GTX 550ti or 460 ?

[sinbin]

what is the better card ,there roughly the same price but i dont like the power demand the 460 requires?
I will be buying one of these this evening!

 

[yowanvista]

Get the 550Ti, it will require at least a PSU of 400W

 

[sinbin]

Get the 550Ti, it will require at least a PSU of 400W

yes is it the better card!i read the 460 is a bit faster but req high power x2 4 pin slots!
My experience of these 2 slots is thererun very hot and dont last very long

 

[yowanvista]

Get the 550Ti, it will require at least a PSU of 400W

yes is it the better card!i read the 460 is a bit faster but req high power x2 4 pin slots!
My experience of these 2 slots is thererun very hot and dont last very long

They won't run hot unless you have really a bad airflow in your case.

 

[MrNeeds]

Get the 550Ti, it will require at least a PSU of 400W

yes is it the better card!i read the 460 is a bit faster but req high power x2 4 pin slots!
My experience of these 2 slots is thererun very hot and dont last very long

i don't know, my 260GTX had 2 PCI-E pins and ran hot, and lasted 3 years this month, i've just got a 560Ti and that requires the same 2 PCI-E pin connectors and uses half power and runs half as hot.

 

[nireagle]

I'd recommend you 550Ti. Though, 460 is a bit higher than 550 but Ti edition is not that bad. I myself currently having 550ti asus, i think its a top notch for such PSU class

 

[M1GU31]

the gtx 460 its faster then the 550ti in benchmarks here is the comparisons big difference and about the 550ti using less power its only a 44wat differnce so go for the gtx 460
GeForce GTX 460 1GB vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti – Performance Comparison Benchmarks @ Hardware Compare

 

[badger906]

4** series was always "loud and hot"
The need for 2xpci power connectors is just the standard form factor for most cards. Well some newer 5** cards need a 6 and a 4 pin, but consumption is minimal.

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[yowanvista]

4** series was always "loud and hot"
The need for 2xpci power connectors is just the standard form factor for most cards. Well some newer 5** cards need a 6 and a 4 pin, but consumption is minimal.

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I never heard of the GTX400 series being 'loud and hot' unless having a malfunctioning fan.
My GTX460 is quiet and has an idle temperature of around 42C.

 

[badger906]

Lol that's not me talking from experience its just I remember when the 5** range appeared, my favourite magazine kept mentioning how quiet and cool they ran in comparison lol. I've not had an Nvidia card since my 8800gtx! That sounded like a vacuum cleaner lol

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[M1GU31]

my hd 5450 runs idle at 38C

 

[sinbin]

Get the 550Ti, it will require at least a PSU of 400W

yes is it the better card!i read the 460 is a bit faster but req high power x2 4 pin slots!
My experience of these 2 slots is thererun very hot and dont last very long

i don't know, my 260GTX had 2 PCI-E pins and ran hot, and lasted 3 years this month, i've just got a 560Ti and that requires the same 2 PCI-E pin connectors and uses half power and runs half as hot.

yea i read 460 runs hot even with good airflow!
I may go with the gtx550ti superclocked!or flip the lid and get a hd 6850/6870 !!
Is radeon a good card are the drivers any good these days?

I dont really need a high high end gpu as i dont have the psu or the mobo to really use its full power.
good mid range is all i need really

 

[sinbin]

is it a good idea to move forward rather than go to a 460 !
i have seen the 460 is alot faster than a 550ti in games on compare charts!
But can the gtx 550ti 1gb superclock run skyrim,mw3 and bf3 on high at good fps.Thats all i care about!
I rather a smaller gpu than beast with 2 power points

 

[sinbin]

im leaning towards a hd 6850 or 6870!
For future proffing myself for new games!
never used radeon before any ideas on how they are driver wise with said games^^^^^