WalkedAirplane
Limp Gawd
- Joined
- Apr 19, 2005
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Upgrading from a 4850, but not a typical upgrade. Generally speaking, the 4850 suits me for games, however the fiancee just built a new computer, and wants the 4850 - which is cool by me.
But now I need to replace the card, and may as well get something a bit more capable, as I do OCCASIONALLY see some framerate dips. Planning to purchase tonight at Microcenter.
Options:
GTX 260/216 - $160
GTX 275 - $260 ($230 AR)
ATI 4870 1GB - $240 ($200 AR)
XFX 4870 512mb - $200 ($170 AR)
Right now, I'm definitely leaning GTX 260. Is there any merit to moving up to the GTX 275 over it? I generally game at 1600x1200 when I do.
Any thoughts, comments, etc? This is to be paired with my i7 920 at 4.5ghz. Thanks!
(I'm not a super heavy gamer, just trying to get my bang:buck ratio right, as I do some gaming)
But now I need to replace the card, and may as well get something a bit more capable, as I do OCCASIONALLY see some framerate dips. Planning to purchase tonight at Microcenter.
Options:
GTX 260/216 - $160
GTX 275 - $260 ($230 AR)
ATI 4870 1GB - $240 ($200 AR)
XFX 4870 512mb - $200 ($170 AR)
Right now, I'm definitely leaning GTX 260. Is there any merit to moving up to the GTX 275 over it? I generally game at 1600x1200 when I do.
Any thoughts, comments, etc? This is to be paired with my i7 920 at 4.5ghz. Thanks!
(I'm not a super heavy gamer, just trying to get my bang:buck ratio right, as I do some gaming)