Stay with the 4870 X2 or buy a GX2 and sli the system???

I bought a 4870 X2 and it runs excellently, but I thought it might be a waste of a GX2 since I have 1...So should stay with the 4870 X2 or just grab another GX2 and Quad them and return the X2???


Thanks for the Opinions

I'll be using a 1080p monitor in Sept

isn't 1080p 1920x1080?

i think the new driver might improve things but the 4870X2 still perform better then 9800GX2.

just a thing the physx and cuda MIGHT benefit alot from the second GX2 in the possible future.

1080i/p is 1920x1080. but if its a TV it might be lower the 1080i when connected to a PC. but if tis a pc monitor then its full hd.

Wish I could afford that choice!
I`d stick to the single Radeon, it lacks GPU Physx but support is limited and by the time games are using it widely we`ll all be looking for an upgrade anyway.
BTW, is n`t cuda a development tool?

yes it will be 1920x1080, so I really don't think the ram will be a problem...but I dunno I mean I can get another GX2 for around 300$ so I dunno either the GX2 for 300$ or the X2 for 500$...:S

getting one card rather than two is always better because then you won't run into the problem of a game not supporting multiple cards or not scaling well with more than one. plus one may be easier on the psu, and may generate less heat.

Damn L1qu1d, tough life choices you have

I think i would keep the 4870X2 and sell the GX2 on ebay or to a friend.

Excellent choice, sir.

you could all ways give me the 4870x2, but i dont see where ur coming from if ur happy with the 4870x2 whats the problem

the only thing wrong with SLI is its got to run on a crappy nvidia motherboard
ditch the nvidia motherboard and go for intel

Actually, id take the Quad SLI!
they still slap most cards on the market today, crysis would benefit from 2x GX2's too.
If you really must sell it..... let old warcry know

Well I bought another GX2, I kept the 4870 X2, and put it in the Secondary computer for now.

THe GX2 Quad scales really well, atleast witht he latest drivers!! I'm really shocked!

My vantage score doubled, and Crysis went up by 40%!!!

Quad GX2s perform better than 1 4870 X2 thats for sure!!! So I'll wait for a CrossX motherboard before I put the 4870 X2 in my primary!

lol! well I dunno, this hobby is all I got to keep me busy when I'm not at work or with friends (or at school) haha.

im the same, i love buying new hardware all the time. its so exciting getting new hardware, even the unboxing process of a new gpu is fun
I only have an 8800gtx, upgrading sometime next week. do you think the 9800gx2 is still a good option? all the spotlight is on the ati 4k series and the GT200 series i almost forgot about the 9.

where are you guys? im guessing america?
im in Australia, every pc shop i use have dropped the GX2. and the only ones i can find are still $500!

lol don't be, I worked my ass off getting this money and have barely any left to spend for fun, the rest go to gas, car, and other things. Your in College, give it a couple of more years, and You'll be able to buy a million of these with your education

yeah but I'm a video card enthusiast lol. I was interested in tri-sli 280 GTX, since its beats the 4870 X2 in Cross, but its really pricey and I heard buggy

Im in aus too warcry, we pay rediculous prices here for hardware , bought mine from the states even with the postage costs it worked out cheaper.

You gotta love this, 9800 GX2 quad beats the 280 GTX tri-sli LOL!

and whats the 7900GS doing in the chart!?lol

^ +1

still 1fps less in 2560!"LOOSER"!!!lol

no more funny ideas!!!

haha

do you need tissue?lol

lol I didn't alter it or anything its straight from Guru3D you should get excited!

lol

Anyways I'm off to bed, I gotta wake up and continue Benchmarks lol