Convince me to buy a GTX 260 - Page 2

**saturnotaku** · 08-04-08, 02:23 PM

What does the rest of your system look like?

**nekrosoft13** · 08-04-08, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Eliminator

896MB of ram

better drivers (in my opinion, well not just mine)
more frequent updates (if you count the leaks and betas)
nHancer, best config utility
comes with profiles re-made
super sampling AA
CUDA
maybe Physx

AshG · 08-04-08, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by saturnotaku

What does the rest of your system look like?

Heya Ed, long time no see. My system (for now) is in my sig. I will be getting a motherboard upgrade come Christhannkwanramatetmas.

**saturnotaku** · 08-04-08, 02:39 PM

What you have there now isn't bad at all. Unless you desperately want SLI or Crossfire, there's no real need to upgrade your board. Based on what you have now, the GTX 260 would be a good choice. With it, the rest of your system would easily last another 2 years. My board has the same chipset, and the GTX 280 runs great on it. I've thought about upgrading right now, but I'm going to wait for Nehalem instead.

BTW, PM me your e-mail address.

MUFC4EVER · 08-04-08, 02:55 PM

I was in a similar position last week but I had the equivalent of $600 to spend and I also had 2x G8800GTS 640's in my system. I had the X1950XTX and when I upgraded to first 88GTS it was unbelievable. Adding the 2nd wow!

However, over time, SLI and driver issues/ profiles started to bug me and I got the $600 bonus and decided to go back to one card config. I looked at the 4870 and also the upcoming 4870X2 and as I'm going to the states in a few weeks thought I might bag a bargain.

NV then dropped the price of the GTX260 to £180 and as I had someone lined up to by my cards at £140 I jumped. What put me off the 4870 were some of the reviews mentioning heat and noise and also the fact that it's always best to reformat the disk if your moving from one IHV to another. I couldn't be bothered.

The GTX260 is better than my SLI config with lots of AA & AF @1680x1050. Overall a happy chappy I jumped.

**Shamrock** · 08-04-08, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jAkUp

More ram, and honestly the added PhysX support I think it going to be pretty big in the near future, and also will work for past games really soon.

Somebody knows something we don't

AshG · 08-04-08, 10:16 PM

What about the overheating I keep hearing about? Is that limited to the SLI setups, or the 280 series?

DarkOneX · 08-04-08, 10:53 PM

For every ATI card bought, God kills a kitten. Think of the kittens man!

AshG · 08-04-08, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkOneX

For every ATI card bought, God kills a kitten. Think of the kittens man!

I hate kittens. Don't tempt me.

Darkhitman · 08-04-08, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AshG

What about the overheating I keep hearing about? Is that limited to the SLI setups, or the 280 series?

No overheating issues on the GTX 260 that I am aware of. I have had the pleasure of owning both a HD 4870 and a GTX 260, in the end I kept the 260 because everything is a bit more consistent right now with NV's drivers and the min frame rates are a bit higher for me with the games that I play on my 260.

AshG · 08-04-08, 11:36 PM

Are there any particular companies that I should send my business towards? Right now, I am finding some good deals on BFG-branded cards. EVGA also looks tempting. I like XFX's attitude and have put their cards in other computers before.

It will probably come down to which one is the least expensive when I decide to plop down the money.

grimreefer · 08-05-08, 01:44 AM

the gtx 260 is faster per clock, and there is a good chance it will overclock better.
and the 896mb of ram thing.
it's also a faster card if you dont play with AA, but that really doesnt matter, cause who pays $300 for a card to not play with AA.

08-04-08, 02:23 PM	#13
saturnotaku Apple user. Deal with it. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The 'burbs, IL USA Posts: 12,502	Re: Convince me to buy a GTX 260 What does the rest of your system look like?

08-04-08, 02:39 PM	#16
saturnotaku Apple user. Deal with it. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The 'burbs, IL USA Posts: 12,502	Re: Convince me to buy a GTX 260 What you have there now isn't bad at all. Unless you desperately want SLI or Crossfire, there's no real need to upgrade your board. Based on what you have now, the GTX 260 would be a good choice. With it, the rest of your system would easily last another 2 years. My board has the same chipset, and the GTX 280 runs great on it. I've thought about upgrading right now, but I'm going to wait for Nehalem instead. BTW, PM me your e-mail address.

08-04-08, 02:55 PM	#17
MUFC4EVER Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 73	Re: Convince me to buy a GTX 260 I was in a similar position last week but I had the equivalent of $600 to spend and I also had 2x G8800GTS 640's in my system. I had the X1950XTX and when I upgraded to first 88GTS it was unbelievable. Adding the 2nd wow! However, over time, SLI and driver issues/ profiles started to bug me and I got the $600 bonus and decided to go back to one card config. I looked at the 4870 and also the upcoming 4870X2 and as I'm going to the states in a few weeks thought I might bag a bargain. NV then dropped the price of the GTX260 to £180 and as I had someone lined up to by my cards at £140 I jumped. What put me off the 4870 were some of the reviews mentioning heat and noise and also the fact that it's always best to reformat the disk if your moving from one IHV to another. I couldn't be bothered. The GTX260 is better than my SLI config with lots of AA & AF @1680x1050. Overall a happy chappy I jumped. __________________ Asus P5N32-E-SLI mobo, Intel Core 2 Quad 6600 at 2.7, Radeon HD5850 1GB, HP 22" LCD @ 1680x1050, 4Gb AData 800 mhtz ram, 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 & 250gb Seagate H/D, 2x DVD Burners, X-FI Xtreme Gamer, Thermaltake ToughPower 700w PSU

08-04-08, 10:16 PM	#19
AshG RootzWiki Minion Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: East TN Posts: 89	Re: Convince me to buy a GTX 260 What about the overheating I keep hearing about? Is that limited to the SLI setups, or the 280 series? __________________ Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you.

08-04-08, 10:53 PM	#20
DarkOneX Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kansas Posts: 327	Re: Convince me to buy a GTX 260 For every ATI card bought, God kills a kitten. Think of the kittens man! __________________ {Core i7-960} {Asus P6X58D-E} {24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600} {EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB} {SB X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS} {Intel 330 180GB SSD}{(3X) WD Black 1TB HDDs} {(2X) Seagate 750GB HDDs} {WD My Book 4TB HDD} {WD My Book 2TB HDD} {Samsung 20X DVD-RW} {Corsair HX850 psu} {24" Dell U2410 LCD + 20" Dell 2007FP LCD} {Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced case}{Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit}

08-04-08, 11:36 PM	#23
AshG RootzWiki Minion Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: East TN Posts: 89	Re: Convince me to buy a GTX 260 Are there any particular companies that I should send my business towards? Right now, I am finding some good deals on BFG-branded cards. EVGA also looks tempting. I like XFX's attitude and have put their cards in other computers before. It will probably come down to which one is the least expensive when I decide to plop down the money. __________________ Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you.

08-05-08, 01:44 AM	#24
grimreefer Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 549	Re: Convince me to buy a GTX 260 the gtx 260 is faster per clock, and there is a good chance it will overclock better. and the 896mb of ram thing. it's also a faster card if you dont play with AA, but that really doesnt matter, cause who pays $300 for a card to not play with AA. __________________ DFI P965-S...core 2 quad Q6600@ 3.2ghz...4gb ddr2 @ 800mhz cas 4...xfx gtx 260...silverstone op650...thermaltake xaser 3 case

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