Quote Originally Posted by Carfax View Post
I didn't say anything about "facts." I just read the reviews and it didn't correlate with what ATI fans were saying about the RV770 scaling, at least from where I was standing.


rom what I've seen, you can usually get a 20% overclock (give or take a few) from the GT200 (in particular the 260) fairly easily using stock cooling.

Try that on the RV770, and you'll probably need a voltage mod and/or improved cooling.


Dude, I think you need to re-read my statements.....or I need a drink
I ve been following this thread, and I think i need to point out something that seems to be missing in this discussion.
You allude to the fact you can get a 20% overclock on the gt200, which is true, and on r700, lets say you can only get on average, a 10-15%. None of that really matters in the slightest, unless you have some obsession with a particular architecture. The only thing that matters is how much performance the card puts out, given the overclock, and since they are priced equally, scaling doesnt really matter that much either. What matters is the final numbers these cards drop, and how reliable the cards remain while oc'd. So if a normal 260 oc'd cant match a 4870 oc'd in performance, the scaling and percentage of overclock are all just nice talking points, but pragmatically are meaningless. Now if you want to post up numbers showing a normal gt260 oc'd 20% beating a 4870 clocked at 830mhz... by all means set the record straight, but if your going to talk about relative percentages that don't equate to performance, please save us the posts.