which is the one youd like to own

forget about multigpu or whatsoever....
solely based on the running cost (price,power consumption,mobo,proc needed to fuel the card)
which is the winner.

please state reason for selection
edit:added my favourite card the 8800gts

Probably the 280 GTX but for now, I'll wait and see if drivers in the future will optimize it.

I did not vote.

You should ask this question AFTER the release of the 4850 and 4870.

None of the above so I won't vote in the poll.
I'll go for either the ATI 4850 or the 4870 (probably the 4870).

My vote would go to the G92 8800GTS, but it's not on the list.

I already own a factory overclocked 3870x2. I meant to vote 3870x2 as it's an efficient and elegant solution compared to the slightly more powerful 9800gx2, but I accidentally clicked on "See Results" and not "Vote" so my vote didn't count.

You left out the choices arriving next week and in the fall:

4850, 4870 and 4870x2.

What I want is a 4870x2 in the fall.

GT/GTS, especially in terms of initial cost.

+1 for 8800GTS (G92)

I wouldn't call the 9800gx2 crap. It's poorly designed as it's not on one PCB like the 3870x2, but it seems to beat the GTX280 in many benchmarks. Right now, with Nvidia drivers the way they are, the results seem to be one of two combinations:

1. 9800gx2
2. GTX280
3. 3870x2

or

1. GTX280
2. 9800gx2
3. 3870x2

What hurts the GTX280 is price, power and thermals.

That makes me think that the 4870 and 4870x2 will do well against Nvidia's latest when they arrive next week and in the fall.

The last single player games I bought were Oblivion and The Witcher. Lately, I've been playing mostly LOTRO (went lifetime even) and I doubt that I'll need a 4870x2 for that (but it will be tempting in the fall). What I need more is a new mobo and CPU, along with a 24" LCD.

For what I play, a 3870x2 will work for several more years.

Cant see a need for more than a 8800GTX for most peoples needs so i vote for that.
Mactronix

dang.i forgot the start of the generation of 8800s.8800gts is the best buy at the moment tho.i wont upgrade if i had a 8800gts as it gives playable performance.

Heck considering the prices, I might even say the best option would be the GTS-1GB, really for a longer term future the 1GB comes in handy for future games as well as for the GPGPU options which would really benefit from the 1GB of memory. Also if you do PhysX on one card (which is possible) having enough memory to split between Graphics and Phsyics would be a wise idea as well.

So I'll slightly revise my recco to be the GTS-1GB.

Well due to poor reactions to their launch, looks like there's a price has drop on the GTX 280.

At this price I'll take 4 ;

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