Friend needs new videocard

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So my friend needs a new videocard.

His specs are:

-Intel e6400 @ 2.13GHz (stock hsf)
-EVGA 680i SLI motherboard
-4GB DDR2-1066
-OCZ GameXStream 700watt PSU
-24" LCD 1920x1200
-EVGA 8600GT

He plan on playing games like CoD 5 Modern Warfare 2. We narrow down the choices to:

-GTX 260 896MB GDDR3
-GTX 275 1792MB GDDR3
-ATi 5xxx series?

My friend is more keen to stick to nvidia and the budget is under $300.

He plans on either OCing his C2D to 3.0GHz or upgrading to q9550.

What would you guys suggest and why? Thanks for your help guys.
 
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My votes go to the Radeon 4890, 5770, or Nvidia GTX 285 (if it can be found for around $230).
 
Why, why, why does he want to stick with NVidia when there are AMD cards that perform better, that are cheaper?

I would probably get a 4890 or a 5770 (if you really want DX11 and Eyefinity with this GPU). Ideally, you should see if you can get hold of a 5850 somewhere; they're under $300 and are absolutely awesome for the money.
 
Cause that's how the world works.

MW2 is a straight up console port. Anything with more than a 9800gt will run it at lightspeed, regardless of resolution (because there is a limit to how far cards can even display :eek:).
 
I see the XFX 5770 1GB is going for $174.99.

I know the GTX 260 goes around this price range.

How does the ATi 5770 go against the GTX 260?
 
5-10% slower than gtx 260 but 5770 brings Eye-infinity, near half power usage and directx 11 support.
 
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