- Oct 9, 1999
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I'm not brand loyal. I've had dozens of cards from each side since PC 3D accelerators were available. After reading the reviews of the GTX 480 yesterday, it made my decision to buy two 5870s from Micro Center much easier. I had two 2GB GTX 285s in my system (soon to be for sale on these forums). They are great cards and work well with my 750W PC Power & Cooling power supply. If I were to go with two GTX 480s I would have to upgrade the power supply and then pay ~$550 per card before tax. A good single rail 850W to 1000W power supply is ~$175. With the 5870s I can still use my current power supply and I only have to pay $400 per card. Not only that, but 185W vs 250W to 290W is a significant differance in heat output. A good difference when I consider the small size of my computer room. It would be unbearable this summer. I'll be using these 5870s for a while. Perhaps nVidia can work out the problems with the GTX 480 and release a lower power consuming 512 core refresh later this year. The card the way it is now doesn't seem finished.