Magel Posted November 27, 2008 Posted November 27, 2008 Hi guys. I am trying to decide on setting up an x58 sli or quad rig. Ive always been a bit of a Nvidia fan boy but the "Gainward Radeon 4870 X2 Rampage700 GS GLH Edition" has got me drooling . Can you guys tell me if this is a good card or if id be better waiting around for a 55nm Nvidia GTX card to be released? Cheers guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkrow21 Posted November 27, 2008 Posted November 27, 2008 The GTX 260 and 280 are 55nm cards, and so is the 9800GTX+. When considering the higher level cards, there's almost no difference in them. It's simply a matter of preference and price. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madu Posted November 27, 2008 Posted November 27, 2008 "Gainward Radeon 4870 X2 Rampage700 GS GLH Edition" has got me drooling . Can you guys tell me if this is a good card or if id be better waiting around for a 55nm Nvidia GTX card to be released? Cheers guys Seems that card is not even good as an average one.... http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/Review/129309,...870-x2--ed.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMG Posted November 27, 2008 Posted November 27, 2008 hmm reviews seem a little vairid to me for exmaple I look here at my HD4870 512 and it gets its butt kicted by a 9800GTX look somewere else and it don't hmmm o_O strange that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted November 27, 2008 Posted November 27, 2008 It depends what the benchmark is and what driver revision you are running for the most part. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokkaholik Posted November 27, 2008 Posted November 27, 2008 What kind of monitor are you going to be running that you'll need all that juice? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme Gamer Posted November 27, 2008 Posted November 27, 2008 Hi guys. I am trying to decide on setting up an x58 sli or quad rig. Ive always been a bit of a Nvidia fan boy but the "Gainward Radeon 4870 X2 Rampage700 GS GLH Edition" has got me drooling . Can you guys tell me if this is a good card or if id be better waiting around for a 55nm Nvidia GTX card to be released? Cheers guys I would stick with ati at the moment they have the best value/performance ration. Which 4870x2, i wouldn't waste the money on the gainward rampage one, just oc the card yourself and save a fair bit of money for something else :thumbs-up: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magel Posted November 28, 2008 Posted November 28, 2008 The GTX 260 and 280 are 55nm cards, and so is the 9800GTX+. When considering the higher level cards, there's almost no difference in them. It's simply a matter of preference and price. The GTX 260's and 280's are currently based on the 65nm technology. Only the 9800GTX+ is 55nm at this point. There is a rummored 55nm GTX 270, 290 in the works at the moment. What kind of monitor are you going to be running that you'll need all that juice? Ill be gamming at 1920x1200 and want to be able to play games like crysis at that resolution with highest possible settings. I was consisdering setting up a tri sli config but all the reviews show no real gain any way. Ill be hanging on to what ever I upgrade to until something next gen rather than a refresh comes from either ATI or Nvidia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krieg1337 Posted December 1, 2008 Posted December 1, 2008 (edited) The GTX 260 and 280 are 55nm cards, and so is the 9800GTX+. When considering the higher level cards, there's almost no difference in them. It's simply a matter of preference and price. No, the GTX 260 and 280 are 65nm, the 9800GTX+ is 55nm. Just to make sure no one is getting confused. I would go with either 2 GTX 280's or 2 HD 4870 1gb. Remember to not get 3 of them though, they perform worse than 2, sometimes even worse then 1 Edited December 1, 2008 by Darkfuneral1337 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted December 1, 2008 Posted December 1, 2008 The 4870X2 is the single fastest card you can buy but in general a pair of GTX280s will trounce one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted December 1, 2008 Posted December 1, 2008 I would stick with ati at the moment they have the best value/performance ration. Which 4870x2, i wouldn't waste the money on the gainward rampage one, just oc the card yourself and save a fair bit of money for something else :thumbs-up: ......and that's it in a nutshell.......!!.......what he said Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy94 Posted December 1, 2008 Posted December 1, 2008 Ati all the way!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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