Do the differences make a difference?

[loonar567]

Hey,

mobo : GA-EP45T-UDR3
RAM : 2 2G DDR3 Transcend
GPU : Leadtek P9800GT --- card I want to replace
case : Gigabyte Triton Gaming Chassis
CPU : Core 2 Quad 2.6GHz
PSU : Not sure but should be safe for what I have in mind



I'm looking to buy one of the EVGA GTX460s , only thing is there are 2 to choose from
this one :
EVGA 01G-P3-1371-ER GTX460 Free Performance Boost 1GB nVidia GeForce GTX 460 GPU [01G-P3-1371-ER]
and this one :
EVGA GTX460 SuperClocked 1GB nVidia GeForce GTX 460 GPU [01G-P3-1373-KR]


with price increases in descending order lets say
1 = 250 ; 2 = 280
Now what I want to know is , would the performance difference between 2 and 3 be noticeable to the untrained eye or should I dish out the extra 30 for a real boost? Also , would 3 then be less stable than 2 because of the "superclockingness"


By the way....
Are there any specifically reliable card brands? I picked EVGA because they seem like a solid brand but if I am mistaken please point it out

[ultima]

well heres a review actually

i believe its the OC'd card you are looking at

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/34422-evga-gtx-460-1gb-superclocked-ee-external-exhaust-review.html


my other thoughts are, have you looked at how much a ati 6870 is ?
even at stock it will outperform the 460. a 6850 performs about the same

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/37286-amd-radeon-hd-6870-hd-6850-review-15.html

[aliquidparadigm]

1 = 250 ; 2 = 280 ~10% performance difference, and your numbers indicate ~12% price difference; seems like you practically get what you pay for.

[ultima]

that is true

i just don't know if you would visually see it

its like my 5750 vs 5770

i've tried both on their own and really don't notice it

[ultima]

weird i posted but the reply is gone


i had a 5750 and 5770

really i did not notice the 10% performance difference

[ultima]

ok then

that is weird...if i look at the post from the main it does not show any additional posts. however if i dug into the forum and clicked on the thread
it shows...