EVGA GTX 460 or Sapphire 5870?

[goatsword]

Bros:

I'm helping a friend build a new rig. He plays mostly FPS (BC2) and WoW. He was getting ready to buy a GTX 460 when we noticed that the Egg had Sapphire 5870's for ~$220 with Promo, rebate, and instant discount. The 460 he wants is $220 as well. I'm biased because I'm a 5870 owner, so I wanted to see what you all had to say. This is a Phenom II x4 build, btw...

Thanks,

GS

 

[gkay09]

^ I dont see any reason not to go with the 5870 if the price is good,...

 

[gkay09]

And here is a deal on the Gigabyte 5870 - Free 1TB HDD - Its the same Seagate 7200.12 that you have,...
And costs ~$250 after rebates,...Also see if the coupon works,...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125326

 

[goatsword]

Oh cool, I didnt see that. I wonder if the 5870's are going to continue to drop? This is insane, I paid $425 for mine in March lol

Thanks!

 

[gkay09]

^ You friend will be very happy,...

 

[goatsword]

Best answer selected by goatsword.

 

[4745454b]

As a non 5870 owner I agree. Unless he needs CUDA for something the 5870 is the better buy. If you need to spend $200ish its a great card.

 

[Maziar]

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