8800 gtx died 6 months after oven trick worked

[PoonWiki]

Hi recently my 8800 gtx OC2 died on me again 6 months after using the oven trick. Unfortunately the oven trick didnt work again and im looking for a new video card around 400$. Looking at either the ati 5870 or nvidia gtx 470.

Im using a 23" hdmi monitor with 1920x1080 res and will be playing games that high. PLease recommend me something best in the 350$-400$ range. Im looking for a semi-future proof card that will last me 2 years or so

Specs.
CPU: I5 750@2.66ghz
Ram: 4gb corsair xms 3 ddr3 , its not running at the highest memory clock (need to fix that) ~1600
HD: Cavier western black 500g
no sound card
mobo: DDR3 2600+, 8+2 phase, Quad CrossFireX, EuP Ready
ASRock P55 Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
antec 900 case
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready

[Younglin]

I'd go with the 5870. Heck at 1920 x 1080 you could go with a 5770 and still be okay. Especially after a decent OC. I have a 5750 @ 910/1265 and it runs 1920 x 1080 flawlessly with almost any game I play. Bioshcok 2 on highest I get about 70-80 FPS average.

Basically I'm just saying you don't need a really high end (and expensive) card for 1920 x 1080. But this IS OC forums so I say go 5870.

[kayson]

I'd go with the 5870. Heck at 1920 x 1080 you could go with a 5770 and still be okay. Especially after a decent OC. I have a 5750 @ 910/1265 and it runs 1920 x 1080 flawlessly with almost any game I play. Bioshcok 2 on highest I get about 70-80 FPS average.

Basically I'm just saying you don't need a really high end (and expensive) card for 1920 x 1080. But this IS OC forums so I say go 5870.

Uhhh I have a 5770 and I can't max out settings on some games @1680x1050....

[don'tknow]

Can't go wrong with either the 5870 or 470. Here's a somewhat recent comparison of GTX400 and HD5000 series:

http://www.techspot.com/review/283-geforce-gtx-400-vs-radeon-hd-5800/

It's not done with unreasonably old drivers (Forceware 257.15 and Catalyst 10.5) and compares some games with decently GPU intensive engines (not 4 year old console ports that run at 150 fps on all cards).

Would recommend the 5870 for general performance. But if you really can't live without PhysX, or are very concerned about tessellation performance (whenever very heavily tessellated games come out), then get the 470 instead.

[Younglin]

Uhhh I have a 5770 and I can't max out settings on some games @1680x1050....

I said after a nice OC. What speeds are you at?

[kayson]

I said after a nice OC. What speeds are you at?

My bad I missed that. I'm at stock speeds lol

[Younglin]

My bad I missed that. I'm at stock speeds lol

Why not OC?

[iEATu]

For that high of a resolution I would get an SLI for one of the Geforce 200 series or a gtx 470 or 480.

[kayson]

Why not OC?

I live in Arizona and its summer = its 100+ outside and its expensive enough to cool my room as it is.

[Younglin]

I live in Arizona and its summer = its 100+ outside and its expensive enough to cool my room as it is.

I see your point.