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    EVGA GTX 260 Overclocked vs HD 5830

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    #1  Edited By greenblattsam

    I AM NOT STARTING A FLAME WAR. I am just asking from personal experience and performance which would be the better card to purchase. Thanks for the help. 
    *GTX 260 Superclocked

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    #2  Edited By HitmanAgent47

    Well bechmark wise the HD5830 is slightly better. Most ppl doesn't complain about the gtx260 core 216 or maxcore version though. It should power most games well enough.

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    #3  Edited By greenblattsam

    Okay I am very close to ordering a new i7 930 with a superclocked thanks for the help.

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    #4  Edited By HitmanAgent47

    You know the other card is more powerful since it always has more framerates and it has DX11 effects and it's about the same price on newegg. You can overclock the videocard yourself, ask any pc gamer on the forum they will teach you. I like nvidia more than ati, however I think your making a mistake buying a outdated phased out card with no DX11 effects with less framerates for about the same price. Then again don't say I didn't tell you so.

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    #5  Edited By SlasherMan

    HD 5830, definitely. Unless you absolutely have to have PhysX and CUDA support but can't afford anything better than the 260 on the Nvidia side of things.
    Otherwise, the HD 5830 is faster, has DX11 support, Eyefinity (if multiple monitors is your thing).
     
    To be perfectly honest, I'd drop the i7 for an i5 and get a 5850 instead.

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    #6  Edited By greenblattsam

    I am going with an i7 because I will be using it to render HD video. Now my mind can't be made up :(. I love nvidia but can't seem to pass up the 5830.

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