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4870x2 reviews beating gtx280 sli
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haha yeah, but I have to say I never had any issues w/ my 280, it was a beast of a card and ate everything I threw @ it....I just wanted to lengthen my personal e-p33n, by going quad fire in a SFF
Well if you loved the 280 so much why'd you switch? You should update your mods-rigs section at evga forums...it's showing that you still have a gtx280 set up
. We all know you got more muscle in that system now Well at least they aren't downclocking like the 280s were at launch...that would affect performance in games. It's only a power play issue thank goodness
Lets keep this simple. If your looking for the absolute most powerfull SINGLE card to play at the the highest resolution with max in game setting and max IQ(aa/AF), the X2 is THE card to get. PERIOD.
However, if you allrdy have a GTX280 or even a GTX260...getting another one and sliing them would be great too.
However, if you allrdy have a GTX280 or even a GTX260...getting another one and sliing them would be great too.
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Umm no? lol Seriously though 549 bucks is one thing , 1399 dollars is a complete other. I can resell my old video card and return some of the profit but I still eat 300+ dollars on the 4870 X2 . I doubt I'll be able to get a 30 inch for atleast another year , even if I save well.
24" monitor will stress a 4870x2...all a 24" monitor means is that you will have more head room to turn up the eye candy....and for when newer games come out. Honestly I don't think a 30" monitor is that beneficial when you could get a similar 50" samsung 1080p plasma monitor..which would be a better investment...for $2200-$3000.
A Dell 3007 costs $1199 at the Dell website as of NOW, and you can search ebay for a discount coupon. coupons+sales offers usually put the price at $1099. On ebay they are south of $900 used and never reach north of $1100 brand new.
So they are a LOT cheaper than 1080p plasmas, certainly cheaper than Kuro models for sure
. The experience of desktop work and games on 2560x1600 resolution on a S-IPS panel is MILES ahead of anything 24" monitors or 1080p plasmas can offer.A Dell 3007 costs $1199 at the Dell website as of NOW, and you can search ebay for a discount coupon. coupons+sales offers usually put the price at $1099. On ebay they are south of $900 used and never reach north of $1100 brand new.
So they are a LOT cheaper than 1080p plasmas, certainly cheaper than Kuro models for sure
qft, I can't imagine gaming on anything else other than 2560 x 1600, It's a whole new gaming experience
A Dell 3007 costs $1199 at the Dell website as of NOW, and you can search ebay for a discount coupon. coupons+sales offers usually put the price at $1099. On ebay they are south of $900 used and never reach north of $1100 brand new.
So they are a LOT cheaper than 1080p plasmas, certainly cheaper than Kuro models for sure
For work and games maybe...not for HD television or Blu-Ray movies. I think the whole visual quality aspect is a bit out of hand. I mean you go to a movie theater and that isn't HD like quality when it's projected on the screen, yet it's a lot more enjoyable than watching the same movie on a 50" plasma that has better clarity.
Well if I update my Mods Rigs on EVGA, then I won't qualify for the $1000 drawing
I was happy w/ my 280, but I wanted to try a multi gpu solution in a SFF...also I'm still feeling the burns of being @ss raped by nvidia for being an early adopter
Blah, I think their contest is a hoax...it's not even a random drawing...just a ploy to get more traffic IMO.
Having said that, all GFX solutions have thier setbacks. Nothing is perfect in this world unfortunately
yes, and the 4870x2 is far from perfect, it needs better drivers.
Anyone tried it (4870 X2) with FSX?
Neither review included FSX as a benchmark...
From what I've heard, it sucks for SFX. It didn't improve performance over an old gen gfx card (don't remember what it was called).
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The Hd4850x2 looks like a good option for a single slot MB too.
Hey guys, just a quick question and I apologize if it's been answered elsewhere already. I believe I read that the 8.54 beta drivers that everyone seems to love are just for Vista correct? I'd like to buy a X2, (just installed a PSU more than capable of powering it) but I'm still using XP. I'm under the impression that most of the other drivers are buggy at best? Any news when the next driver release will be that includes XP? Thanks.
