RedOctober Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 in a previous post i said i was going to get either gtx 280,9800gx2 or hd4807x2 cant really afford the hd4870x2,but now im thinking of crossfiring 2 hd 4870.ive gone off the 9800gx2 due to all the heat issues ive read about But ive read that the hd4870 crossfire doesnt work so well in some games and is beaten by the gtx 280,but at the same time the crossfire set up beats the gtx 280 in other games.and they scale up about the same so im confused totally. PLEASE HELP xfx gtx 280xxx edition or sapphire hd 4870 in crossfire? Im not a fan boy of either manufacturer,but the drivers of my current card(hd3850) where horrible when i first got it,now im leaning towards nvidia! my rig nzxt tempest case antec true power 1000w psu asus m3a32 mvp deluxe mobo phenom x4 9950 black edition 4gb ocz reaper 1066 mhz 22" syncmaster and 19" acer monitors vista premium pioneer 202 blue ray rom lite on dvdr 20x samsung spinpoint 7200 500gb seagate barracuda 7200 150gb logitech g15 board razer lachesis mouse and exactmat creative fatal1ty headset and sound card Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comp Dude2 Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Isnt this thread rather similar? http://forums.overclockersclub.com/index.p...howtopic=156740 As i said back there, you cant have CF or SLI with to monitors so immediately that is out of the question unless you want to give up the 19" (and even then 22" isnt really big enough to justify CF/SLI) Get 1x 4870 or 1x GTX 280 i say. And dont buy another AMD (hey, you already have the fastest one they make lol....) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Isnt this thread rather similar? http://forums.overclockersclub.com/index.p...howtopic=156740 As i said back there, you cant have CF or SLI with to monitors so immediately that is out of the question unless you want to give up the 19" (and even then 22" isnt really big enough to justify CF/SLI) Get 1x 4870 or 1x GTX 280 i say. And dont buy another AMD (hey, you already have the fastest one they make lol....) Multi-monitor support for SLI is coming this month Read here He has a 3850, that's far from the the fastest Anyway, since you're set on a multi-monitor setup, go for the nVidia card IMO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comp Dude2 Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Multi-monitor support for SLI is coming this month Read here He has a 3850, that's far from the the fastest Anyway, since you're set on a multi-monitor setup, go for the nVidia card IMO Cool, didnt know about the multi-monitor SLI. And by AMD i meant AMD, not Ati/AMD lol......ie i was refering to the cpu Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 And by AMD i meant AMD, not Ati/AMD lol......ie i was refering to the cpu That makes sense Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedOctober Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 thanks for the info guys,the other thread wasnt giving me the info needed Im going for the xfx gtx 280 xxx edition.Nvidia in my opinion are better quality,support,drivers etc. and the xfx card comes with lifetime warrenty. its 350 quid over here in uk,im getting it from the usa and even with delivery charges to get it here its 40 quid cheaper,we get ripped off in the uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Yeah nVidia partners offer much better warranties. Good choice, you won't regret it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 What heat issues with the 9800GX2 are you referring to? I don't remember reading anything about them... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 What heat issues with the 9800GX2 are you referring to? I don't remember reading anything about them... -It was initially delayed due to excessive heat. The poor physical design caused the heat from one GPU to actually heat the other one(oops). That was fixed with a better cooler layout. -The card itself runs very hot - 90+c at full load. While that is not dangerous at all for the cards since they are built to take 100+c, it is still not good for overclocking(cooler is better! What is stable at 60c may not be stable at 90...) -Most importantly, the actual heat radiating from the card - when paired with certain motherboards - causes the southbridge to actually overheat(and NB if its connected by heatpipe like many enthusiast boards), triggering the motherboards safety shut-off feature. Even if the heat does not trigger the board to shutdown, the extra NB temps cause instability in CPU overclocks - especially on quads. The first point was easily fixed before release, and the second point is not really a problem but a nuisance. The third is the real thing to watch out for, but luckily is only a problem on certain boards. Still a very fast and powerful card, just make sure all the details are accounted for before purchasing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 So they have the same "problems" as my 4870X2 bar the first one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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