Worth while upgrade from Gainward GTX 260 1792MB?

[jimmy321]

I'm out of the loop on graphic cards and wondering if theres any great advantage on upgrading from my Gainward GTX 260 Golden Sample 1792MB.

My rig is an i7 920 @ 4gz, 6 gig of ram, 24" monitor @ 1920x1200, 750w Zalman PSU.

The two main games i'm looking forward to are COD Black Opps this year & Assassin's Creed Brotherhood next year.

Budget is approx £200 + whatever I can get for my current card, can got a bit over if it makes a big difference.

Should I buy now or is there something worth waiting for arriving soon.

 

[crackerbear]

Should I buy now or is there something worth waiting for arriving soon.

The new line of high end ATI cards are coming out late November/early December so you may want to wait for those as they'd fall into your budget.

If you were buying now though, your best bet would be either a HD 6870 ~£180, overclock a GTX 460 1GB ~£150 or a GTX 470 ~£190.

Personally I'd wait, but with any of these cards, you should see a decent boost in performance from your 260.

 

[subbytna]

You can get a GTX470 for 199.99 at the min in OC's offers.

 

[subbytna]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-135-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1810

scratch that....

 

[jimmy321]

Thanks for the replies, the Gainward GeForce GTX 470 GOOD Edition is tempting, cooling looks the same as my current card which is quite quiet.

But with a new ATI round the corner...will hold off till closer to COD release date to see if there's more details before making a decision.

 

[Cleeecooo]

Wait for Cayman

I suggest you put your card up for sale now to see how much you can get for it and wait for the new AMD Cayman / Antilles cards to come out. i doubt you'll be able to afford the Antilles/6990 (with your budget), so i would wait for the 6970 and 6950.