5970 or 580 for my new rig?

[ayk07]

hey, im building my rig on xmas and i hear a lot of great things about the 580 but i have not yet seen it compared to the 5970. i dont care about the dual card vs single and im not picking one over the other for the branding, i just want the best gpu.

on newegg the 5970 is almost 100 bucks cheaper than the 580 which is a nice price difference. i really dont want to spend over 550-600 on a gpu. cpu is i7 950 with asus p6x58d-e. so which one is better? thank you.

 

[shadow187]

The HD5970 is better than the GTX580, for sure. However since you're building an x-mas rig, wait for the HD69 series to come out. You might see something you like.

 

[ayk07]

Best answer selected by ayk07.

 

[ayk07]

The HD5970 is better than the GTX580, for sure. However since you're building an x-mas rig, wait for the HD69 series to come out. You might see something you like.

yeah i rather wait for the hd69 but not sure if its going to be out by then, if it is then thats a bonus

 

[Mousemonkey]

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