400 series????

[SpaceTurtle917]

So I've been recently trying to find an old cheap graphics card for a pc im  building. I'm aware gtx 560 ti and hd6870 are better then gtx 470. But does the gtx 470 have good drivers or are they showing their age? I can usually find better buying options for the gtx 470.

[don_svetlio]

The 470 makes a great furnace - make sure you have a beefy PSU for the 400/500 series of GPUs

[lx_srs]

4 minutes ago, SpaceTurtle917 said:

So I've been recently trying to find an old cheap graphics card for a pc im  building. I'm aware gtx 560 ti and hd6870 are better then gtx 470. But does the gtx 470 have good drivers or are they showing their age? I can usually find better buying options for the gtx 470.

I would avoid fermi as much as possible tbh.  And those cards aren't going to give you very good performance anymore.  I'd honestly look for a used 660 Ti or something like that.

[SpaceTurtle917]

2 minutes ago, AnnoyedShelf said:

I would avoid fermi as much as possible tbh.  And those cards aren't going to give you very good performance anymore.  I'd honestly look for a used 660 Ti or something like that.

I have a 550 ti in one of my rigs and held up pretty good actually. 

[Sat1600]

How much are you looking to spend? If you are trying to spend $20 or less then it may be worth it. Don't expect to much. Also if you don't already have a beefy enough psu then get something less power hungry for more money and spend less on your psu.

[lx_srs]

Just now, SpaceTurtle917 said:

I have a 550 ti in one of my rigs and held up pretty good actually. 

well I mean, I guess.  But honestly the furthest back I'd go is early kepler, as even those are really starting to show their age now.

[SpaceTurtle917]

3 minutes ago, Sat1600 said:

How much are you looking to spend? If you are trying to spend $20 or less then it may be worth it. Don't expect to much. Also if you don't already have a beefy enough psu then get something less power hungry for more money and spend less on your psu.

Yeah I'm trying to go as cheap as possible. I have 500w evga and an old celeron processor.