Which Card To Chose?

[Awqa Puriq]

OK so i'm building a computer. So far i got all the pieces except that i can't make up my mind whether to go with ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 or the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295. Can someone help me chose? i ca't make my mind, they both seem good and seem to be very close in power to each other. I saved up my mone to build my gamming PC but ths part is taking so long to chose. Which do you guys think i sould go with?

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2

[eddie291]

GTX 295 is better, but more expensive than the 4870x2. It's up to you whether that extra 10 fps is worth the $500 price tag when a 4870x2 can go for easily go for $400.

Another thing, what's wrong with this Sapphire 4870x2? It's $100 cheaper than the one you listed, along with a $10 MIR and free shipping.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102768

Also, is your mobo going to have SLI or Crossfire support? Because, it might be cheaper, and probably even better, to SLI or Crossfire a GTX 275 or a 4890.

[Awqa Puriq]

Yes, my motherboard does have Crossfire and SLI support. I just wanted to go with a High End card, just one, but really good and maybe next year i can save during my summer job and buy another one IF i need it.

EDIT: I did not even see tat Saphire card. Thanks.

[Devilmaypoop]

You dont realy need to crossfire or sli those cards.. No game can use the power.

[Jaketh]

GTX 295 for the freaken win, slaughters everything in its path and will for the next 5 years

[Devilmaypoop]

Not rly Jakethx.. When the dx11 cards come next year it will be annihilated..

[Roman Clone]

GTX 295 for the freaken win, slaughters everything in its path and will for the next 5 years

5 years? I bet that was what people were saying about the 9800 GX2. A graphic card's reign of terror usually only lasts 2-3 at the most.

[DisgruntledGoat]

GTX 295 for the freaken win, slaughters everything in its path and will for the next 5 years

Kinda hard when both Nvidia and AMD will be releasing next-gen cards based on directx11 within 6 months.

I was going to put down the cash on a 295 now but I'm gonna wait for at least performance figures from the new cards. If they aren't that much of an improvement I can still get the 295 at a reduced price, or I can go and get the new card with dx11 compatibility. Thats what I would suggest you do as well.

[HansDuet]

The it will.

But in this case, 295 > 4870x2 since money does not seem to be a problem.

[HansDuet]

Not even that.

Next year its old tech, just like 9800GX2 is now. Very much working but old.

[Jaketh]

Not even that.

Next year its old tech, just like 9800GX2 is now. Very much working but old.

my 8800 GT is 3 years old and still plays 90% of new games maxed

[Awqa Puriq]

Hm. Damn it took me a good number of months to save up and i was hoping to buy the card soon so i can play but now that i hear about the DX11 cards soon i think I'm gonna have to wait, no matter how long each day seems. Thanks for the info guys.

[zzzms]

My two 9800gtx's beat a 295 in 3dMark06, just. However, 3dMark06 only really considers the max frame rate, rather than a constant, overall framerate, in which case the 295 wipes the floor with my 9800's. However, again, you can get two 9800's for half the price of one 295...

[Pikemen]

GTX 295

Look at my Sig

Cheers,
Pikemen

[Jaketh]

GTX 295

Look at my Sig

Cheers,
Pikemen

your a filthy rich bastard, that rig costs almost 4,000 dollars

[Wheelchair]

your a filthy rich bastard, that rig costs almost 4,000 dollars

4000?

More like 1600-1700

Honestly if you're paying for a 4000$ PC, the Price to Performance ratio rapidly goes down the drain.

[Jaketh]

4000?

More like 1600-1700

Honestly if you're paying for a 4000$ PC, the Price to Performance ratio rapidly goes down the drain.

Core i7 Extreme=1,000 Dollars
EVGA GTX 295=600 Dollars
Antec 1200 Case= 170 Dollars
EVGA CLASSIFIED motherboard=400 Dollars
Corsair 750 watt PSU=100 Dollars
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series sound card=200 Dollars


2470 bucks, so not expensive as i thought (did i miss anything?)

[zzzms]

GTX 295

Look at my Sig

Cheers,
Pikemen

Just out of interest, what's your 3dMark06 score?

Available here: http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/3dmark06/download/

This won't give a really true score for your machine, 3dMark Vantage is the one for you, it's, as I say, just out of interest?

[Pikemen]

lol, this rig cost me 2400 USD (but because I sold my old laptop for 1000 USD, it only cost me 1400 ). So JakethX was very Close I also have a 850 watt PSU, and a HAF 932 full gaming tower.

Not to brag... lol

Cheers,
Pikemen

[Jaketh]

lol, this rig cost me 2400 USD (but because I sold my old laptop for 1000 USD, it only cost me 1400 ). So JakethX was very Close I also have a 850 watt PSU, and a HAF 932 full gaming tower.

Not to brag... lol

Cheers,
Pikemen

i could use a GTX 285, pm me for my mailing address