What should I get for $700

[firebreather451]

Hello,

Here is my system info.

MB GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 X48 RT
PSU CORSAIR|CMPSU-1000HX 1000W RT
CPU INTEL|C2Q Q9550 2.83 775 12M R
8 gigs of ram.
Dead 4870X2

Should I buy a 5970, or crossfire 2 less expensive cards?

Thanks

 

[Lmeow]

For $700 the HD 5970 is your best bet.

 

[welshmousepk]

your board supports SLI no?

in which case, you could get 2 GTX460s, which would cost half as much but offer almost the same performance.

 

[Mousemonkey]

your board supports SLI no?

No, X48 chipset is Xfire only.

 

[welshmousepk]

ah sorry, my bad.

then yeah, a 5970 would be the best option.

 

[johnnyq8]

the hd 5970 is obsolete you wont need that power get hd 5870 and your set hd 5970 is dual version of rv870 ( hd 5870 ) so hd 5870 would be good choise for massive performance and budget in your case and in the future you could xfire it with another card

 

[welshmousepk]

Johnny, that makes no sense. do you even know what the word 'obsolete' means?

 

[johnnyq8]

Johnny, that makes no sense. do you even know what the word 'obsolete' means?

sorry im not that good in english i meant by 'obsolete' is too much the hd 5870 can max any game settings you wont need the hd 5970 for today games i guess

 

[rainvie1]

not true. depending on the resolution of the monitor, the 5870 might not max all settings. if youre using 1920x1080 or higher, you will notice a difference in fps.

 

[jay2tall]

I had a 5870, and it did VERY well on my 1680x1050 display. It would not max ALL games. I believe Crysis and FarCry2 it did not. Bad Company 2 dipped in FPS on few occasions with VSYNC on. But do you REALLY need to max everything? I now have a 5970 and It does max everything, but really it is not needed unless you want to pay for it, I kind of fell into my 5970 as a replacement for an RMA'ed 5870. A 5870 will give you around the same performance, depending on game, of your old 4870x2. A 5970 may be a logical upgrade if you are willing to pay for it and want an upgrade.

A GTX would be less expensive, but still give you great performance. You could just never SLI on your board.