1200$ Good luck getting all $ needed for this baby!
2 1GB GTX 460's in SLi is the way to go. Beat a GTX 480 and 5870 easily at stock, not to mention they EASILY overclock to 850Mhz+.
I think you mean 825MHz on stock voltage, I haven't looked around, but can you tweak the voltages now?
Check out the review at tweaktown using the Palit 460 with voltage adjustment. Just amazing. They were able to take it from 800 core to 925. Blew everything out the water.
http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/3...b_overclocked_w_voltage_adjustment/index.html
except the 5000 series OCs just as easily too keep in mind. i easily...very very easily OCed mine to 950/1200 with its stock cooler and just on 1.25 volts but probably could go higher if i dared. wonder how an OC 5850 would be against the OC 460
still looks like tho for the price nvidia takes it. hrm, never thought i'd say that again