I am currently building a new system for gaming. At current standing I have an option in front of me and I cannot make a decision. So I thought perhaps turning others for aid in decision. Currently the new system is comprised of the following:
Intel Core i7 @ 3.2Ghz
ASUS Rampage III Extreme Republic of Gamers Edition
Corsair Dominator series DDR 3 1600Mhz 8-8-8-24 Tri-channel memory (12GB total)
Hitachi 1TB SATA II drive
CoolIT Liquid cooling
Kingwin 1100 modular PSU (80+ Silver)
Coolermaster HAF 932 case
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit will be the operating system
Here in lies mt dilemma: (mind you the system I will be used on my 55" 1080P television DVI & HDMU)
In front of me are 2 ASUS ATI Radeon HD 5870's (2GB DDR5) and as well 2 BFG GTX 295's (1792MB DDR3)
I have been trying to figure out which would be best for the primary gaming system. (My wife is as well a gamer and I plan to use the remaining cards in her system).
I have read great things about the ATI 5870 cards prior to purchasing them. However now I sit in question after reading other gaming and overclocking forums of people having issues with the 5870 in many games. Many threads have pointed to VBIOS and drivers which I suppose over time the kinks will be worked out. However, before installing the cards and beginning the setup of the machine(s) I was hoping to get input from the community in regards to which card to use in my primary and which cards to use on my wife's system (specs are fairly similar). She has no real care which she just wants to play metro 2033 and several other non EA titles. I know this may seem like a odd question I was just wanting to avoid frustration down the line after the setup once the gaming starts.
I will not be overclocking the cards. according to forums that seems to be when people get into trouble.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions
(my spelling is horrible)
Intel Core i7 @ 3.2Ghz
ASUS Rampage III Extreme Republic of Gamers Edition
Corsair Dominator series DDR 3 1600Mhz 8-8-8-24 Tri-channel memory (12GB total)
Hitachi 1TB SATA II drive
CoolIT Liquid cooling
Kingwin 1100 modular PSU (80+ Silver)
Coolermaster HAF 932 case
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit will be the operating system
Here in lies mt dilemma: (mind you the system I will be used on my 55" 1080P television DVI & HDMU)
In front of me are 2 ASUS ATI Radeon HD 5870's (2GB DDR5) and as well 2 BFG GTX 295's (1792MB DDR3)
I have been trying to figure out which would be best for the primary gaming system. (My wife is as well a gamer and I plan to use the remaining cards in her system).
I have read great things about the ATI 5870 cards prior to purchasing them. However now I sit in question after reading other gaming and overclocking forums of people having issues with the 5870 in many games. Many threads have pointed to VBIOS and drivers which I suppose over time the kinks will be worked out. However, before installing the cards and beginning the setup of the machine(s) I was hoping to get input from the community in regards to which card to use in my primary and which cards to use on my wife's system (specs are fairly similar). She has no real care which she just wants to play metro 2033 and several other non EA titles. I know this may seem like a odd question I was just wanting to avoid frustration down the line after the setup once the gaming starts.
I will not be overclocking the cards. according to forums that seems to be when people get into trouble.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions
(my spelling is horrible)
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