• Is the NVIDIA GEFORE GTX 260 worth it?
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[QUOTE=Odellus;16510600]google the benchmarks, I already did. 4870 1GB lost in everything except one game, and it consumes a lot more power[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4890,2262-6.html[/url] (4 pages) According to this, the 4870 1GB and the GTX 260 Core 216 have almost identical benchmarks.
[QUOTE=reapaninja;16511771]you can't compared the specs of an Nvidia card and ATi card, they use the numbers differently[/QUOTE] Nvidia: 448-bit interface ATI: 256-bit interface and then GDDR3, GDDR5...
[QUOTE=reapaninja;16511771]specs are even worse for comparing you can't compared the specs of an Nvidia card and ATi card, they use the numbers differently oh and they always super overhype the power requirements anyway[/QUOTE] what the fuck kind of proof do you need then. not to mention, even if the 260 does beat the 4870 1GB, the small percentage of superior performance isn't worth the money.
Go for it. Go for the 55nm one (Core 216 version), as its temps will be more manageable than the 65nm version. Also rivatuner that shit and kick up the fans to 90% or 100% when gaming.
[QUOTE=lolwutdude;16511695]Are you saying benchmark doesn't prove anything? Fine, here's statistics then. [b] EVGA GTX 260 216 Core at $184.99[/b] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130434[/url] Chipset Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA GPU GeForce GTX 260 Core Clock 576MHz Stream Processors 216 Processor Cores Memory Memory Clock 1998MHz Memory Size 896MB Memory Interface 448-bit Memory Type GDDR3 Minimum of a 500 Watt power supply. [b] XFX 4870 1GB at $ $149.99[/b] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150394[/url] Chipset Chipset Manufacturer ATI GPU Radeon HD 4870 Core Clock 750MHz Stream Processors 800 Stream Processing Units Memory Memory Clock 3600MHz Memory Size 1GB Memory Interface 256-bit Memory Type GDDR5 Minimum 450 Watt Power Supply Requirement I'm no computer expert, but I'm guessing higher is better? (Except for PSU)[/QUOTE] Just so you know, if you add that ATI card to your cart, it's actually $90.
[QUOTE=jmazouri;16512403]Just so you know, if you add that ATI card to your cart, it's actually $90.[/QUOTE] Actually it's 149.99. You have to add up the price of the 2 games it comes with.
[QUOTE=jmazouri;16512403]Just so you know, if you add that ATI card to your cart, it's actually $90.[/QUOTE] Only because the 2 free games are listed as $30 each. [editline]01:05AM[/editline] ninja'd
If this is just for CoD4 then either card would kick the shit out of it, I have a 4850 in my desktop and it easily maxes CoD4 at 1680x1050 @ about 60+ fps. In all the comparisons I've seen the GTX 260(216) Outperformed the 4870 1gb by about 4- 12 Fps.
[QUOTE=AzzyMaster;16498403]So, I am thinking of buying a new graphics card as my current one is terrible (cod4 lags on low). So I was looking around and saw this one: [url]http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?nov-265[/url] . Is it worth it? I have £200 but I want some money left over so that one is in my price range.[/QUOTE] Could i run that with a 450watt PSU?
yes [editline]04:16PM[/editline] what brand
[QUOTE=Odellus;16524712]yes [editline]04:16PM[/editline] what brand[/QUOTE] Antec i believe.
it's power it easily then.
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