Hello Stan, Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 7:31:54 PM, you wrote:
> Sounds like you have a more than adequate video card right now so why > upgrade? You want an Nvidia solution then go with the 480 which is > overkill in every way possible (heat, energy, noise etc.). AMD is a > different matter entirely and Nvidia can claim fastest video card on the > planet but it will take another die shrink to become competitive with > Ati. Look for the 3rd or 4th quarter and Nvidia will have something > worth your hard earned money. Of course, AMD will be coming out with new > hardware by then as well. Poor Nvidia just can't seem to catch a break > by spreading themselves too thinly with all their other projects.. Hello James, Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 11:47:45 AM, you wrote: > Your 4870 is still pretty capable, to get something that > meaningfully outperforms it you're looking at a radeon 5850/5870, or an > Nvidia GTX470/480 Thanks guys. I think I will sit tight another year or two. My reason for upgrading was that STO lags a bit for me in ground missions and I cannot run the game video at full - one step below is fine though. I can deal with it. I'll check again at the end of the year. Appreciate your time. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..."
