nVidia or ATI

[jamieakabubble]

right i know there is a lot of controversy about these two cards but im going to be upgrading my system very soon, (waiting for the new cpus to come out) and in the mean time i want to know which is better. im mainly playing CSS and some other games and i want new games also like crysis as i played it at my mates but my lil old sstem would not even give it a thought if i installed it. so do i get GTX 280 or a ATI 4870?

my price range is about £300 and i want something that i can just max out the settings no problem and have it last me a few years if possible lol

so what you think..........

 

[jamieakabubble]

Asus P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - £129.24
Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.33GHz (1333FSB) - Retail - £187.99
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PK PC2-8500C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit - £82.24
Leadtek GeForce GTX 280 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - £266.71
Antec TruePower Trio 650W PSU - £82.24
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM - £69.31
Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - £52.86
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler - £17.61

 

[jamieakabubble]

i hate the decition making, nvidia or ati, i just know which 1 im gona choose im gona b disapointed sumhow! i am tempted to get the ati cus its cheaper but then ill kick myself for been a tight butt! i duno what to do lol

 

[jamieakabubble]

lol can i blame you if it goes wrong???

 

[jamieakabubble]

lol ok, ive been readin and my mind is just so 50/50 but i fink i will take the plunge and get the

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI - £234.99

when its out lol

and mayb at last ill have a kick ass system lol

 

[jamieakabubble]

well aint the board i lready got a gd one??? look at my spec above thats the system ill get with the adjustment of the gfx card.

 

[jamieakabubble]

ok thanx, ill look into a 800w just to be sure!

 

[jamieakabubble]

Akasa AK-P085FG-BK 850W PowerMax PSU

 

[jamieakabubble]

lol thanx it worth knowing, but i jus realised i wont be changing my monitor as the screen is only 19inch which is still big but i cant fit ne thin bigger where it is lol its a decent samsung 930bf ne way so im sure i mite b able to get away with it easier cus the screen is smaller even tho i will b maxin out the resolution hahaha

 

[jamieakabubble]

lol well i want the e8600 so i got more time to think about it until that bad boy is out, and if the ati 4870x2 is out by then ill look at other peoples reveiws and see what they think cus i cba with been the 1st 1 and been disapointed with my card lol

 

[jamieakabubble]

i know its 19inch but will i b able to put everythin on high settings and enjoy the gam fully! with decent/exclent fps????

 

[jamieakabubble]

lol well i was hoping the powercolor 1024mb version 4870 was out 2day as it says on here but its not :S and i mite jus mite be able to fit a 24" some time down the line have to get mesurements haha. well is there anypoint in waiting for the e8600 or **** i jus get the e8500 and be done with and get the upgrade now???

 

[jamieakabubble]

Asus P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - £129.24
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.16GHz - £126.89
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PK PC2-8500C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit - £82.24
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI - £234.99
Akasa AK-P085FG-BK 850W PowerMax PSU - £99.86
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM - £69.31
Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - £52.86
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler - £17.61

I think this setup will rock, so down the line i could go cossfire wiv 2 4870 cards and get a bigger screen! and all to fit in my retro cheiftech dragon case lol

 

[jamieakabubble]

why is it pointless or sumat with the 1gb versoin????

 

[jamieakabubble]

lol ok fair enough, i was jus finking bout futureproofing thats all, at sum point i mite b goin 24" monitor but next year mayb lol gota start savin 4 xams 1st haha

 

[jamieakabubble]

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI - £158.61

im sure then this will be a good purchase only £160 too, would it not be worth getting two of these for crossfire ???? or am i been amature?

 

[jamieakabubble]

that looks like a decent card hhmmmmmmmm i mite jus hav 2 do that, but will it handle playin crysis in high settings?

 

[jamieakabubble]

kool, i mite jus purchase this setup now then, or do u ink its worth waiting for the e8600???

 

[jamieakabubble]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm tasty im gettin one of these badboys for definaye hahahahaha thanx im gona wait for definate and get that along with the rest of my spec cheers guys

 

[jamieakabubble]

the ati cards have sterted to look better the more i look at them lol