ATI 4870 or Nvidia GTX 260?

[Jimmeh]

Right, I need a graphics card and was pretty surprised at how cheap these badboys are going for now. I've basically narrowed it down to either one of these two:

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD4870 512MB GDDR5 - ?143.74
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAP-4870#

OR

Inno3D nVidia GTX260 896MB DDR3 - ?134.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146007

Which would say is the better card? I know that the 4800 series is supposed to be the best bang for buck, but looking at these prices now I'm not so sure. Some of the newer benchmarks have the 260 outperforming the 4870, and vice versa. Alternatively I could get the 1GB 4870 for ?165, but I'm not sure it's worth it considering I'll only be playing at 1650x1080.

Any help/advice would be great.

 

[Sir Phoenixx]

The GTX 260 most of the time.

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=16914&page=7

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/palit_gtx260/9.htm

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/sapphire_4870/10.htm

http://www.techspot.com/review/108-visiontek-radeon-4870/page9.html

 

[Asus]

They are about even or trade blows depending on the game. If one has a lot better price or has a rebate going the week you are going to buy then pick it up.

If there is a game you play a lot then maybe see if it is benchmarked and if there is a big difference between these cards in that game.