Graphic Cards Upgrade from a GTX 260 core 216 OCed!!!!

[devvfata1ity]

Guys

My friend is coming down from the US of A this dec, so I was thinking about getting myself either a GTX 470 or a HD 5850. I currently own a GTX 260 oced to GTX 285 levelshyeah: So do you think a GTX 470 or a HD 5850 will be an worthy upgrade? I plan to overclock.

I am getting the HD5850 for ~215$+ Free Shipping and the GTX 470 for ~229$ + Free shipping

Thanks in advance

 

[comp@ddict]

No need to buy seriously, wait for HD6970 gonna launch real soon. Foolish to buy anything else within it's launch(who knows it might cause price war etc etc)

 

[F3niX]

I suggest you to get the GTX470 if you really wanna upgrade now

But i recommend to wait for GTX580/570 and HD 6970 to come out first

 

[St.John]

Until unless you use 2 or 3 monitors, and need Direct X 11 support desperately and have moolah to spare... GTX 285 standard is enough to throttle any game even today at full HD resolutions (Except Crysis) with acceptable eye candy...

Have a look at this chart and go through the conclusion... It makes no sense upgrading you GFX card unless the performance difference is by at least 3 grades... Anything lesser you wouldn't even notice the difference...

Graphics Card Hierarchy Chart : Best Graphics Cards For The Money: November 2010

 

[Marcus Fenix]

The 6970 is gonna be out of budget I guess.The 6970 might cause a price war with gtx 580 but cards at the 200$ range are not gonna be affected by price wars in the premium end.If you are in a hurry and can spend a bit more and get the HD 6870 .Also check this out if you are tight on budget

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100282-3SR Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity

199$!!!!!!!!!!!!
Better get this over the others at this price.