they bother).
The main difference between the brands:
1) Early on in the cards life: Nothing
2) As the product matures, you will generally find them "overclocking" the hardware by default... increasing the RAM on the card, adding on stupid large fans...
3) Extra's in the box... DVI adaptor, games, 6pin-molex adaptors... they all vary, so it depends on what else extra you need.
My last card (Gigabyte 1GB GTS250) actually came with *no* extra's apart from the DVI adaptor and a SPDIF cable... my most ZOtac 1GB GTX460 came with DVI adaptor, power adaptor and some software (XBMC and few other things that i already had).
AFAIK, very few actually go "so far" off the beaten track modding the card that you need "their own brand" drivers...that is more of the realm of laptops 
I'm considering getting a GeForce GTS 450 for my computer. I'm just asking if this would be a good upgrade for the average $200 I would have to spend to get one.
This is the link to the official site for the specifications.
Also, what is the difference between Asus, PNY, EVGA, and Galaxy? I was checking some websites and I find this associated with the product. Are these just brand names for the same thing?
I'm just trying to make sure I make a good investment that would last long on my computer.
Thanks for any answers that help.
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