Comments for: Deal of the week: A GeForce GTX 260 for $270 shipped

#23. Posted at 11:33 PM on Aug 3rd 2008

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clone

when the 260 sells for less than the 4870 it'll become a deal.... ATI really has Nvidia over a barrel at the moment.

the Mail In Rebate wars are still favoring the 4870 by several dollars and it's faster..... a tough combo to beat.

then the presence of the 4850 for $100 less is a slam dunk.... slower than both the 260 and 4870 but not enough to warrant concern while the monetary difference is making it quite the monster.

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#24, Well lets take a look at SLI and CF why? the discussion is ... : clone (#32) «

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#5. Posted at 06:02 PM on Aug 1st 2008

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curls

You can get a 4870 for ~240 with MIR if you check out the deal sites. A much better deal.

#5, Even the 4850 has almost the same performance and its at lea... : tocatl (#7) «

#7, http://techreport.com/articles.x/15105/3 Is that what you ... : Meadows (#12) «

#12, In that review in crysis, the difference is not more t... : tocatl (#15) «

#15, Who cares about Crysis, that game is unoptimized to... : rythex (#16) «

#12, Compare with GRID which is newer game, and don't forge... : Drive (#18) «

#12, Sorry to burst your bubble... but the 4850 delivers a ... : SubSeven (#21) «

#21, Sorry to burst your blimp, but let's agree to sharp... : Meadows (#22) «

#22, Nothing to really disagree on buddy... i don't m... : SubSeven (#26) «

#26, Wait...so this deal that Cyril posted plus ot... : Silus (#28) «

#28, With all due respect to Cyril, I just happ... : SubSeven (#30) «

#30, The problem with that logic is that AMD... : Silus (#31) «

#29. Posted at 08:20 AM on Aug 4th 2008

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ElderDruid

I just bought and returned a 4870. There were graphical glitches in Lord of the Rings Online.

I hear there are similar issues in the Catalyst drivers with other games, and so I'm surprised that none of this gets mentioned in reviews. Everyone's just gushing over the R700, but the truth seems to be that nVidia's drivers are more mature and error-free.

#14. Posted at 07:12 AM on Aug 2nd 2008

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Fighterpilot

The GTX260 never beats the 280 but both the 4850 and the 4870 do in various titles.
Still its a pretty good card at its new low price....under $250 is killer after NVidia tried to shaft all their fans by charging $400 for it.

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#3. Posted at 05:50 PM on Aug 1st 2008

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ColdMist

The ATI cards have much better Linux support. (Gasp, how long has it been to be able to say that?!) Outside of that, I think it's a very cool tossup between green and red.

About the only over-the-horizon tech that one might support over the other might be some of the physics stuff, but until it's here, it's all speculation.

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#4. Posted at 05:54 PM on Aug 1st 2008

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Voldenuit

I wonder if nv is still making a profit off the 260 at $270. Considering that it launched at $400, it would have meant an obscene amount of price gouging if they are...

#4, price gouging claims on a luxury item? GASP! : derFunkenstein (#19) «

#17. Posted at 12:54 PM on Aug 2nd 2008, Edited at 01:48 PM on Aug 2nd 2008

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Drive

Compare with GRID which is newer game, and don't forget that they use old driver

http://techreport.com/articles.x/15105/6

they are about the same!!!

That suppose to reply to #12

#13. Posted at 03:28 AM on Aug 2nd 2008

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MadManOriginal

For roughly the same price I'd have to say the 4870 is a better buy. It performs at least as well most of the time and outperforms the GTX260 some of the time, and occasionally by a lot.

#11. Posted at 11:43 PM on Aug 1st 2008

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PRIME1

How bout a 9800GX2 for $285
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130338

#9. Posted at 07:13 PM on Aug 1st 2008

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PRIME1

I got mine for $225 after rebate

Can't wait to pop this bad boy in.

I have some sort of shindig to attend first though.

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#2. Posted at 05:25 PM on Aug 1st 2008

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ssidbroadcast

Well there we have it, good graphics for everyone then.

#1. Posted at 05:25 PM on Aug 1st 2008

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Helmore

Quite odd that prices over there (US) are pretty much the same for both the GTX260 and 4870. Over here (the Netherlands) prices are lower for the 4870 than for the GTX260 cards, so then your choice is quite easy to make I guess. Prices for the 4870 are around €220-230 while the GTX260 are around €250-260 (all including tax/VAT), when looking at respectable retailers and brands.