That driver doesn't work for Windows XP as far as I know. However I have had no problems with the 8.8 Release Drivers for Windows XP and I think others have generally reported success with them.
Thanks for the info Dan. Another quick question. What was the final verdict as far as all that previous debate with using an X2 with a 32bit OS? I'm using 32bit XP with 4 gigs of RAM. (only 3.25 shows however). I respect your opinion so in the end, what was the general consensus? Is it stupid to buy an X2 with only a 32-bit OS because of RAM limitations. Should I finally just buy Vista 64? Thanks again.
You happen to be in luck today. I've got a 4870 X2 and Windows XP 32bit installed on my other box. I'll fire it up and tell you what it says.
Sweet! Thanks a lot.
Very cool of you to do that. So I'm looking at losing about 1/4 gig of addressable ram by upgrading to the X2. I can probably live with that. I know some people were saying that the X2 would eat up 2 gigs of Ram space on a 32-bit system but it appears that's not the case.
Anyway, it's not a money issue at all, but I still haven't found a compelling reason to upgrade to Vista. Still waiting (and hoping really) for that killer app to make me say, "Hot damn, I need Dx10 right now!" Unfortunately that hasn't happened yet.
Either way, thanks for the info Dan. You rule.
You're welcome.
Alright, list updated, finally [H] has made a review:
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTU0OSwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==
The review seems a bit shotty at best IMO. You'd have to understand their methodology I suppose to make sense of their numbers...if you glance through it you might actually believe a single gtx280 performs up to par and even surpasses a single 4870x2 in Grid. I'd take it with a grain of salt. We all know that a single gtx280 will not perform up to par with 4870CF or a single 4870x2 at 2560x1600 resolution at box 4xaa/16xaf max settings in Grid. I also dont' like how the 4870CF was left out of the review...this made the review feel incomplete.
While I would normally recommend [H] as a good review site...this particular review really doesn't make a good comparison, as the fps numbers of the 4870x2 are pretty much skewered by the settings they are using. In all fairness it could be also an issue with drivers or their test system in general. I'd re-read other reviews on the first page, like techreport, or driverheaven for some realistic comparisons. Also the power draw at system load is obviously incorrect for the 4870x2 in [H]'s review, making it a bit hard to take this review seriously.
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTU0OSwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==
The review seems a bit shotty at best IMO. You'd have to understand their methodology I suppose to make sense of their numbers...if you glance through it you might actually believe a single gtx280 performs up to par and even surpasses a single 4870x2 in Grid. I'd take it with a grain of salt. We all know that a single gtx280 will not perform up to par with 4870CF or a single 4870x2 at 2560x1600 resolution at box 4xaa/16xaf max settings in Grid. I also dont' like how the 4870CF was left out of the review...this made the review feel incomplete.
While I would normally recommend [H] as a good review site...this particular review really doesn't make a good comparison, as the fps numbers of the 4870x2 are pretty much skewered by the settings they are using. In all fairness it could be also an issue with drivers or their test system in general. I'd re-read other reviews on the first page, like techreport, or driverheaven for some realistic comparisons. Also the power draw at system load is obviously incorrect for the 4870x2 in [H]'s review, making it a bit hard to take this review seriously.
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we already know that kyle is pro nvidia... obviously its a bad site for this kinda review.
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This is a '81 honda... how dare you!
I don't think so. Besides Brent did the review.
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lol that card if off the hizzy..
Yeah that's why Kyle replaced his NVIDIA Geforce 8800GTX in his personal machine with an ATI Radeon 4870 X2 last night.
He's a double agent, that's his cover!Yeah that's why Kyle replaced his NVIDIA Geforce 8800GTX in his personal machine with an ATI Radeon 4870 X2 last night.
I already posted a screen shot in that thread.
However, since I can't find that thread, Ill just post it again.
Oh, here it is:
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1334980&page=8