G gunt23 Distinguished Jan 1, 2011 49 0 18,530 Jan 1, 2011 #1 hey guys just in the middle of building a new system an need a graphics card. my mobo is evga classified so am leaning to the 470 atm but am not fussed. any other suggestions for around the same money would be appreciated thanks, jesse
hey guys just in the middle of building a new system an need a graphics card. my mobo is evga classified so am leaning to the 470 atm but am not fussed. any other suggestions for around the same money would be appreciated thanks, jesse
Tamz_msc Distinguished Apr 2, 2009 2,586 0 20,960 Jan 1, 2011 #2 Are you starting with two GPUs? Upvote 0 Downvote
rolli59 Titan Oct 27, 2007 47,790 283 130,890 Jan 1, 2011 #3 I would go with HD6870 CF over GTX470 SLI any day because of the power savings but there are other reasons http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6870-radeon-hd-6850-barts,2776-20.html http://www.anandtech.com/show/3987/amds-radeon-6870-6850-renewing-competition-in-the-midrange-market/14 Upvote 0 Downvote
I would go with HD6870 CF over GTX470 SLI any day because of the power savings but there are other reasons http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6870-radeon-hd-6850-barts,2776-20.html http://www.anandtech.com/show/3987/amds-radeon-6870-6850-renewing-competition-in-the-midrange-market/14
G gunt23 Distinguished Jan 1, 2011 49 0 18,530 Jan 2, 2011 #4 yes am starting with 2, unless theres a single card for around the same money that will give me the same results? Upvote 0 Downvote
yes am starting with 2, unless theres a single card for around the same money that will give me the same results?
rolli59 Titan Oct 27, 2007 47,790 283 130,890 Jan 2, 2011 #5 HD6870 in CF wins over single GTX580 http://www.anandtech.com/show/4061/amds-radeon-hd-6970-radeon-hd-6950/18 Upvote 0 Downvote
HD6870 in CF wins over single GTX580 http://www.anandtech.com/show/4061/amds-radeon-hd-6970-radeon-hd-6950/18