need advice for my choise

buy HD4870(VISIONTEK) or GTX260(GIGABYTE)
and better for OC

i have:
INTEL Q6600
ASUS Maximus Formula x38
Patrior 8GB(4x2GB) 800MHz
CoolerMaster 750Watt

i can spend ~330$

HD4870! it's better, it's cheaper and you can use it in eventual Crossfire if you want to. It's no contest.

HD4870 of course.

thanks, i buy 4870

First of all, I don't think you can get a gtx260 for $330. And second of all, the 4870 is both cheaper and faster. So definitely get that.

4870 is by far faster and cheaper get that!

thanks guys. i ordered for VISIONTEK HD4870

here's GTX 260 in 300$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] rder=PRICE

Although I have been with nvidia starting with their geforce 3 line I have to say that the ati 4870 is the better buy atm. Enjoy your new vid card.

agreed, the 4870 is the better buy right now, plus it gives superior performance.

i agree with ever1....plus 4870 OC beter according to guru3d.com

there's like... no question about it 4870......

reading those kind of forum questions makes you think about, what nvidia will do in order to keep some market share.....

in case y'all haven't noticed... he's already ordered the Visiontek 4870.

Wow, I didn't realize the prices have dropped so much already.

Sorry about that.

But still, the 4870 is the better choice. Which you already know by now.

Well, lets see, how much have they cut the price on the GTX 2x0 cards? Seeing as the GTX260 is STILL more expensive then the 4870 which is more powerful, I would think there are more price cuts coming. This actually has me wondering. If the 4x50 cards are smaller and cost less to produce, exactly how low can Nvidia price the GTX2x0 cards? The GTX2x0 are large cores, and according to rumor, yields are not good. (I think they might be better then rumored, there are no shortages in retail. Though this might be because everyone else is buying the 4870...)

Nvidia really seems to have a dud on its hands. The GTX260 cost more then the 4870, and is slower to. The GTX280 is faster then most cards, but that depends on the settings. The 9800GX2 and to a much lessor extent the 4870 can beat it. The 4870 is much less then the GTX280, while the GX2 I think is now priced about the same. Price cuts, price cuts, price cuts. The question is now, how long can Nvidia keep it up?

OMFG!! 2 weeks from now they'll be sub 200$ already hahahaha