Is $170 worth it for upgrading from a PNY GTX260 to an EVGA GTX 460 Superclocked?
Posted Jun 14, 2011, 10:35 PM UTC
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Tom's Hardware does hierarchy chart for graphics cards made in the past few years.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card-game-performance-radeon-hd-6670,2935-7.html
From reading the other comments and using this chart... yeah, a GTX 560 is a much bigger upgrade than switching from a GTX 260 to GTX 460.
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Thanks. I finally decided on this one. With rebates it's only $20 more than the the Superclocked 560 Fermi
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Wow, looks like it's also cooler and quieter. I'm getting pretty pumped for Friday when this thing gets here.
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I don't think so, not at that price. For $180 you can get the quite faster Radeon HD 6870.
I would like to stick with Nvidia cards to take advantage of the CUDA technology as I also use my computer for After Effects work. I guess what I meant was is the performance increase from a 260 to a 460 Superclocked worth 170 or if I should spend a bit more to get a better price/performance ratio.
Oh, I see your point. $170 does seem a little pricey but then again it's the superclocked version. However, EVGA makes fantastic cards and the 460 is a great card for the money so it's entirely up to you whether you want to go for the Superclocked or non-Superclocked model.
Thing is, I found this EVGA Superclocked GTX 560 Fermi for around $200 before mail-in rebate. You may want to spring for that if you can, as the 560 is a significantly more powerful card.
Holy shit, that's much better and in my price range. Thanks a lot.
If you can spend a little more, get the 560 Ti, they're around $220. The Fermi model is still great, however.