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Is a Nvidia 260 (216) a decent upgrade from a overclocked 4850?

Aekeron said:
That's an interesting site - is it just maximum framerates though?

To be honest, most of those numbers wouldn't make me want to bother spending £160 to upgrade. The increase really isn't worth it.
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i agree, well it's only going to cost half that by the time he sells his 4850 but even still i don't think it is worth it - games with too low fps are still too low and instead of getting 65fps you will get 75-80 ...woop woop.

spend the extra 40 pounds for a 4890 and clock it to 950mhz on the core, then it's probably worth the effort or just grab another 4850.
 
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philstanbridge said:
Let's not forget I am using a £300 Dell Inspiron here :D I have changed the cpu to a E8400 and I am now using a 400w modular psu. I have no option to go with SLI, not that I want to. I'm trying to keep things within a tight budget, hence the Dell in the first place. I think the 260 will be the perfect upgrade. I like the fact it is quieter than the 4850 too.
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Make sure your case will take the length of the 260.
 
hi there sorry to crash this thread didn't want to make another one as I have a similar question...:) I currently have a powercolor radeon 4850 512mb which runs at native res 1440x900, now its a great card but im just curious as to weather the 260 would give me a better long term solution, the processor is a [email protected] would waiting till the dx11 cards be more advisable at this comparatively low res?
 
yeah i thought as so, strangely ive been playing fallout 3 and get average 60fps all max settings but still get some funny stuttering in it..possibly the game but its odd
 
b-star said:
So what about overclocked GTX280? :rolleyes:
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What about it? Overclocked it beats a GTX285. Point is it's emd of line and places you can still find it for sale is more than £245 (cheapest I can find online).

Okay there are 2n hand ones about but same is true of GTX260.

I don't see the point you are trying to make? Are you suggesting the GTX280 for £100 more than a GTX260 but about 5--10% quicker is a better buy? :confused:
 
I think he's pointing out that while an overclocked 260 matches a 280, surely if you had a 280 you would overclock it.

Anyahoot, I have a 4850 at the moment but my 2 month old xfx 260gtx should arrive tomorrow, so will be interesting to see what boost I get from it on my 20" screen (especially on crysis!)

As Greebo pointed out, have sold my 4850 for £85 and got the 260 for £125 so after sending out my card should work out at about a £45 upgrade :)
 
Greebo said:
Overclocked it beats a GTX285. Point is it's emd of line and places you can still find it for sale is more than £245 (cheapest I can find online).

I don't see the point you are trying to make? Are you suggesting the GTX280 for £100 more than a GTX260 but about 5--10% quicker is a better buy?
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Hi, no, I just wondered about GTX280 performance if oveclock :p
as running mine on stock.
 
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