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GTX 295 vs 9800 GX2 vs HD 5870

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Tathaga   10-30-2009 at 08:21:00 AM

which one is better ?

ge-force gtx 295 or ge-force 9800 gx2 or radeon hd 5870 ??

giv ur comments pls

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bige420   10-30-2009 at 09:55:33 AM

Lol i7 oc to 5ghz. Hes prolly running a 2ghz P4 and a 7300gs.

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hallowed_dragon   10-30-2009 at 09:57:01 AM

bige420 wrote :

Lol i7 oc to 5ghz. Hes prolly running a 2ghz P4 and a 7300gs.



Well...considering the name, nothing would surprise me :whistle:

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Successful_troll   10-30-2009 at 10:01:47 AM

bige420 wrote :

Lol i7 oc to 5ghz. Hes prolly running a 2ghz P4 and a 7300gs.


Someone is jealous here…

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Sir Arun   10-30-2009 at 05:20:07 PM

GTX295 definitely blows the 9800 GX2 out of the water. And since the HD5870 is a newer model, I think that one is better.

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KidHorn   10-30-2009 at 07:30:25 PM

Tathaga wrote :

which one is better ?

ge-force gtx 295 or ge-force 9800 gx2 or radeon hd 5870 ??

giv ur comments pls



Depends on what you mean by better. The 295 is the fastest at dx10 and dx9, but it doesn't support dx11. the 5870 is the only one that supports dx11.

If I had to pick one, I would probably opt for the 5870 for under $400. That is if I could actually find one for sale.

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Bluescreendeath   10-30-2009 at 07:33:22 PM

Performance wise:
GX2 < 5870 < GTX295

However, 5870 = 1 GPU, GTX295 = 2 GPUs, so the price of 5870 is $100 cheaper,
so overall 5870 > GTX295

Then again, a 9800GX2 is the performance of 2 9800GTs in SLi, and costs around ~$140 on ebay...which is not too bad.

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bige420   10-30-2009 at 08:12:06 PM

The 9800GX2 is about as powerful as a GTX 285, but I've heard of people having problems with them. The 5870 is almost as powerful as the GTX 295, but it uses a little less power and produces a little less heat. Its also alot cheaper so I dont see any reason not to get the 5870, except they're a bit hard to find right now.

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Ehsan W   10-30-2009 at 09:16:49 PM

actually the GTX 295 is the strongest, but it isn't worth the 100-150 dollars more you have to pay

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JackNaylorPE   10-30-2009 at 09:35:27 PM

The 295 is currently $85 more than the 5870 which means 4% more $$ on a $2000 build which compares with a 5-10% increase in performance....whether that's a worthwhile value to you only you can decide.

The 295 also can do PhysX....and gain, whether PhysX features are valuable to you, only you can decide:

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardwar [...] /page2.asp

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sky03   10-30-2009 at 10:59:07 PM

Nvm


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