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| Author: | chinababy [ Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:45 pm ] |
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Sooo, I'm looking to upgrade my video card, and I was pondering two different options. At the moment I am running 1 radeon HD 3870. First option I was looking at was upgrading to a HD4870 or a Nvidea 260 which would cost around 300 bucks Second option would be to just buy another 3870 and throw them in crossfire which would cost around 150 bucks I can afford either one, but I was wondering if the performance of the 4870 outweighs the two 3870's in crossfire(I haven't been able to find benchmarks comparing the two options) |
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| Author: | Jet [ Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:54 pm ] |
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You have too much money if you are upgrading an ATI HD 3870... Isn't that card only like 1 year old or something? |
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| Author: | chinababy [ Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:39 pm ] |
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Jet wrote: You have too much money if you are upgrading an ATI HD 3870... Isn't that card only like 1 year old or something? I have a few hundred bucks from my bday about eight months ago and would like to prepare my rig for future games and whatnot |
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| Author: | SuperEffect [ Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:58 pm ] |
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Found you a review of the 260 that includes 3870 x2 which is two 3870's. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvi ... ,1953.html |
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| Author: | chinababy [ Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:05 pm ] |
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SuperEffect wrote: Found you a review of the 260 that includes 3870 x2 which is two 3870's. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvi ... ,1953.html thanks for finding that review, I'm going to see if I can find a review with the 4870 thrown in as well Yellow_Flash_Colorz_PDT_15 |
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| Author: | Jet [ Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:37 pm ] |
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You might want to make sure the other parts of your computer are not limiting the performance before you start upgrading video cards. |
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| Author: | chinababy [ Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:22 am ] |
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Jet wrote: You might want to make sure the other parts of your computer are not limiting the performance before you start upgrading video cards. MB: ASUS Maximus Formula X38 CPU: Q6600 @ 3.0 Memory: 4G 1066 the main components that I know off the top of my head I am just a hardware freak, I'll use any excuse to mess with my components but really, I'm just looking towards the future(and computer terms that's a month ahead of time) so I think I'm going to go with the 4870 atm and if the time comes to upgrade, I'll get a second |
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| Author: | N1cky [ Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:36 am ] |
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China Im looking into a full system upgrade in the next month, and I decided on the GTX280. From the benchmarks I've seen, the raw power of the 4870 is undeniable, but as you scale up the detail (namely, turning up AA and AF) the 280 takes the lead. http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware ... view.ars/5 And this one isn't a comparison, but basically showing off the raw power of the 4870. Warning: Xtreme bias towards ATi. http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=58 ... pert&pid=8 |
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| Author: | chinababy [ Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:17 pm ] |
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nice reviews, the main reason that I'm looking at ATI though, is that my MB doesn't have a Nvidea chipset, so in the future, I would not have the chance to SLI |
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