Time for me to upgrade my gfx card.... But i'm having a bigger problem deciding which card to go for than a lot of people.
First off, after finally convincing myself the gtx 280 is not worth spending £400. I'm stuck with the hd4870 and the gtx 260. Now if the actually prices of the ati offering was £180 i don't think I'd be starting this thread. After browsing the usual sites, the only place that has the hd4870 is ocuk and they're asking for a bit over £217. Found a gtx 260 for a bit over £230 and that's making it even more difficult for me to order from ocuk before they run out of stock. I'm selling my 8800gts, but will have a 7600gt to tide me over, hopefully, before i get the new card.
After reading as many reviews as I could find, I'm still none the wiser as to which one to go for. Some sites are saying the hd4870 is faster the gtx 260, whereas others are saying the opposite and then the ones in which say that they're the same.
I'll be looking to overclock the card, but I can't use many good aftermarket coolers since my case has a side fan which doesn't go into the case by quite a bit. My room at uni is also insanely hot, Quite alot of the time I'm topless or just in my boxers.... This combination is exactly ideal, and it's one of my bigger reasons why I'm holding off from buying a hd4870 since they're meant to be run really hot.
I've got a 24" monitor btw, so would ideally like to play games at 1920x1200. Oh and I don't want to go down the multi gpu route, so no cross-fire/sli or X2/GX2. Any suggestions?