Which GPU ?

[BIGBC]

Im eyeing up 3 different cards atm :

XFX GTX260XT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-131-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=927

XFX 4890 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-124-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1403

XFX 4890 XT http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-126-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1403

This will be coupled with a Q6600 + 4GB DDR2, 500W PSU with 1x6pin + 1x6+2pin.

Im open to other suggestions and although i do like XFX is just coincidence that they are all XFX cards.

Which will perform best ? run the coolest ? run the quitest ?

Cheers

 

[Zerolimitz]

well atm the best single gpu graphic card on the market and best value is 4890 but just by looking at the coolers i can tell they will be really loud i would also prob go for a 600watts + just to be on the safe side.

4890 will perform best

gtx 260xt will be quitest + i would also suggest going for the bfg comes with a nice Lifetime Warranty.

 

[johny dolan]

Id want more psu with those cards as that system will draw over 400 watts under load.

 

[Alex74]

Definitely the 4890 for speed, but you might as well save £12 and bump up the GPU frequency rather than paying for the XT. As said above, also worth looking into your power draw and considering a better PSU.

 

[Voxination]

well atm the best single gpu graphic card on the market and best value is 4890

Value for money yes, the 4890 wins, but the best single GPU on the market is the GTX285

Definitely the 4890 for speed, but you might as well save £12 and bump up the GPU frequency rather than paying for the XT. As said above, also worth looking into your power draw and considering a better PSU.

Agreed here, the standard 4890 will give you the best bang for you buck, plus you can easily OC if needed.

 

[longqoo]

for the price and power consumption, i would go for 260

but for the performance, 4890 certainly cant go wrong

 

[BIGBC]

That 500W PSU combination is one ive used before with a GTX260 and it runs solid, dont know about the 4890's.
Im leaning towards the 260 atm as the 4890's will push me over budget and ive always had better experieces with nVidia, though I feel its time to give ATi another chance and those 4890's look like great bang for the buck.

 

[Voxination]

If your sig is correct and you have a 780i motherboard, then why not go for the 260, and then SLI at a later date when you have the cash?

 

[BIGBC]

I guess it wasnt clear from the first post, this is going in a NEW system with the Q6600.
Why would I be replaceing the 9800GX2 with any of these anyway ?

 

[MoRT489]

why not asus? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-167-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=927

 

[siumatfung]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-209-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1403

shud be a lot quiet than XFX tbh

 

[BIGBC]

Is it really not worth the extra £10 to get a XFX with slight clock speed increase ?
I would rather it done as stock than up it myself.

 

[Voxination]

Sorry, my mistake there.

Either save cash and go with the 260 that Creed suggested or go for a standard 4890. Either way the cards can be OCed when you find yourself lacking in the power department.

 

[BIGBC]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-209-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1403

shud be a lot quiet than XFX tbh

as the 4890's will push me over budget

How is a more expensive one going to help ?

All the XFX cards Ive used have been quite, the ASUS ones Ive encountered have been hit+miss, granted they have not had radical cooler changes like that.

Would a 4890 need more power ?

 

[Voxination]

Both should be fine on a decent 500W PSU, although a little extra is always good for peace of mind.

 

[BIGBC]

Sorry, my mistake there.

Either save cash and go with the 260 that Creed suggested or go for a standard 4890. Either way the cards can be OCed when you find yourself lacking in the power department.

no worries.
So the ASUS 260. Is Rivatuner capable of overclocking GPU's ? not done it before.

EDIT: cheers about the power, I know the 260's are happy on a decent 500W.

EDIT: the ASUS card has a 3year warranty and the XFX a 2year, think Im settled on the ASUS 260 unless anyone has a decent argument.

 

[Mojo]

Well m8, the Xfx standard one is only a tenner more expensive than the GTX260, and is a good bit quicker, with more memory and is more likely to be a good clocker. With an SLI mobo, i suppose the option to SLI is there, but having done the multi GPU thing, i'd suggest sticking to one card. Fewer things to go wrong and more consistent game performance

 

[BIGBC]

That is a tenner that I simply do not have.
Ive used a GTX260 a fair bit and ran it side by side with a friends 4890, difference wasnt really noticeable in games like farcry2, UT3, crysis warhead.