Actually, I'm not sure how much the the 9800 GTX will drop to be honest (I had to think about it after I posted the comment).The 4850 is supposed to compete with the 9800 GTX in the midrange arena (funny how the 9800 GTX was an enthusiast card like a month or two ago). The 4870 is going up agaist the GTX 260, and supposedly the 4870 X2 will be matched with the GTX 280 (though in terms of performance, it seems two 4870s in Crossfire perform better than a single GTX 280, which makes me wonder how much better the 4870 X2 will perform).I still would expect a small price drop none the less.
I will certainly be reccomending ATI cards for as long as I possibly can. So long as they are competing I'm going with them! God help us if anything ever happened to AMD/ATI....
I bought 2 4850s I mean for $400 and a crossfire board that are extremely reasonable your getting great bang for the buck. All of the nice Nvidia 775 boards are too pricey compaired to say a P35 or P45 board. Heck the Asus P5Q Pro is a great deal for around $130-150 with 8 SATA. Save hundreds and blow away Nvidia
It isnt fair to compare a single slot crossfire solution with a single chip card. Crossfire/sli doesnt always scale good and doesnt work on all games. Crossfire/sli require a lot of maintenance through drivers in order to have good performance on many games and once that x2 card becomes old and development of drivers stops, it becomes a pretty bad card. Also x2 cards have microstutter issues which can be annoying to many gamers.Single chip card is always preferable to x2 solutions. Gtx280 is an awesome card but its price is a problem. If it drops to 400$ or less, it will be an acceptable solution(even if it gives you less bang for buck, high end cards always gives you less bang for buck).Also i wouldnt ditch gtx260 either. The only reason that 4870 competes with it, is because the rv770(ati's 48xx) have insane aa performance. But gtx260 has more raw power imo.
Utter crap you say, norman?That's why just about every major tech site on the internet is raving about the 4850 and 4870? None of the reviews I read mentioned anything about awful Catalyst drivers.Sounds like SOMEONE is bitter.
i think you're confused, people buy dual 280's for 2560x1600 gaming..and someone who can afford the sli motherboard, the kilowatt powersupply, 2 graphics cards and a 30" monitor can afford 1200 for graphics, and will obviously want the best
kjubikJul 4, 2008
And for HD 4870, GDDR5 gives more memory bandwidth -> more powwa with higher resolutions and AA.
tatinthehatJul 4, 2008
Actually, I'm not sure how much the the 9800 GTX will drop to be honest (I had to think about it after I posted the comment).The 4850 is supposed to compete with the 9800 GTX in the midrange arena (funny how the 9800 GTX was an enthusiast card like a month or two ago). The 4870 is going up agaist the GTX 260, and supposedly the 4870 X2 will be matched with the GTX 280 (though in terms of performance, it seems two 4870s in Crossfire perform better than a single GTX 280, which makes me wonder how much better the 4870 X2 will perform).I still would expect a small price drop none the less.
paraswarmJul 5, 2008
AGEIA physics has already been ported to ATI cards. The 4800 series can run anything CUDA can. Do you research before you buy?
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laneJul 5, 2008
I will certainly be reccomending ATI cards for as long as I possibly can. So long as they are competing I'm going with them! God help us if anything ever happened to AMD/ATI....
dualboy24Jul 5, 2008
I bought 2 4850s I mean for $400 and a crossfire board that are extremely reasonable your getting great bang for the buck. All of the nice Nvidia 775 boards are too pricey compaired to say a P35 or P45 board. Heck the Asus P5Q Pro is a great deal for around $130-150 with 8 SATA. Save hundreds and blow away Nvidia
venkatnaiduJul 5, 2008
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xnibxJul 5, 2008
It isnt fair to compare a single slot crossfire solution with a single chip card. Crossfire/sli doesnt always scale good and doesnt work on all games. Crossfire/sli require a lot of maintenance through drivers in order to have good performance on many games and once that x2 card becomes old and development of drivers stops, it becomes a pretty bad card. Also x2 cards have microstutter issues which can be annoying to many gamers.Single chip card is always preferable to x2 solutions. Gtx280 is an awesome card but its price is a problem. If it drops to 400$ or less, it will be an acceptable solution(even if it gives you less bang for buck, high end cards always gives you less bang for buck).Also i wouldnt ditch gtx260 either. The only reason that 4870 competes with it, is because the rv770(ati's 48xx) have insane aa performance. But gtx260 has more raw power imo.
tatinthehatJul 5, 2008
Utter crap you say, norman?That's why just about every major tech site on the internet is raving about the 4850 and 4870? None of the reviews I read mentioned anything about awful Catalyst drivers.Sounds like SOMEONE is bitter.
illtJul 5, 2008
i think you're confused, people buy dual 280's for 2560x1600 gaming..and someone who can afford the sli motherboard, the kilowatt powersupply, 2 graphics cards and a 30" monitor can afford 1200 for graphics, and will obviously want the best
slayernineJul 11, 2008
Sorry guys I forgot to put *sarcasm* because you obviously needed it.
sirmasterboyJul 12, 2008
It was $460 at the time of posting and I'm sure it will be again later. EVGA is currently $470.
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