2 4870's 1gb or 3 4850's or 3 gts 250's?
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tacoslave
September 13, 2009 10:15:40 PM
i got 300 bucks to burn on graphics so i was wondering what was the best i could get? oh and my current build is phenom II 940 @ 3.6ghz 4gb of ram @ 1066 and a DFI LP DK 790FXB-M2RSH AM2+/AM2 so any suggestions? plus i dont care where i but it from i'm open to pretty much anything but i would prefer newegg.
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Here is my ranking of them. I'd say the GTS250 and 4850s in triples will give you slightly more performance, but it's more of a hassle, has worse scaling, and requires a bigger power supply.
So overall, I'd say they are about equal.
1x 9800GTX/GTX+/GTX250 or 4850 = 1
2x 9800GTX/GTX+/GTX250 SLi or 4850 Xfire = 1.8
3x 9800GTX/GTX+/GTX250 Tri-SLi or 4850 Tri-Xfire = 2.4
1x 4870 1GB Xfire or GTX260 216 = 1.3
2x 4870 1GB Xfire or GTX260 216 SLi = 2.34
If you already have a GTS250/4850, get tri-fire. If you're starting from scratch, get 2x 4870s or 2x GTX260s.
So overall, I'd say they are about equal.
1x 9800GTX/GTX+/GTX250 or 4850 = 1
2x 9800GTX/GTX+/GTX250 SLi or 4850 Xfire = 1.8
3x 9800GTX/GTX+/GTX250 Tri-SLi or 4850 Tri-Xfire = 2.4
1x 4870 1GB Xfire or GTX260 216 = 1.3
2x 4870 1GB Xfire or GTX260 216 SLi = 2.34
If you already have a GTS250/4850, get tri-fire. If you're starting from scratch, get 2x 4870s or 2x GTX260s.
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I would recommend this one if you really want to spend all $300.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I don't really like the idea of buying two cards at the same time for SLI/Crossfire. If you spend some money now to get a very good single card, then you can spend even less later to get another one for SLI/Crossfire. Here's how I think about it:
Buy a single card that puts you in the top 10% as opposed to buying two cards that put you in the top 5%. When your cards get older, buy another of your original card to keep you in the top 10%, as opposed to those two cards you could've bought together before that are now down to the top 20%. Sure you could upgrade those but now your paying even more again.
Either way you should wait for the 5 series to lower some prices and then make your decision.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
I don't really like the idea of buying two cards at the same time for SLI/Crossfire. If you spend some money now to get a very good single card, then you can spend even less later to get another one for SLI/Crossfire. Here's how I think about it:
Buy a single card that puts you in the top 10% as opposed to buying two cards that put you in the top 5%. When your cards get older, buy another of your original card to keep you in the top 10%, as opposed to those two cards you could've bought together before that are now down to the top 20%. Sure you could upgrade those but now your paying even more again.
Either way you should wait for the 5 series to lower some prices and then make your decision.
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tacoslave
September 13, 2009 10:48:53 PM
tacoslave
September 13, 2009 10:53:20 PM
croc
September 14, 2009 2:17:11 AM
tacoslave said:
i got 300 bucks to burn on graphics so i was wondering what was the best i could get? oh and my current build is phenom II 940 @ 3.6ghz 4gb of ram @ 1066 and a DFI LP DK 790FXB-M2RSH AM2+/AM2 so any suggestions? plus i dont care where i but it from i'm open to pretty much anything but i would prefer newegg.And your monitor is what res?
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g3force
September 14, 2009 2:19:12 AM
darkvine said:
So yes, that is a Crossfire only board so not point in even talking about SLI.Also just wait for the 5 series. If you are planning on spending enough money to get tir-fire you can get a 5870 which beats a 4870x2.
Last time I checked there weren't any benchmarks out for the ATI 5XXX series.
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g3force said:
Last time I checked there weren't any benchmarks out for the ATI 5XXX series.There is one from ATi themselves that shows it getting higher frames in Crysis with 4xAA then a 4780x2. How real is that since it is from ATI? Who knows but if it is at all possible why not wait off when you are clearing willing to drop some cash on a CF/SLI set up.
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darkvine said:
There is one from ATi themselves that shows it getting higher frames in Crysis with 4xAA then a 4780x2. How real is that since it is from ATI? Who knows but if it is at all possible why not wait off when you are clearing willing to drop some cash on a CF/SLI set up.Ati are really going to say that their new card is slower than anything in their last series, what manufacture would ever say that?
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That is why I said "how real is it". While I am sure it isn't going to be quiet that could if it is even close to being that powerful it is worth the wait a few weeks.
Why blow 300+ on a tir-fire set up when a single card might do the job in less then a month, plus DX11, plus latest card.
I am fairly sure a tir-fire would beat it even if it is as fast as ATI claims but with all of this other perks there is no reason to blow that much money on something at the moment until you see some numbers on the 5000 series.
Why blow 300+ on a tir-fire set up when a single card might do the job in less then a month, plus DX11, plus latest card.
I am fairly sure a tir-fire would beat it even if it is as fast as ATI claims but with all of this other perks there is no reason to blow that much money on something at the moment until you see some numbers on the 5000 series.
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bige420
September 14, 2009 5:15:01 AM
tacoslave
September 14, 2009 5:41:59 AM
croc
September 14, 2009 5:53:37 AM
tacoslave said:
well what i meant to say was this 5 series = win and as for me buying anything from nvidia = no. i guess i should wait besides i might end up buying a 5870 then upgrading later.OK, you ducked my first question, so I'll ask again: What resolution is your monitor? Now I'll add a second question: What PSU do you have? And now for a third question: How many LED's, and other assorted winky-blinky 'accessories' are in your case?
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bige420
September 14, 2009 1:45:51 PM
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Well that's not so bad, I hope it wasn't at an 'extreme' price though.