4850x2 for one monitor at 1680x1050

[VisceralM]

Would this be overkill? Would I be better served with just a single 4870 1 gig or gtx 260 core 216?

 

[crazylegs]

I'd say overkill, get whichever out of the 4870 1gig or gtx 260 u can get a decent price for.

Right now (in UK) the 4870 is better value and am very tempted to grab one for myself (i game @ 1920x1200 btw)

 

[angry hampster]

4870 512. No reason for anything more.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Depends on the game. I can run CODWAW maxed out on 1280x1024 with a 4870 and get great FPS, on UT3 setting things on high will lag everything. If I had the money, I'd go for the 4870x2

 

[Tempered81]

Id get the 4850x2. Higher settings, more AA, and better performance in demanding games.

 

[Lonyo]

Need more system details, like CPU.

 

[MustangSVT]

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
Depends on the game. I can run CODWAW maxed out on 1280x1024 with a 4870 and get great FPS, on UT3 setting things on high will lag everything. If I had the money, I'd go for the 4870x2

something is wrong there. ut3 does NOT require that much gpu.

it ran happily with everything maxed on 8800gs.

 

[Cheex]

Overkill.
Any single GPU solution from 4850 performance upwards will be perfect.
Higher VRAM will also help with games with large textures, so look for 1GB versions.

 

[VisceralM]

Quad 6600 at 3.4 for the processor.