4870 or 260 ?

[yatesy17]

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

cheers man .. i did notice the 4870 got rather hot quick i did max crysis out wiv the 4870and got 40-50 fps whts gd .. can the 260gtx do tht ? ... and nividia has always been better for gaming n ati for video editing .. n ati runs better wiv amd and nivida and intel .. don`t know if thts true ?

[chew*]

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 ..

What platform do you intend to go with, If amd amd chipsets better, If intel 775 intel chipsets better, If ci7 x58 chipset I would go with nvidia . Tell me what chipset version you plan on using and i can make a better suggestion.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

cheers man .. i did notice the 4870 got rather hot quick i did max crysis out wiv the 4870and got 40-50 fps whts gd .. can the 260gtx do tht ? ... and nividia has always been better for gaming n ati for video editing .. n ati runs better wiv amd and nivida and intel .. don`t know if thts true ?

well if youve got a sckt 775 intel board your better off going ATI.

if you have a 4870 I wouldn't get a new card. whats your display resolution?

[chew*]

If x38/x48 775 go ATI, if anything 775 with single PCI X or 2 PCI x just 16x / 8X pci E go nvidia.

If AMD chipset this is a no brainer go ATI, IF x58 intel go nvidia.

This basically leaves 2 upgrade paths for you either way, Nvidia is big on single card power, ATI is big on multiple card power, X38/48 is great for multiple card, I suggest nvidia for x58 because amd/ati is intels competitor and performance may represent that, meaning I would not put it past intel to optimize for nvidia over ATI in they're boards.

As far as AMD, AMD chipsets work best, sli isn't an option in amd chipsets so go ati.

[yatesy17]

What platform do you intend to go with, If amd amd chipsets better, If intel 775 intel chipsets better, If ci7 x58 chipset I would go with nvidia . Tell me what chipset version you plan on using and i can make a better suggestion.

well xp 32bit and it be a 775 socket wiv p45 chipset board .. but im gonna get a new motherboard n card n cpu was thinking about e8400 .. wiv asus pq5pro n 2gb 800mhz ram .. n dnt know wht card to pick .. i was gonna have the ati 4870 id was thinking about the asus pq5pro n if i go nivdia msi board .. wht do u think mate ??

[yatesy17]

well if youve got a sckt 775 intel board your better off going ATI.

if you have a 4870 I wouldn't get a new card. whats your display resolution?

iv got a 8800gt ko 512mb at the moment jus geting a chipset n also got the q6600 aswell .. iv got 19inch

[chew*]

well xp 32bit and it be a 775 socket wiv p45 chipset board .. but im gonna get a new motherboard n card n cpu was thinking about e8400 .. wiv asus pq5pro n 2gb 800mhz ram .. n dnt know wht card to pick .. i was gonna have the ati 4870 id was thinking about the asus pq5pro n if i go nivdia msi board .. wht do u think mate ??

is this the board if not link me to it.

http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...07&modelmenu=1

Actually I think this is the board your looking at. It supports 2x16 slots or crosfire in 8x, I'd go with a single fast nvidia card in this case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131299

[yatesy17]

is this the board if not link me to it.

http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...07&modelmenu=1

Actually I think this is the board your looking at. It supports 2x16 slots or crosfire in 8x, I'd go with a single fast nvidia card in this case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131299

nope not those board`s


here`s is the ati one http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s....html?ASU-P5QP


here`s the nivida
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s....html?MSI-P7ND


was thinking about sli or crossfire

u got msn ??

[chew*]

trillian aim/icq wmdieselmc/158743320

The intel board will knock crossfire down to 8x/8x, kinda defeats the purpose and does take a performance hit.

I would use a single nvidia in the ATI variant board before i ever used a nvidia based chipset intel board.

[yatesy17]

trillian aim/icq wmdieselmc/158743320

The intel board will knock crossfire down to 8x/8x, kinda defeats the purpose and does take a performance hit.

