ATI Radeon HD 5870 or 1.8gig GTX 295?

[conbutts]

Hi,
im currently configuring a desktop and am unsure as to which card I should purchase. Using an i7-960 processor and 6gigs of 1600mhz ram, which card would you think would be better value/performance. I know the 5870 is compatible with Direct x11 but seeing as there arent even any directx11 demos available is there any point in investing in a card that i wont see the full benefits of for a while yet. So, ATI Radeon HD 5870 or 1.8gig GTX 295? What would you buy and why?

any suggestions are welcome,

thanks

 

[Bluescreendeath]

Get the 5870 after it drops in price (hopefully soon).

It performs similar to a 4870x2, and is almost as good as a GTX295 without scaling issues.

GTX295 is overpriced at the moment. Don't get the GTX295 unless they lower the price of it significantly ($100 or more)

 

[FallenSniper]

5870. Performance is similar but the 295 is a waste. It's not even close enough to debate it.

 

[andy5174]

The HD5870 is slightly worse than GTX295 at the moment, but its power consumption is 680-500=180W less than the GTX295 which will save you a lot of power and so money. In addition, the performance difference between them should be minimal when HD5xxx driver matures and DX11 released.

+1 HD5870

 

[EXT64]

I'd say 5870 as well, because even with all things equal, with the 5870 you don't have to mess with Crossfire/SLI, or you can add a second later if you want to dual card.

 

[andy5174]

Also, the HD5870 is cheaper in price too!

 

[EXT64]

Yep, and once you add all that good stuff in (price, DX11, etc.) it becomes a real landslide in my opinion. The only thing really lacking is PhysX, though I'd consider that minor as best.

 

[witcherx]

5870. For Performance and and also energy saving++.

 

[sirkillalot]

what BlueScreenDeath,witcherx,andy5174,EXT64,FallenSniper said:[:grahamlv:3][:grahamlv:3]

 

[conbutts]

thanks, everyone. 5870 it is!