I need a great graphics card

trickson · May 27, 2009

beyond_amusia said:
Which is really better? I've seen many conflicting reviews claiming one or the other is better

I have a GTX260 (MSI) and I have a HD4870 1GB Powercolor and I can say with out a doubt that the GTX 260 is the best card ever !
I get 19688 in 3dmark06 with the GTX 260 and way better game performance than with the HD 4870 card !
I get 18305 in 3dmark06 and slower glitch performance in my games !
I would ( If I were you ) get the GTX260 BEST CARD EVER !

Mussels · May 27, 2009

trickson said:
I have a GTX260 (MSI) and I have a HD4870 1GB Powercolor and I can say with out a doubt that the GTX 260 is the best card ever !
I get 19688 in 3dmark06 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=10729480 with the GTX 260 and way better game performance than with the HD 4870 card !
I get 18305 in 3dmark06 and slower glitch performance in my games !
I would ( If I were you ) get the GTX260 BEST CARD EVER !

i was with you up until you started calling it the best card ever. that kinda screams fanboy.

trickson · May 27, 2009

Mussels said:
i was with you up until you started calling it the best card ever. that kinda screams fanboy.

LOL the best card FOR ME ever sorry . I do like it a lot .

PlanetCyborg · May 27, 2009

trickson said:
I have a GTX260 (MSI) and I have a HD4870 1GB Powercolor and I can say with out a doubt that the GTX 260 is the best card ever !
I get 19688 in 3dmark06 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=10729480 with the GTX 260 and way better game performance than with the HD 4870 card !
I get 18305 in 3dmark06 and slower glitch performance in my games !
I would ( If I were you ) get the GTX260 BEST CARD EVER !

A little fanboy !,SOOOOO CUTE

trickson · May 27, 2009

Look I said what I said I have both cards and to say that the HD4870 is better than the GTX260 would be a lie for me . I found that while it is a good card it is far from what I expected and falls short when compared to the GTX260 IMHO . Sure it is a good card things I have found to be less than optimal heat that card is smokin HOT 70-80c while the GTX260 barely sees 60c under intense gaming 8 hours of crysis and 60c while within 2 hours I would see 80c on the HD4870 . Game play was also a hindrance in crysis , dead space and fallout3. The HD4870 1GB card would stutter and glitch in dead space , Crysis , Fallout 3 . In my honest opinion the card is fine when you run games at a lower setting .
For instance in Crysis I can run it maxed out every thing on very high with the GTX 260 I could not with the HD 4870 it would be glitching and stuttering . set on HIGH and all was fine . Same in dead space . and fallout 3 .

PlanetCyborg · May 27, 2009

trickson said:
Look I said what I said I have both cards and to say that the HD4870 is better than the GTX260 would be a lie for me . I found that while it is a good card it is far from what I expected and falls short when compared to the GTX260 IMHO . Sure it is a good card things I have found to be less than optimal heat that card is smokin HOT 70-80c while the GTX260 barely sees 60c under intense gaming 8 hours of crysis and 60c while within 2 hours I would see 80c on the HD4870 . Game play was also a hindrance in crysis , dead space and fallout3 the HD4870 1GB card would stutter and glitch in dead space same thing in my honest opinion the card is fine when you run games at a lower setting .
For instance in Crysis I can run it maxed out every thing on very high with the GTX 260 I could not with the HD 4870 it would be glitching and stuttering . set on HIGH and all was fine . Same in dead space . and fallout 3 .

well there is your problem!!! you play "THE NVIDIA GAMES"

ShadowFold · May 27, 2009

trickson said:
Look I said what I said I have both cards and to say that the HD4870 is better than the GTX260 would be a lie for me . I found that while it is a good card it is far from what I expected and falls short when compared to the GTX260 IMHO . Sure it is a good card things I have found to be less than optimal heat that card is smokin HOT 70-80c while the GTX260 barely sees 60c under intense gaming 8 hours of crysis and 60c while within 2 hours I would see 80c on the HD4870 . Game play was also a hindrance in crysis , dead space and fallout3. The HD4870 1GB card would stutter and glitch in dead space , Crysis , Fallout 3 . In my honest opinion the card is fine when you run games at a lower setting .
For instance in Crysis I can run it maxed out every thing on very high with the GTX 260 I could not with the HD 4870 it would be glitching and stuttering . set on HIGH and all was fine . Same in dead space . and fallout 3 .

I used to have a 4870, they don't get hot at all, and the only time it "glitched" was when I had it OC'd too high. Plus, I'm pretty sure he already bought a 4850 if I'm not mistaken.

trickson · May 27, 2009

PlanetCyborg said:
well there is your problem!!! you play "THE NVIDIA GAMES"

LOL well they are good games . But it is not just games that I see this it is in benchmarks as well and heat issues are also the problem with the HD4870 .

PlanetCyborg · May 27, 2009

"heat issues" :confused:

do you mean the 90c load temp

trickson · May 27, 2009

PlanetCyborg said:
"heat issues" do you mean the 90c load temp

Yeah well I said what I said because it is true for me . I have seen nothing higher than 80c under full load and that is hot IMHO .

PlanetCyborg · May 27, 2009

trickson said:
Yeah well I said what I said because it is true for me . I have seen nothing higher than 80c under full load and that is hot IMHO .

i remember whan my reference 4850 was at 80c idle and over 100c load NOW THAT WAS HOT LIKE HELL :roll:

but if your happy with you 260 then i cant say anything bad at that card :toast:

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