4870X2

I thought it was clear that the 4870x2 was the fastest consumer card out there... so i'm going to say the x2 over the 280.

 
mainomega said:
I thought it was clear that the 4870x2 was the fastest consumer card out there... so i'm going to say the x2 over the 280.

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Is it better than a 9800 GX2? Also, how does the 9800 GX2 fair against the 280? (honest question, not trolling)
 
I have yet to see a thread with where someone is contemplating going ATI vs. NVidia (for whatever card) and someone has suggested Nvidia. Seems everyone and their brother will suggest the ATI cards. So most of these "which card" threads seem irrelevent lol. /rant.

I say grab the 280. ATI cards have always given me problems. Probably just bad luck. But i splurge and spend the extra on Nvidia knowing i feel good about it at the end of the day.
 
MrLoLeR said:
I have yet to see a thread with where someone is contemplating going ATI vs. NVidia (for whatever card) and someone has suggested Nvidia. Seems everyone and their brother will suggest the ATI cards. So most of these "which card" threads seem irrelevent lol. /rant.

I say grab the 280. ATI cards have always given me problems. Probably just bad luck. But i splurge and spend the extra on Nvidia knowing i feel good about it at the end of the day.
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Dumb question: It's my understanding that the 260 and 280 cards support "some" features of DirectX 10.1 but supposedly not "all."

Is that true and what does that mean?
 
Q-BZ said:
Dumb question: It's my understanding that the 260 and 280 cards support "some" features of DirectX 10.1 but supposedly not "all."

Is that true and what does that mean?
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first time iv seen or heard anyone say that?....so uhh im going to say no it does not?.
 
I have an idea - read the HardOCP review!

Pricing is a big factor. Here in Canada I've seen the GTX 280 at ~$400 but the 4870X2 is generally ~$600. At that price, I'd take the GTX.
 
bennyben1979 said:
how much better is the 4870x2 to a gtx280 ?
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depends on what you play, at worst plays the same, when running well it will crush it. right now the GTX280 can be had for 385 AR. The 4870X2 can be had for 450AR. at those price points the 4870X2 takes the lead by a considerable margin. (this is coming from a GTX280 owner) I believe someone said around 30% on the avg.
 
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