I've spent most of the summer so far slowly building a computer for fun. I'm pretty much done with everything except the video card and got into a very heated discussion with a co-worker about the best video setup. Here's my rig:
-Thermaltake Armor tower
-4 WD 640G HDs in RAID 5
-Gigabyte GA-x48 mB
-4GB OCZ Memory
-Intel Q9450
-Vista 64
-2 22" Acer LCD
I've found a variety of places where I can get a HD 4850 for around $150. Or I can go and get a single 4870 for around $300.
I'm thinking if I go for the 4870 I have an opportunity to upgrade with another one in the future. With 2x 4850s, I'm locked.
He thinks that the performance 2x4850 is more than anyone needs, and that the next upgrade I would need would be to some new chipset in the future.
Who's right? Computer is used for EVERything. Games, video, photo, etc
-Thermaltake Armor tower
-4 WD 640G HDs in RAID 5
-Gigabyte GA-x48 mB
-4GB OCZ Memory
-Intel Q9450
-Vista 64
-2 22" Acer LCD
I've found a variety of places where I can get a HD 4850 for around $150. Or I can go and get a single 4870 for around $300.
I'm thinking if I go for the 4870 I have an opportunity to upgrade with another one in the future. With 2x 4850s, I'm locked.
He thinks that the performance 2x4850 is more than anyone needs, and that the next upgrade I would need would be to some new chipset in the future.
Who's right? Computer is used for EVERything. Games, video, photo, etc