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Should I buy GTX 970 or wait for RX 480?

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Hi!

I wanted to buy a new graphics card for my pc (8 gigs of DDR3 RAM, i5 4570) which has a gt 630. As you probably know, it's not exactly the best card for gaming. Recently I found the Gigabyte mini GTX 970 and decided to buy it. But now the RX 480 has launched and it's supposed to be a better and cheaper card than the 970. The problem is that in my country, the RX is cheaper by 15 dollars or something like that than the 970, and I don't know if it will fit in my pc case. My question is: Do you think there will be a mini version of RX 480 anytime soon, or should I just buy the 970? Thanks!

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2 minutes ago, ShrDc said:

Hi!

I wanted to buy a new graphics card for my pc (8 gigs of DDR3 RAM, i5 4570) which has a gt 630. As you probably know, it's not exactly the best card for gaming. Recently I found the Gigabyte mini GTX 970 and decided to buy it. But now the RX 480 has launched and it's supposed to be a better and cheaper card than the 970. The problem is that in my country, the RX is cheaper by 15 dollars or something like that than the 970, and I don't know if it will fit in my pc case. My question is: Do you think there will be a mini version of RX 480 anytime soon, or should I just buy the 970? Thanks!

Wait for custom 480's. 480 isn't big.

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I'd check pcpartpicker for compatibilities, and I would wait for a release of the rx480 from a company like MSI, to solve the electrical problems. I'd personally buy the rx 480 because of the lower price, as well as better value.

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its up to the board partners if they want to make a mini 480. though i think the sapphire nitro looks pretty small 

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The RX 480 is pretty short, but the 970 is still decent and as good right now. What is the price difference?

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1 minute ago, Castdeath97 said:

The RX 480 is pretty short, but the 970 is still decent and as good right now. What is the price difference?

The 970 I wanna buy costs 1500 shekels in my country (386$) and the cheapest rx 480 I can find is 1400 shekels (360$). And again, I don't think it will fit in my pc case 

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1 minute ago, ShrDc said:

The 970 I wanna buy costs 1500 shekels in my country (386$) and the cheapest rx 480 I can find is 1400 shekels (360$). And again, I don't think it will fit in my pc case 

How long does it need to be? Get a tape rulers and check, it will probably fit.

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13 minutes ago, ShrDc said:

Hi!

I wanted to buy a new graphics card for my pc (8 gigs of DDR3 RAM, i5 4570) which has a gt 630. As you probably know, it's not exactly the best card for gaming. Recently I found the Gigabyte mini GTX 970 and decided to buy it. But now the RX 480 has launched and it's supposed to be a better and cheaper card than the 970. The problem is that in my country, the RX is cheaper by 15 dollars or something like that than the 970, and I don't know if it will fit in my pc case. My question is: Do you think there will be a mini version of RX 480 anytime soon, or should I just buy the 970? Thanks!

You want to save the $100 or so and get an rx480. 

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17 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

How long does it need to be? Get a tape rulers and check, it will probably fit.

The maximum length I can fit is 19 cm (7.5 inches), but I'm not sure about it, cause right now I feel really dumb cause I don't know what in my motherboard will block the card (The problem is the motherboard and not the case like I said before) and I don't know the model of my motherboard, because the pc is pre-built (Lenovo thinkcentre M83 mini tower) and I can't find the motherboard model

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Yea, stick with the 970. If we're ever going to get mini 480s, they haven't been announced yet. What is your power supply?

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5 minutes ago, ivan134 said:

Yea, stick with the 970. If we're ever going to get mini 480s, they haven't been announced yet. What is your power supply?

280W, but I'm going to buy a 500W power supply

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