Point of View GeForce GTX 260 Assassins Creed Edition

[vojc]

4870 can be OCed on 950 (Diamond cards) and it gets close to 280GTX performance
for higher resolutions and AA enabled, 4870 is much better(except crysis in twchpowerup review):
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Point_Of_View/GeForce_GTX_260/9.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Point_Of_View/GeForce_GTX_260/15.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4870,1964-9.html

techpowerup crysis test must be something wrong, ewery test i hawe seen has better score in crysis for 4870 than 260gtx

 

[newtekie1]

the 4870 is faster than the gtx260!! you need to read!

I think it is you that needs to read. Look at the graphs posted here, and the revew that this thread is for. The two cards are dead even. Even in the other reviews they are within 5%, which is unoticable.

4870 can be OCed on 950 (Diamond cards) and it gets close to 280GTX performance
for higher resolutions and AA enabled, 4870 is much better(except crysis in twchpowerup review):
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Point_Of_View/GeForce_GTX_260/9.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Point_Of_View/GeForce_GTX_260/15.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4870,1964-9.html

techpowerup crysis test must be something wrong, ewery test i hawe seen has better score in crysis for 4870 than 260gtx

Ok, so one 4870 on the market can managed to overclock well and to get to 950MHz on the core, and it actually isn't even on the market yet, and we have not idea how much extra they are going to charge for the "Black Edition" card. On top of that, when it is overclocked to 950MHz it only comes close to matching a 280GTX, it doesn't actually do it. While pretty much any 260GTX on the market will overclock well and will actually match 280GTX performance. So the 260GTX is definitely the better buy, thanks for clearing that up for us.

There you have it folk, straight from the horses mouth.
The single HD4870 that can manage a good overclock, can't match a 280GTX.
Most 260GTX overclock very well, and can match a 280GTX.
We currently don't know the markup on this special "Black Edition" HD4870.
We do know the price of the 260GTX, and it is the same as a standard HD4870.

Seems to me the choice is clear.

 

[vojc]

yes price is the same but 4870 is average 5% faster than 260GTX
and OCed 4870 kick ass to 280GTX
can be OCed on 1100+ on GPU
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=193559

 

[W1zzard]

yes price is the same but 4870 is average 5% faster than 260GTX
and OCed 4870 kick ass to 280GTX
can be OCed on 1100+ on GPU
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=193559

please learn to read. in that post the 4870 got oc'd to 860. wrong gpuz reading because of unsupported beta driver

 

[xu^]

yes price is the same but 4870 is average 5% faster than 260GTX
and OCed 4870 kick ass to 280GTX
can be OCed on 1100+ on GPU
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=193559

fanbois

so an oc card can beat a non oc card ,and your point is ?

if the ATI is so great why are u bothering to read nvidia reviews ? lol
i dont waste my time reading reviews for things i have no interest in and then posting messages slating the products.

 

[hat]

That's one big buckin gpu

 

[W1zzard]

that grey chunk you see is the IHS on the gpu, not the gpu die itself. anyone want to buy a card and rip off the ihs for science?

 

[W1zzard]

if the ATI [card] is so great why are u bothering to read nvidia reviews ?

lol that is so sig material

 

[vojc]

fanbois

so an oc card can beat a non oc card ,and your point is ?

if the ATI is so great why are u bothering to read nvidia reviews ? lol
i dont waste my time reading reviews for things i have no interest in and then posting messages slating the products.

my point is......it is cheaper
why to read?.....to compare 4870 and 260GTX, and 260 realy sux

 

[xu^]

yes but its pointless you doing so as youve obviously already made up your mind that the ATI is far far superior and nothing is going to change that.
i have np`s with ATI ,but all u ppl do is scream but its cheaper!!! yeah so ? lol
now be a good little fanbois and go troll in the ATI forum

 

[newtekie1]

my point is......it is cheaper
why to read?.....to compare 4870 and 260GTX, and 260 realy sux

The HD4870 is $309.99 on newegg.
The 260GTX is $329.99 on newegg.
We are talking about $20 difference.
The HD4870 will NOT overclock to the performance level of the 280GTX.
The 260GTX will overclock to the performance level of the 280GTX.

I think I'll spend the $20 and get the better performance. Now, if you don't overclock, then buy the HD4870 and get the same performance for cheaper. However, if you overclock, the 260GTX is the better buy.

 

[vojc]

HD does OC on the level of 280GTX easly
and price here well 4870 cost 240€ and 260GTX cost 299€ so difrence is ~100$US
that s how it is in europe

 

[newtekie1]

HD does OC on the level of 280GTX easly
and price here well 4870 cost 240€ and 260GTX cost 299€ so difrence is ~100$US
that s how it is in europe

No, the HD4870 will not overclock to the level of the 280GTX. The only one that comes close is the Black Edition being put out by Diamond. Normal HD4870s won't do it, and we have no idea how much of a premium the Diamond HD4870 is going to cost when it does hit the market.

And you even said it yourself, the Diamond HD4870 gets close to the 280GTX when overclocked to 950MHz, but it doesn't match the 280GTX.

 

[vojc]

260gtx doesn`t match 280GTX either.
And look this way: in US it is cheaper, in EU 4870 is at minimum 50€ (~80$) cheaper than 260GTX, so not many people buy nvidia here (i could say no one for now).
Until the prices are not equals people here will buy ATI , it is cheaper at the moment

 

[newtekie1]

260gtx doesn`t match 280GTX either.
And look this way: in US it is cheaper, in EU 4870 is at minimum 50€ (~80$) cheaper than 260GTX, so not many people buy nvidia here (i could say no one for now).
Until the prices are not equals people here will buy ATI , it is cheaper at the moment

Yes, the 260GTX does match the 280GTX, read the revew this thread is for, please I really think it will help you get your facts straight.

I don't really not any of the European e-Tailers, but a trip over to overclockers(the only european e-tailer I know of) shows that the 260GTX is only £30 more than the HD4870. That is only about a 37€(~$60) difference, not 50€ like you say.

I still think I would pay the extra $60 for a card that overclocks to 280GTX performance. But, like I said, if you don't overclock the HD4870 is the better buy.

 

[vojc]

eh, here u go
and that is cheap (that s what they say)
http://www.elektronika.si/

 

[hat]

that grey chunk you see is the IHS on the gpu, not the gpu die itself. anyone want to buy a card and rip off the ihs for science?

Oh W1zzard... I am not a noob I know that's the IHS

 

[vojc]

maby there is a dual or quad core under IHS

 

[mrw1986]

Because Intel chipsets are much better than their nVidia counterparts and I'm a HUGE fan of multi-gpu setups I would go with a pair of 4870's. If nVidia could get their chipsets to match that of Intel I would pick up a pair of GTX 260's wicked fast.

 

[Darkrealms]

Very nice review W1z !

I'm glad there are so many fan boys on both sides. If everyone went on what was best this round one or the other company would be out of business. ATI is trying hard and it looks like they are doing a good job catching up. I'm glad!

I'm an Nvidia fan boy (and AMD, go figure) but that doesn't change the fact that without competition and struggle there is no advancement.

2¢

 

[rockley]

Hello, my GTX260 was damaged in the resistor. (PCB Number is P897 Point OF View)
at the bottom of the PCB with resistors No. R545, and 3 resistors on the top,but I can not know the number of the resistor. There located near the fan connector. can anybody help me? can i replace it ? What resistor should I use? What is the value of the resistor?
Thank you. Sory, I have broken english..

Here is the pictures ( Broken Resistor =RED CIRCLE in the picture), but this for inno3d and same as Point of view: