Best $200ish GPU?

Tax time is coming around and I want to upgrade my 8800gt. What should I be looking into? Dont want to spend more than $225. I have a monster of a PSU also. I am also getting a 1080p monitor, so high res performance is important.

Normally I just look myself, but i've been out of the hardware part of the PC world so long im lost.

4870 1gb or a GTX 260.Josh2

What he said.

Rumor is that the gtx 295 will be out within the next 2 weeks.hartsickdiscipl

Is it going to be a 2 GB GPU?

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]Rumor is that the gtx 295 will be out within the next 2 weeks.TheUberKnight

Is it going to be a 2 GB GPU?

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[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]Rumor is that the gtx 295 will be out within the next 2 weeks.gamerloks

Is it going to be a 2 GB GPU?

Ah, ok. Well, that works. :D

Im going to pick up a 260 thursday. The 4870 is a nice card stock vs stock it beats the 260. But after reading about 20 reviews one thing stands out. Overclocking on the 260 is much much better. And i'm a big overclocker. Hopefully I don't kill it.

Thanks for the help guys.

4870 1gb or a GTX 260.Josh2

I would agree if I was going to be playing games at my current res, but I won't be. I'll be playing all my games @ 1080p 8800gt won't cut it in some of the more taxing games I have. And its not like $200 is alot. Only reason I even have the 8800GT (I've had it idleing at 74C the last 6 months, like 102C load.) still is because I can't kill it.

Killed my 9800 pro, then a 6800 ultra, and a 7900gtx right after that. Hopefully I kill off the 260 and it gives me an excuse to upgrade again.

wow. 102c?? i didn't know it could operate tha hot

but you really shouldnt have a problem with the GTX 260, it overclocks like a beast, mine was 576mhz stock core clock, i have her running at 750mhz now:)

(I'm still testing for stability, thought i had it at 771mhz, but it crashed, and idk if it was my cpu or the gpu cuz it didnt give me a blue screen, it just locked up)

I would agree if I was going to be playing games at my current res, but I won't be. I'll be playing all my games @ 1080p 8800gt won't cut it in some of the more taxing games I have. And its not like $200 is alot. Only reason I even have the 8800GT (I've had it idleing at 74C the last 6 months, like 102C load.) still is because I can't kill it.

Killed my 9800 pro, then a 6800 ultra, and a 7900gtx right after that. Hopefully I kill off the 260 and it gives me an excuse to upgrade again.

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I would agree if I was going to be playing games at my current res, but I won't be. I'll be playing all my games @ 1080p 8800gt won't cut it in some of the more taxing games I have. And its not like $200 is alot. Only reason I even have the 8800GT (I've had it idleing at 74C the last 6 months, like 102C load.) still is because I can't kill it.

Killed my 9800 pro, then a 6800 ultra, and a 7900gtx right after that. Hopefully I kill off the 260 and it gives me an excuse to upgrade again.

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so is it a bad time to upgrade?

i have a BFG 8800GT and i want to upgrade to this

would it be a good buy? i will save $80 plus what ever Farcry 2 is. or would it be better to wait and see what the GTX 295 does.

Honestly, i would get another (9)8800gt and run it in sli if possible. If not then hold your horses for few weeks and wait for prices to drop.44Bubbleboy44

well how much do they drop by? because i am getting $120 off original price after mir and if you include the game's price.

Wow. Does my 8800GT like suck horribly now? Should I think about upgrading or should I wait another year? Sorry to highjack this thread but man I just got the thing last year and its ram looks like it cannot compete. chester706

my question is the same. i am thinking of getting the GTX 260 but no one knows if this offer would be beat anytime soon.

Wow. Does my 8800GT like suck horribly now? Should I think about upgrading or should I wait another year? Sorry to highjack this thread but man I just got the thing last year and its ram looks like it cannot compete. chester706

No mate , i used to have 8800 gt before this one and it still worked wonderfully , if you're playing at 1280 , it will play most games on high settings , dont upgrade now