4850 to 4870 1GB or GTX 260-216

[tigersty1e]

If I made this upgrade would I notice a difference in my sig rig?

 

[BladeVenom]

I wouldn't bother. Wait till you get a bigger monitor or til the next generation of video cards comes out.

 

[MustangSVT]

at least wait few more weeks before you decide. but sometimes when you are bitten by the "upgrade bug" you just gotta get something

i recommand a bigger monitor

 

[dguy6789]

Would definitely be a waste of money to upgrade to a 4870 or a GTX 260 Core 216 from a 4850.

 

[bryanW1995]

it depends on what it would cost you to upgrade and what games you play. I happen to hate any sort of lag whatsoever and like max settings, plus I was able to upgrade for $55 or so net. If you can do that then I say "why not"?

 

[F1shF4t]

The only real advantage would be the extra mem for games like GTA4.

Also depends if you just want to use the absolute best settings, I've had 4870 crossfire on a 22" monitor till I got my higher res one.
Had a major "Upgradeatytis" this gpu generation

 

[LOUISSSSS]

save your money for a real upgrade to a new faster core.

just play wit your 4850 for now

 

[Leyawiin]

nvm

 

[error8]

Just volt mod your current card and you can take it over 4870.

 

[BFG10K]

I saw a large performance gain over a 4850 when moving to a GTX260+ (approx 40%-50%) in modern games, but I typically use at least 1600x1200 with at least 4xAA.

If you use 1680x1050 with lower levels of AA, you might not see such a dramatic difference.