4870 or gtx 260?

-at-hellhound · 04-15-2009, 09:53 PM

im considering either of these
ATI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130442
NVIDIA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150330

which one should i get?

my current pc is AMD Phenom 9750 @2.67GHz
ECS A740GM-M (V1.0)
4GB DDR 2 800MHz OCZ FATAL1TY 1.9V
XION PowerReal XON-800P14N 800 WATT Power Supply
ANTEC 300 (the video card must fit)

thanks in advance

**emosun** · 04-16-2009, 11:30 AM

The 4870 no question. The 4870's performance is more on par with the GTX 280 rather then the GTX 260.

-at-hellhound · 04-16-2009, 02:55 PM

but will it fit in my antec 300 case?

-at-hellhound · 04-16-2009, 02:57 PM

oh i jsut noticed my first link has an error lol the ati link is this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102826

**emosun** · 04-16-2009, 03:02 PM

Yea It should. That cooler on that saphire does look very good , xfx I have heard is good and has a lifetime warranty. Not only that but the 4870 is good with 1gb of vram , 2 isn't really going to make a difference.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...x+4870&x=0&y=0

-at-hellhound · 04-16-2009, 03:05 PM

it might for crysis

**emosun** · 04-16-2009, 05:26 PM

No it will not make to much difference. The 4870 is a very good gpu and is capable of fully handleing 1gb of ram , which is plenty for crysis at 1920x1200. However , with most graphics cards , adding to much ram will not improve it's gaming performance. Somtimes it even lowers it. It will still be using the same 4870 gpu , so adding more ram and upping the resolution won't make the actual gpu any faster. Currently for any game 512mb to 1gb is more then enough gpu ram.

**FreoHeaveho** · 04-17-2009, 10:13 AM

The efficacy of Vram will depend on the game and the resolution used. It will also depend on the memory interface. The 4870 is by far better.

dai · 04-17-2009, 11:29 AM

you may find problems with this when you upgrade as they overstate their capabilities

XION PowerReal XON-800P14N 800 WATT Power Supply

04-15-2009, 09:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
-at-hellhound Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: houlton maine Posts: 35 OS: windows VISTA Home Premium 32-bit My System	4870 or gtx 260? im considering either of these ATI http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130442 NVIDIA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150330 which one should i get? my current pc is AMD Phenom 9750 @2.67GHz ECS A740GM-M (V1.0) 4GB DDR 2 800MHz OCZ FATAL1TY 1.9V XION PowerReal XON-800P14N 800 WATT Power Supply ANTEC 300 (the video card must fit) thanks in advance

04-16-2009, 11:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,104 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: 4870 or gtx 260? The 4870 no question. The 4870's performance is more on par with the GTX 280 rather then the GTX 260. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

04-16-2009, 02:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
-at-hellhound Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: houlton maine Posts: 35 OS: windows VISTA Home Premium 32-bit My System	Re: 4870 or gtx 260? but will it fit in my antec 300 case?

04-16-2009, 02:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
-at-hellhound Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: houlton maine Posts: 35 OS: windows VISTA Home Premium 32-bit My System	Re: 4870 or gtx 260? oh i jsut noticed my first link has an error lol the ati link is this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102826

04-16-2009, 03:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,104 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: 4870 or gtx 260? Yea It should. That cooler on that saphire does look very good , xfx I have heard is good and has a lifetime warranty. Not only that but the 4870 is good with 1gb of vram , 2 isn't really going to make a difference. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...x+4870&x=0&y=0 __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

04-16-2009, 03:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
-at-hellhound Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: houlton maine Posts: 35 OS: windows VISTA Home Premium 32-bit My System	Re: 4870 or gtx 260? it might for crysis

04-16-2009, 05:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,104 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: 4870 or gtx 260? No it will not make to much difference. The 4870 is a very good gpu and is capable of fully handleing 1gb of ram , which is plenty for crysis at 1920x1200. However , with most graphics cards , adding to much ram will not improve it's gaming performance. Somtimes it even lowers it. It will still be using the same 4870 gpu , so adding more ram and upping the resolution won't make the actual gpu any faster. Currently for any game 512mb to 1gb is more then enough gpu ram. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

04-17-2009, 10:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,226 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: 4870 or gtx 260? The efficacy of Vram will depend on the game and the resolution used. It will also depend on the memory interface. The 4870 is by far better. __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper

04-17-2009, 11:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,797 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: 4870 or gtx 260? you may find problems with this when you upgrade as they overstate their capabilities XION PowerReal XON-800P14N 800 WATT Power Supply __________________