Nvidia card, better than 4870 series?

[drak3]

Hello all,

I have a 4870 but because of the non-existent linux driver support I am looking at nvidia solutions this time. With the release of new tech hours away any idea which cards (hopefuly cheaper soon!) I should be looking at to make the change value for money?

PS: Size and silence is also something I would like to consider.

Thanks.

 

[Owenb]

Nvidia will only be releasing the high-end cards today, ~£300-450. You will have to wait until ~june for midrange cards. From the current range the GTX260 216 version will give similar performance to your current card, a GTX275 should give 115%. Not the easiest cards to find these days and because of that they are overpriced.

 

[mame]

The only sensible priced card is the GTX 260 which is about the same as the 4870. I remember a review of the 2 cards together saying that they take turns of 1st and 2nd place on each game they tried. The only problem is that they are old tech now. I paid £140 a year ago for mine from here. Today, OcUK's cheapest is £137 and they are all out of stock. Ebay seems to fetch just over £100 a time.

 

[drak3]

Thanks for the info, I will try to grab a bargain from someone trying to get rid of "old tech" I guess

 

[mame]

Thanks for the info, I will try to grab a bargain from someone trying to get rid of "old tech" I guess

I didn't mean old tech as in obsolete (I still use one) I just mean it's a shame to pay £140 for a card you could have bought a year ago for the same price.