4870 or 260 ?

**knissel** · 01-03-2009, 03:09 PM

I went with 4870 because of dx 10.1 and gddr5 and its the one im using...

**SNiiPE_DoGG** · 01-03-2009, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by Penny

Another thing your wrong about, Nvidia releases beta's all the time and before you open your mouth you might wanna know that their beta's are just as stable as the WHQL's and usually provide performance increases across the board and almost everyone uses their betas these days as they are rock solid.

http://dotnetwizard.net/vista-stuff/...vista-crashes/ you can expect to see a similar table for 2008, then we'll see whats up

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...a-drivers.html

Originally Posted by Arstechnica

Driver problems are nothing new, particularly during the launch of a new OS, but the high incidence of NVIDIA driver crashes may have fueled public perception of Vista as an unstable and buggy OS.

prove ATI breaks things.... ???? they don't lollol

**M31** · 01-03-2009, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by Penny

You get monthly updates with ATI because they can never seem to get it together, always trying to fix one thing and breaking 2 or 3 things in the process.

Sigh, remember you from last week, see you are back to insulting members again in this thread, careful, this is a great site and you don't want to get banned my friend.

I'm not going to argue with you.

Bye.

**Talonman** · 01-03-2009, 03:16 PM

The poll is now 33 to 33!!

Tight race!

Go 260!!!

chew* · 01-03-2009, 03:17 PM

Actually there is a difference in IQ although I highly doubt it has to do with the newest drivers, it has to do with the way each of them go about doing AA/AF. There was a review about it just recently.

What i got from the review was cables and structures looked a tad better with ATI at lower AA and maxxed out AA than nvidia. Especially when edge detect AA was used.

On a side note when i was comparing the images of crysis the trees looked alot better on the nvidia than on the ati yet they never pointed it out in the review, probably because it has nothing to do with AA/AF, still figured i'd point it out.

I also highly doubt you will notice it in a game while your running around and blowing stuff up either way.

I won't vote either way unless you can give us some info on your possible upgrade path, etc if your using amd, or intel 775, or plan to go to x58/ci7. If your going amd/775 intel i say ATI, if your going x58 I would say NV.

Namely because if you want to upgrade in the future it's likely going to be futureproof and those chipsets compliment the overall hardware better.

**M31** · 01-03-2009, 03:18 PM

To the OP, the poll results currently stand at 50/50, so as I mentioned in my other post in this thread, you really cant go wrong with either of them, price, warranty and software bundle might be a better choosing point.

Enjoy, whatever you go with.

**dan7777** · 01-03-2009, 03:31 PM

+1 gtx260-216 out performs 4870 in most reviews

**LennyRhys** · 01-03-2009, 03:40 PM

Yeah M31 is right, you can't go wrong with either. Decide what you want rather than having other people decide for you. And ignore Penny at all costs.

chew* · 01-03-2009, 03:40 PM

Here's a decent IQ comparison, enjoy. wish there was one with newer drivers.

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA==

**dan7777** · 01-03-2009, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by LennyRhys

Yeah M31 is right, you can't go wrong with either. Decide what you want rather than having other people decide for you. And ignore Penny at all costs.

penny knows is stuff period sorry but he does

**M31** · 01-03-2009, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by dan7777

penny knows is stuff period sorry but he does

I'm sure he/she is very knowledgeable, but he/she is extremely biased and insulting to other members when he/she meets a contrary opinion.

Bottom line, most of us here know our stuff, none of us are stupid.

This thread really should be closed now IMHO, its going nowhere.

**jaredpace** · 01-03-2009, 05:34 PM

34-34

**M31** · 01-03-2009, 09:34 PM

And its now 34 to 36 in favor of Nvidia and our favorite troll, Penny finally got banned, and rightly so.

Has the OP made his mind up yet, or was this trolling?

**~~DementeD~~** · 01-04-2009, 12:49 AM

haha he got banned..and i stated the comparison was old but atleast it was some proof over none..
and the stuff he knows is what?? his PERSONAL opinion?...no proof then his statements = nothing..its about as worthless as his name..

to OP ..get whichever brand you enjoy more...im on my first high end ati card...i do enjoy it..a little troubles at first since its a Xfire card but thats expected either way on nvidia/ati im almost more accustomed to Nvidia control panel over CCC but..once again thats something i knew id have to get use to switching sides..i dont regret it and ati has put out quite a few driver updates since ive purchased this card and its only getting better..cant be mad at that...so i say choose the best bundle or favorite maker...imo id probably go with en evga nvidia card just because of the great support ive had from them in the past with ruining video cards from volt mods and bios mods and high overclocking..plus step up if that applies to you..

**xtrempinoy** · 01-04-2009, 01:01 AM

i went with the 260 because it was like $60 cheaper then the cheapest 4870 1gig.....

also i have a nvidia card already in my system, so i can just do a fresh uninstall/ reinstall drivers and not have to worry about formatting...

**M31** · 01-04-2009, 01:45 AM

So, Nvidia is the win, this is what we MUST recommend to this OP guy who has never replied back?

Go For it.

LOL.

**Pain|Killer** · 01-04-2009, 03:48 AM

hmm, 36 - 38 , still difficult to decide

I am thinking about ordering both 4870 and 260 and will test myself

**YukonTrooper** · 01-04-2009, 03:59 AM

Remember: Only compare the GTX 260 192SP with the HD4870 512MB and the GTX 260 216SP with the HD4870 1GB. I'd honestly go with what you can find cheapest between the 216SP and 1GB, unless you crunch. In that case, GTX 260 216SP all the way.

**Ket** · 01-04-2009, 04:52 AM

Originally Posted by chew*

Here's a decent IQ comparison, enjoy. wish there was one with newer drivers.

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA==

...Is there not a better site you could of got an AA comparison article from? That site has proved time and again how retarded they are...

**jaredpace** · 01-04-2009, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by Pain|Killer

hmm, 36 - 38 , still difficult to decide

I am thinking about ordering both 4870 and 260 and will test myself

**SNiiPE_DoGG** · 01-04-2009, 08:52 AM

cheapest card by far: 4870 1gb for $239 w/ $10 MIR

chew* · 01-04-2009, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by Ket

...Is there not a better site you could of got an AA comparison article from? That site has proved time and again how retarded they are...

I dunno, it seemed like a decent review to me, I think alot of people don't even know about edge detect settings and or how much it impacts performance/quality. I would just like to see a comparison with the latest nvidia/ati drivers.

Ket is there a newer review without me having to search for it?

**Ket** · 01-04-2009, 11:20 AM

There probably is, I'll look later. Going to play Mass Effect (PC version of course

)

**yatesy17** · 01-04-2009, 11:30 AM

which one would be better for gaming ? take away the overclocking stuff beacause i don`t want to overclock it .. im geting a new board cpu and card .. i wondering which one would be better i play far cry 2 .. call of duty 4 .. maybe mite get crysis ..

**dan7777** · 01-04-2009, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by yatesy17

which one would be better for gaming ? take away the overclocking stuff beacause i don`t want to overclock it .. im geting a new board cpu and card .. i wondering which one would be better i play far cry 2 .. call of duty 4 .. maybe mite get crysis ..

gtx 260 id say overclock better cooler ive got the gtx260-216 and its awsome

good luck man

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