On Sat, 3 Dec 2016 17:59:14 -0500 Dan McDaniel <d...@dm3.us> wrote: >I've been following this thread and it has prompted me to think about >upgrading from my current Intel chipset video. I'm trying to decide >among the AMD 460/470/480 cards.
Personally, if funds are 'not so good', I would go the the 460. If funds are 'good', I would go for the 480. What they didn't speak about in the thread is the amount of memory. You should get a card with at least 4gb. The rock bottom prices of the 460 are with on 2gb. > >How much difference can I expect between a 460 and the more expensive >480? Are there other advantages of going with the 480, such as >future-proofing? Future proofing is a 'mugs game'. Even if you get the best and the fastest, it may not work on your next generation of computer/motherboard because of the it could easily be that there is a new standard for the video slot and motherboard do not support yours or... > >My CPU is a i5-3470 (Ivy Bridge). -- sknahT vyS ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
