3870 X2/3870 CF vs 9800GX2 review?

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Anyone see a comparison of a 3870 X2 & 3870 in CF and a 9800GX2?

Would be interested to see that as they would cost about the same.
 
Haven't seen one yet, but you could probably find a 3870X2+3870 benched against a GTS SLI configuration somewhere and extrapolate from there.
 
Yeah Tech Report does the 3870x2+3870 ,3870, 8800 Ultra SLI, 8800 Ultra Tri-SLI, 3870x2 (x2) all vs. 9800GX2
 
Thanks for the link. Don't feel too good about that review for some reason.

You'd think a X2 and 3870 would out perform a GX2, but maybe not. Both costs about the same and apparently two X2s are not worth the extra $200+ over one X2 and a 3870.
 
go with GX2 if you're not planning to do Xfire, this card is definately out perform a X2 + 3870. Test results shown from Anandtech reviews. The cheapest X2 is around $440 and a 3870 is about $200 (depends on which versions) = $640 but you can get GX2 for $600 and the driver will getting better and for sure they will go on sale or rebate later on. You still come out $40 + performance ahead with this card.

Quad X2 is not worth it.

The question is; How well the upcoming HD4000 X2 do against this card? Do you a patient to wait to find out???
 
Here's the link for TechReport's review.
http://techreport.com/articles.x/14355/5

Here's a quick summary for most @1900x1200:
Game Resolution and Settings 9800GX2 vs.3870x2+3870
COD4 1900x1200 4xAA,16xAF 84.2 vs. 79.9
Crysis 1900x1200 4xAA, 16xAF 34.7 vs 31.9
UT3 2560x1600 0xAA, 0xAF 80.6 vs. 90.2
Quake Wars 1900x1200 4xAA,16xAF 101.9 vs. unsupported
HL2 Ep2 1900x1200 4xAA,16xAF 96.7 vs. 87.5

Power consumption (W)
Idle: 185 vs. 179
Load: 351 vs. 453

GPU Temp (C):
85 vs. 82
 
Thanks for the summary. What stands out to me the most is power consumption under load.
 
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