What about the 280? Is it too much money? How does it compare to the 4870?
> Well, Maximum PC and Extreme tech have been giving the 4870 the nod > in the last few months... a better card and cheaper. Particularly > when it comes to video. I think the cooling / noise is more about > the specific manufacture then it is the GPU. > > I too have a X1950, although it is AGP. And I just bought this five > minutes ago... pretty good deal, considering it is an ASUS. Newegg > has free shipping for the next hour or so. > > ASUS EAH4870/HTDI/512M/A Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI > Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121276&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-N82E16814121276 > > > > At 10:09 PM 9/23/2008, you wrote: >>I'm upgrading the video card in my gaming rig and have the choice >> narrowed >>down to two in my price range, the Nvidia GTX 260 or ATI HD 4870. Both >> seem >>to score fairly identical in most benchmarks so I guess the decision >> might >>come down to extras. For me, noise and cooling are a big issue. My PC >> case >>is right next to my desk in my office and I can't stand loud fans. >> What's >>the experience from the group with either of these cards and fan noise vs >>temp? >> >>I am leaning towards the 260 because I have heard better things about >> their >>drivers as opposed to ATI's. My last 3 cards have all been ATIs and >> while >>they have served me very well in terms of hardware I've always had some >> sort >>of issue with the driver. For example, x1950 I currently am using >> doesn't >>seem to be able to control the fan speed properly using the ATI Tool so I >>have to manually set it high for gaming and low otherwise. >> >>I don't plan on going dual cards if that makes a difference between the >> two. >> >>---- >>Brian > >
