mercury529
Limp Gawd
- Joined
- Dec 19, 2007
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- 173
Hey Guys,
I wanted to get your input. I recently picked up the VisionTek HD 4870 from Frys. It was the $210 (after MIR before tax) price. It was too good to pass up.
I did however have a question. After tax, the cost of the card was $230. I can get the EVGA GTX 260 SSC for the same price. Which card would you recommend I go with? Are there any benchmarks comparing the two? I do not intend to put any aftermarket cooler on either card, and would only overclock the EVGA if it was easy/reliable to do with EVGA precision overclocking tool.
PSU: Corsair TX 650w
Mobo: Asus P5Q P45 Pro
RAM: 2x2 Corsair 6400 DDR2
CPU: Q6700 or E8400
Monitor: Most likely a FP241VW
I have no intent at this time to run X-Fire (now or any time in the next year). I am more concerned with performance now. If neither card has a distinct advantage over the other, I would lean toward the Radeon because the board does have X-Fire support.
Thanks for any help you can give.
I wanted to get your input. I recently picked up the VisionTek HD 4870 from Frys. It was the $210 (after MIR before tax) price. It was too good to pass up.
I did however have a question. After tax, the cost of the card was $230. I can get the EVGA GTX 260 SSC for the same price. Which card would you recommend I go with? Are there any benchmarks comparing the two? I do not intend to put any aftermarket cooler on either card, and would only overclock the EVGA if it was easy/reliable to do with EVGA precision overclocking tool.
PSU: Corsair TX 650w
Mobo: Asus P5Q P45 Pro
RAM: 2x2 Corsair 6400 DDR2
CPU: Q6700 or E8400
Monitor: Most likely a FP241VW
I have no intent at this time to run X-Fire (now or any time in the next year). I am more concerned with performance now. If neither card has a distinct advantage over the other, I would lean toward the Radeon because the board does have X-Fire support.
Thanks for any help you can give.