ATI 5770 or NVIDIA GTX 260?

thestud

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I'm wondering which one of these I should get for my desktop. On the one hand, the GTX 260 performs better (according to http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html), but on the other hand it doesn't support DirectX 11 like the 5770. I'm not a hardcore gamer by any means, but I still want to be able to play games at a moderately high setting level, so what should I get?
 

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Would the slower fps be very noticeable and significant? Or will it be by just a few frames? Which one would you say is the better one to get for now? (as I do tend to eventually upgrade to something better later on in the year maybe)
 

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What resolution ar you playing at? Realistically, if a game is causing the 5770 to struggle, the 260 isn't fairing much better. If you are looking to upgrade in time then the $40 less that the 5770 is even more of a case for buying it
 

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I'll be playing at 1920 x 1080 (full HD I believe). Atleast that's the plan.