Upgrading Video Card

[DeathNote]

So, I currently have a GTX 260 216 core and Im thinkin about upgrading it to get myself some better performance.

Im looking at either a 5850, 5870, GTX 470 or GTX 480. Price isn't a huge issue, but I would like to keep it under $450-$500

 

The cards Im looking at currently are:

5870:

XFX HD-587A-CNF9 Radeon HD 5870 2GB

XFX HD-587X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5870 1GB

 

5850:

XFX HD-585X-ZAFC Radeon HD 5850 1GB

SAPPHIRE TOXIC 100282TXSR Radeon HD 5850 1GB

 

GTX 470:

EVGA 012-P3-1470-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB

EVGA 012-P3-1472-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) SuperClocked 1280MB

 

GTX 480:

EVGA 015-P3-1480-AR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) 1536MB

EVGA 015-P3-1482-AR GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) SuperClocked FTW 1536MB

 

From that list, what do you guys think would be the best option?

 

I've been using nVidia cards forever, but my buddy uses ATI and his seems to get a little better performance in-game than my GTX 260.

I just cant decide which card would be the best bang for my buck, if that makes sense, lol

 

I should also mention that I will be upgrading my computer soon also.

It will have an AMD Phenom II x6 and 6GB of DDR3 1600.

[IVIYTH0S]

Do you know if you're able to enable SLI on that board??

[DeathNote]

The board I selected atm can do CrossFire

[El_Capitan]

What resolution?

[IVIYTH0S]

The board I selected atm can do CrossFire

Ya but there's almost always a way to enable SLI (even on non SLI boards) , and the strongest power for the money right now is running two 460 1GB's.

Heck if you dont care about DX11 quite yet (since there aren't that many games with it), you could pick up another 260 for $110 and have the gaming performance of a 470/5870 or better

[DeathNote]

My current board is an ASUS M4A79 Deluxe

It says its CrossFire supported, not SLI. How could I do that?

[DeathNote]

Also, the cheapest 260 I see is about $170 (after MIR)

[camaro_dude15]

My current board is an ASUS M4A79 Deluxe

It says its CrossFire supported, not SLI. How could I do that?

 

 

i think you have to add a patch and update your bios

[El_Capitan]

Asus GTX 460 1GB Overclocked edition for $175 plus free shipping. Can't beat that price, and overclocked gives you a GTX 470. It would be cheaper for you to get two of these and a new AM3 motherboard that supports SLI.

[IVIYTH0S]

i think you have to add a patch and update your bios

Though I haven't done it get, I here every board can be unlocked

 

here ya go: http://forums.overclockersclub.com/index.php?showtopic=172517 260's for $110 each

[DeathNote]

I currently have a OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W power supply, but it only has 2x PCI-E power connectors.

Concern 1)

Will this power supply support both of these cards? And if so, how can I get more PCI-E connectors, or do I even have to?

 

Concern 2)

What patch and bios do I update? Card, mobo, ????

[IVIYTH0S]

I currently have a OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W power supply, but it only has 2x PCI-E power connectors.

Concern 1)

Will this power supply support both of these cards? And if so, how can I get more PCI-E connectors, or do I even have to?

 

Concern 2)

What patch and bios do I update? Card, mobo, ????

1)It's probably advisable that you upgrade to say a 750W with 4x6pin or 6+2pin connections, as it stands you cannot run more than that 260.

 

2) This I'm unsure of, I'm looking around

here has some guy successful with two 8500's on your board: http://67.90.82.13/forums/showthread.php?t=235328

 

Might be in here: http://xdevs.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.30