Yossarian22
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To start off, this thread isn't meant to be a troll thread, I'm asking legitimate questions here.
Let us assume for a moment that Fermi came out tomorrow. It was $600 and it beat the 5870 in most if not all applications by 30%. (that's a bit generous since people have been speculating at a 20%).
What would the incentive be as a gamer to buy a $600 Fermi that can only drive one display at a time? nFinity only works with SLI. For approximately $100 more ($700 bones) you could get an HD5870 and 2 more monitors (this assumes you already have a 22" or 20" or 23") and the entire 5xxx series is already above MSRP due to lack of competition and yields and what have you, expect the price of it to drop (not sure HOW much) when Fermi releases.
I mean, with the consolization of games (they aren't really advancing in requirements due to consoles), what is the point of driving one 1920x1080 display with super badass Fermi when you could drive three (3) displays with a 5870 and still be able to crank the settings? All for the same-ish price, at the moment about $100 more.
Do you see what I'm getting at here? Unless nFinity/Fermi can drive 3 displays at once and the Eyefinity thing isn't for you, what is the point, really, of getting a Fermi (this assumes you don't do NSA@home)?
Let us assume for a moment that Fermi came out tomorrow. It was $600 and it beat the 5870 in most if not all applications by 30%. (that's a bit generous since people have been speculating at a 20%).
What would the incentive be as a gamer to buy a $600 Fermi that can only drive one display at a time? nFinity only works with SLI. For approximately $100 more ($700 bones) you could get an HD5870 and 2 more monitors (this assumes you already have a 22" or 20" or 23") and the entire 5xxx series is already above MSRP due to lack of competition and yields and what have you, expect the price of it to drop (not sure HOW much) when Fermi releases.
I mean, with the consolization of games (they aren't really advancing in requirements due to consoles), what is the point of driving one 1920x1080 display with super badass Fermi when you could drive three (3) displays with a 5870 and still be able to crank the settings? All for the same-ish price, at the moment about $100 more.
Do you see what I'm getting at here? Unless nFinity/Fermi can drive 3 displays at once and the Eyefinity thing isn't for you, what is the point, really, of getting a Fermi (this assumes you don't do NSA@home)?