Compxpert Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 (edited) Nvidia may lead in performance FPS wise but ATi still has me with better quality renders. I'd have to find the review but it compared the GTX260 core 216 with the HD4850. All in all though I must congratulate you for such an epic review... that must have been serious hell. Edited April 27, 2009 by Compxpert Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Ya Crossfire is funny that way. Everyonce in a while you get something that makes you retest over and over again because you can't believe it the test results say it all bosco...while i was mildly amazed at how well the 4850 x2's held up to the competition i realized that for my purposes it's in my best interest to start saving for a gtx295 and a new sli MB....i've never used an sli configuration so now i have research to do.... part of the learning curve i guess...!! OCC's Test/Comparison rating...100% CJ's Gaming Rig Choices rating....55% B:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scr4wl Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 (edited) I hate to ask, but what setup did you guys like best? Anyway great review, loved reading it the whole way through. Edited April 27, 2009 by tacohunter52 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 I hate to ask, but what setup did you guys like best? Anyway great review, loved reading it the whole way through. It depends on what I am doing. For my basic stuff I like the GTX 260's for a cheap folding rig and light gaming. However for extreme gaming I like the GTX 280 combo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3bruts1d Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Nice write up Frank.... not so much to whomever that other yahoo is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Wow that was the most epic review I've seen on here, and I was suprised to see that the 4850x2's were so power efficient (yes I had to bring up the 4850x2 ) but it was also a great review that opened my eyes to superiority of SLI you've been talking about, the older games really brought that out into the open. that poor 4850 crossfire though lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 that poor 4850 crossfire though lol I thought the same thing lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 that poor 4850 crossfire though lol While the 4850 crossfire setup was clearly trumped by every other crossfire/sli combination tested, we have to keep the test results in perspective. Not everyone is going to (or can afford to) splurge on a 30" monitor in order to realize the monsterous horsepower of some of these cards. For many casual gamers who are still playing on a 20-24" monitor a 4850 crossfire setup is still powerful enough to play most of todays games at the LCD's native resolution and medium-high quality settings. And if you can pick up two 4850's for a little over $200 that's not too bad a deal IMHO. Personally I don't have a grand to spend on video cards and another grand for a monitor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 While the 4850 crossfire setup was clearly trumped by every other crossfire/sli combination tested, we have to keep the test results in perspective. Not everyone is going to (or can afford to) splurge on a 30" monitor in order to realize the monsterous horsepower of some of these cards. For many casual gamers who are still playing on a 20-24" monitor a 4850 crossfire setup is still powerful enough to play most of todays games at the LCD's native resolution and medium-high quality settings. And if you can pick up two 4850's for a little over $200 that's not too bad a deal IMHO. Personally I don't have a grand to spend on video cards and another grand for a monitor Very good points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtigerdragon Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 I'm glad you guys did this, it was very informative and I haven't seen a comparison of the sort in a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compxpert Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Hmm I do wonder if we should digg it. I think OCC would get so bombarded it would be outrageous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verran Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 This is a really cool article. Nice work guys! While the 4850 crossfire setup was clearly trumped by every other crossfire/sli combination tested, we have to keep the test results in perspective. Not everyone is going to (or can afford to) splurge on a 30" monitor in order to realize the monsterous horsepower of some of these cards. For many casual gamers who are still playing on a 20-24" monitor a 4850 crossfire setup is still powerful enough to play most of todays games at the LCD's native resolution and medium-high quality settings. And if you can pick up two 4850's for a little over $200 that's not too bad a deal IMHO. Personally I don't have a grand to spend on video cards and another grand for a monitor This is an excellent point! When you figure in both price of the cards and price of the monitor needed to use the cards, the lower ranking options still make a lot of sense, if not more. The higher end solutions put out some great bench numbers, but is that worth $1,100 to most of the users here? Probably not. You can't let yourself get sucked in by high scores alone. Sure some people have the connections/cash for 2x295s, but for the rest of us the name of the game is still performance per dollar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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