Another 4870 gtx 260 thread...

Hey guys

I do apologize for another one of these threads, but i really do have a small kuffufle on my hands.

I can purchase the Powercolor 4870 with the Zerotherm cooler, for £182

But i can also get the Gainward gtx 260 for £164, considerably cheaper than the 4870.


Which one should i go for!? Tough decisions!


I would get both but that would be silly

Regards Alex

Thanks for the Reply,

I game at 1440x900 with an e8400 @ 4.05 GHz if that makes a difference.

The 4870 looks really nice with the custom cooler.

I play more COD4 than i do crysis, you think that makes a difference ?

if your gonna CF in the future, sure why not

but otherwise i wouldn't know... the zero therm cooler sounds good

Hi there, I was also considering the Powercolor model. I did find this article about it having some issues though.
http://www.techpowerup.com/68418/P [...] litch.html

After reading into it a bit more, I think it might just be the program and that card, take a look at this:
http://forums.techpowerup.com/show [...] 66763&

Anyone else have thoughts on this?

UT3 with the physics pack performs 180% faster on a 9800GTX than a 4850 or 70 cant remember...

folding at home would also own on any nvidia cards... idk personally 2x8800GT FTW!!!!

HDR lighting will play a prominent role in future games. Shader power is important. Better memory management, and a higher over ocee on GDDR5 allows for alot of the memory difference in size. To me, its a close call. I think the 4870 will get much better over time, because of driver updating, and currently a hair faster. I also believe the 4870 is more forward looking, as it has havok, DX10.1 and the ability to do things like HDR lighting in superior ways. The G260 is more easily oceed, except the Gram, and trades blows at this time in most games. Tough call, great pricing on the G260 finally makes it worth while at its current price point. Thing is, there will soon be a 55nm refresh of this card, making it eol, and wont perform as well as the newer model. Also, at a lil over this price point, we will soon have the 4850x2, which will be superior to the G280, even at 55nm. This of course is MHO

I pulled the trigger and bought it. Arrives in 1-2 days if you are having concerns.