I would use a single nvidia in the ATI variant board before i ever used a nvidia based intel board.

yea true thts does . wht u think i should do jus have a single powerful card ? which is more powerful 4870 or 260 gtx i would of thought it be the 4870 beacuse of ddr 5 ram n cpu speed

[chew*]

They are preety much matched, seeing as how Xfire would be pointless, in the p5q pro i would just get the 260. I know you don't want to OC but you could always flash an OC'ed bios to your card and call it a day.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

just so you know that nvidia chipset board is one of the worst boards ever made, all nvidia chipsets are bad, but that one takes the cake

[yatesy17]

They are preety much matched, seeing as how Xfire would be pointless, in the p5q pro i would just get the 260. I know you don't want to OC but you could always flash an OC'ed bios to your card and call it a day.

if there pretty much matched .. thn i get the 4870 be abit cheaper n save money n get a a nicer board or cpu .. pick up a 4870 512mb £189 .. 260gtx £240 so bit of a price diffence


yea could flash the bios ..

[chew*]

yah you could do that to, the asus top bios is nice for the 4870's. I would opt for an x33/x48 board if you went that route. I know your dealing in euro's but if you can find an open box like this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16813131219R

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

if there pretty much matched .. thn i get the 4870 be abit cheaper n save money n get a a nicer board or cpu .. pick up a 4870 512mb £189 .. 260gtx £240 so bit of a price diffence


yea could flash the bios ..

overclocking 4870's is very easy in the catalyst control center. they come @ 750mhz and the bios allow's to go to 790. if you flash with the ASUS top bios (very easy process) you can unlock up to 900mhz overclock. 830 is reachable for any card.

[yatesy17]

asus top bios ? thts does sound nice :P could do tht .. would give a extra boast

[dan7777]

iv got a 8800gt ko 512mb at the moment jus geting a chipset n also got the q6600 aswell .. iv got 19inch

either cards are good but with your 19inch monitor resolution be holding them back from fully performing ? good luck man.

[dan7777]

asus top bios ? thts does sound nice :P could do tht .. would give a extra boast

either card will overclcok mine"s sitting at 750-1540-1250 ps sorry for double post.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

dont bother wasting money on a 260-216 or 4870 1gb.

the 4870 512mb will save you money and perform like a champ @ 1440x900

[chew*]

Yah the 512mb is no slouch, i'm using one. Keeping right up there with xfired setups and 1gig cards.


http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=9502086 * real cpu speed is 3.6, bug with using 8x multi 24/7 stable score.

The only place where i would likely notice a difference with 1 gig is crysis/crysis warhead with very high and or 4XAA. All other games are more than playable maxxed out.

I game at 1680x1050 for reference on a 22.6.

[jaredpace]

44-44 Is this a joke thread?

[aztec]

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 ..

Why are you kids so f*cking retarded?? Can't you read or are you just LAZY? Earlier in the thread is posted a link that shows which does better (260 vs 4870) in various games. In fact, I quoted the part of that review that showed the games each card was better at.

>LEARN HOW TO READ< IDYUTS!!! IT MIGHT TAKE YOU MORE THAN 5 SECONDS SO GET USED TO IT!!! WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, LEARN HOW TO SPELL TOO!!!

AND IT'S NOT "WOULD OF" OR "COULD OF", IT IS "WOULD HAVE" OR "COULD HAVE". GET YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES!!!

Also as SNiiPEDoGG said, don't waste your money on more vRAM than you need. If you're using around 1680x1050 or lower, 512MB is all you need. 896MB-1GB won't do any good unless you're doing higher res.

[adpr_02]

4870 because you can add another one later (no need for SLI-able mobo) and also price.

[Mr. K6]

I voted for the 4870. I upgraded my monitor and am playing Fallout 3, Left 4 Dead, and other new games at 2560x1600 with all the settings on the highest, 60FPS+. Granted no AA due to the card being vRAM limited at this resolution, but I am still amazed at the performance this card offers. Definitely recommend it.

[yatesy17]

yea true can always add one later .. 512mb was quick :P..... yea was thinking about a 20inch montior