Vista - ATI or Nvidia... MEH!

Hm.. ya well like I said, I'd like to go SLI with some 8800's, but also like I posted above. I have the old G80 8800GTS. so it's huge, hot, and power hungry. so I'd need to sell that and get 2 new 8800's. that would run me around the same as a 4870. so might as well get one card, that will handle that same load.

I'm actually more than likely getting a 4870 tomorrow. I'm selling my current old G80 8800GTS OCE tomorrow for get this.. $150. thats a good sale... so after I get that cash I'll only be spendin another 150 for the best card for the buck right now. the 4870.

It's either that, or the GTX260. and after all the other cards come out i could maybe SLI the 260 with my SLI board... so thats it, tomorrow I'm getting the 4870 or the 260. It's such a hard choice I'm not sure what I should do. lol

inputs are welcomed..

I tell ya I don't regret buying my 3870x2 it's sweet. But I wish I'd waited about 3 weeks, the price dropped 100 bucks.

I don't regret buying the 38702X2 either.

When I bought my first ATi ever (9800 Pro), it broke twice. Once the fan got burned off because of overheating + bad fan and once the card just popped. I then bought a X1600 and the fan got blocked and shredded the card. Then I went to a 7600GTXXX that I had for almost 2 years without any problems and now I have a 8800GT without ANY problems, I already have it for like 1 year.

nVIDIA > ATi in my opinion.

4870 or the GTX 260.... thats my problem.. lets hear it guys.

they are so close. but the 260 can OC better, in the end passing the stock 280 performance. but the ATI doesn't have drivers yet.. ATI doesn't have a good company like eVGA..

I'm getting the 4870. or I'm gettin the 260 and getting eVGA so I can use the 90 day step up program if I need to. then i could get the new GTX 260 B series with 55nm. those will rock I'm sure... so thats why I'm lookin at gettin the 260. plus I have SLI, no CF board.

ya that 260 is lookkin really good... when Oc'd it's better than the 4870.

I could get eVGA, has a great warranty, a step up program if I want something new, and i could OC it mad... then i'd have a card that's right for my system, and i could SLI in the future.. unlike the 4870 cuz I have a SLI board..

Check out this review. shows that an Oc'd 260 kills the 4870. and the 4870 comes close.. but they are not known for there oc'n abilities.. right?

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/evga_gtx260/

ahh.. i actually missed the fact you had a G80 !!!!!!
its gotta be the 260 then....... your board is screaming for it...
it aint gonna like the taste of an ATI card much...

though i agree they are both great choices

(would love to be the one making the choice )...lol

click this link, it's an article from tomshardware.com, says 4870 better than GTX 280Radeon HD 4870: Better Than GTX 260! : Introduction - Tom's Hardware

bang for the buck: Best Graphics Cards For The Money: July '08 : Getting The Most Bang For Your Buck - Tom's Hardware

None of nvidia's cards released later than the 9600 really appeal to me. They are way to expensive. If i had to buy a new card right now, it would definatly be ati.

you don't think my board would be that happy with it huh.. really, I heard it would work no problem.. lol or are you just jokin.

and to Motarola (thats spelled wrong) you said it beats the 280, it doesn't. it beat the GTX 280 in ONE test.. once. but the 4870 Does beat the 260. I know it does. I've read it everywhere.

So to be honest, I'd rather get the 4870, but when you look at the 260, and company's like eVGA, that have a lifetime warranty, and more importantly a 3 month step up program, thats hard to beat.. no ATI company offers that..
So ya, the 4870 is a better card. at stock. but the Nvidia 260 can OC higher than the 4870 can. and in the end the 260 pulls ahead by more than 16%, and stock the 4870 is 6% better.. so in the end the 260 is at least 10% better.. and then I have the warranty. So as much as the 4870 looks great. I should go with the 260, IMO I think it's the Logical choice.. because I have a SLI certified board.. and I think it would be pretty angry with me for pluggin in a little red ATI deamon.

also to fieseler, ya the NV cards have been way overpriced, but thanks to the hard working people at ATI nvidia has had to lower prices and currently the 260 and the 4870 are the same price.. I'm still waiting for the guy to call that wants my 8800 GTS.. so after I sell it I'll make my choice and go get my card.