The Official Graphics Card and PC gaming Thread

ok so i think 4870 might need to be pushed aside for the 4870x2, IF i fits in my case

 

lol

I saw bunch on updated thread and I thought, hey Shaf's back. Change your sig though, it confuses me. I always think you're black, and then I'm like He is Pakistani!

 

haha paagal.

i have asked if i can have my name changed

 

I thought you liked your PC quiet? Boy is that going to change if you buy a 4870X2...

 

LOL

They banned him again!

 

Is it just me or is there more to this than we're seeing? Not unbanning his old account, and now banning this one?

 

i'm sure you saw this... linky

...gm

Sorta on TOPIC... I think that I have a "bad" 16x slot in my Striker... would that cause a "CMOS ERR" on the LCD post on the back of the mobo?? Haven't been able to find that out definitively anywhere..

 

I didn't actually, fair enough!

I have a faulty PCIe slot on my last Asus board, and it causes all sorts of POST errors, not being able to plug in more than one S-ATA cable, not being able to not have a S-ATA cable plugged in one of the ports, and so on and so on.

 

thanks Sammy.

Well that about determines that then.... I'll put it back together tonight and see what actually happens.. If it "messes" up again.. it's going back to ASUS and they can fix it or replace it.. their choice.

.....gm

 

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145852
They're practically giving them away...

 

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

£264 :O now its worth it

 

I saw that but didn't post it, because I knew you would...

 

The GTX 280 is no doubt a good card. It's extremely fast and easily a match for the HD4870. The only problem is that the 4870 actually turns out to be faster in a majority of tests. That and the low price make it the current winner for this generation.

The only way the GTX 260/280 will ever be able to compete is if Nvidia lowered their prices drastically. But that doesn't seem to be happening any time soon. It might turn out like the 8800GTX and stay the original price until it is replaced by something better(ie, 8800GTS G92).

I know my system is fast enough for me. The 4870 is solely for super high-res gameplay and pure performance, IMO. My only additional benefits would be seen in Crysis performance and the ability to use more eye candy in games I can already max.

EDIT: On a side note, I am also thinking about the 1GB 4870 if it shows any improvements at all.

 

The 8800GTX was unrivalled though. I've not seen tests to indicate the 4870 beating the 280, but it certainly comes close. The 4850 beats the 260 often though, which is an amazing achievement considering the comparative price.

 

Either way, the 4870 still unrealistic for me at the $300 is retails for now. My 8800GTS is still close enough not to consider it a major upgrade, IMO.

 

the 8800GTX for 2 years was a the top, that was unheard of since the 9800pro.

it beat the 7950GX2 by about 25-30% on benchies (with crap drivers) and was amazing, and probably worth its high price tag when it came out.

btuthe GTX280 is exactly on par with the 9800GX2 unless you go to 4xAA 16xAF at 2560x1600 and games which dont support SLI (which are far and few nowadays)

lol sam, how did you know HAHA

the 4870 is amazing for the price (£175) and gets about 80-90% for the performance of the GTX280 on avg, so IMO untill the GTX280 hits £230, i'd still get the 4870, esp with the chance to Xfire, as most people have a p35/45/x38/48 boards.

 

Crossfire is a far future thing for me. Maybe if(when) I ever go quad I'll get something with Xfire like a GA-X48-DQ6, it's my dream motherboard

At which point I should be able to afford the hefty pricetag. Oh well, only speculation for now. I'm very happy with my (semi-budget)P35 board for the time being.

 

My dream mob right now is the Rampage Formula. That will change soon when X58 boards come out.

 

Estuansis you might look at these 2 mobos.. linky to X48 mobos These are proven performers and similar to the GB X48-DQ6...you might also take a look at the OPEN BOX items as well. Not sure if you're needing a new mobo right now but those two are danged good.

...gm

 

i not upgrading my P5K-E until nehalem, but ill make sure i get an X58 chipset mobo so i get the 16x16x xfire support.

and that will be my first watercooled build (so i have to wait for LGA1366 WC blocks)