Upgrading from an X1900XTX

[fatalexceptionx8]

Ive had an X1900XTX for 2 years now, experiencing severe graphics corruption and failures. So I just bought the EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 from newegg. But I started looking around more, and theres a GX2 for about the same price. What should I get?

 

[auscanzukus]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-gtx-280,1953-18.html

 

[goonting]

read here...might help you decide with the recent cards around
9800 GX2 is just plain expensive... have a look around ATI 4850 & 4870 compare it to Nvidia 260

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121258

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4870,1964-9.html

 

[sarwar_r87]

i think 4870 is a better deal since its
-cheaper
-performs better on average (sumtimes even beating 280)
-takes the heat produced and lets it out through the vents outside the case
-better performance when u enable AA and AF

 

[kelfen]

i think 4870 is a better deal since its
-cheaper
-performs better on average (sumtimes even beating 280)
-takes the heat produced and lets it out through the vents outside the case
-better performance when u enable AA and AF

-supports directx 10.1

 

[mtyermom]

+1 for the 4870, IMO it will have more longevity.

 

[coozie7]

^^^^^harsh.
Just enjoy the GTX260, it`s a fine card and, unlike the `two on a stick` solutions, will have no problems with SLI/CF scaling.

 

[fatalexceptionx8]

Yeah, it comes tomorrow, i was just making sure im not regretting anything. It seems the GX2 performs better by a small margin according to those links goonting gave me. Thanks! Ill stick with my financially friendly 260 = ] lol