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EDIT: Dammit, I was so sure about the 4890s and now there's the 5850 and the 5870 available at a decentish price.
4890 CF is $290 After Bing
5850 is $279 AB
5870 is $357.50 AB
Which should I go with?
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So I'm building a new computer for gaming and other uses (movies, web browsing, etc.)
I'll be getting an i7 920, and a board that can at least support 2-3 way sli/crossfire (E758 most likely). I'll be playing at 1920x1200, and would like to max out most games, and get the top guys like Crysis at a consistent minimum of 30FPS if not more (I guess 60FPS is unrealistic even now ) without AA and stuff like that (just don't see the need at these resolutions). If it matters, I'm using the Dell U2410 monitor.
Originally, I was going to get one of the 5000 series cards, either the 5850 or the 5870 (or even two 5850s in CF!), but these days with the shortages and the prices sky high, I'm thinking it's best to avoid it.
I was thinking of getting a previous gen card(s), using them for a few months until Fermi comes out (or if that takes too long, then until the 5000 series drop in price and are available, and show a significant boost in performance from whatever it is I get) and then selling them, and justifying the loss in selling by dividing the amount of money lost by the time I used them, and thinking of that as the cost to rent the cards.
So what should I do? What card(s) should I get to get some good bang for my buck? I can't really decide on a budget, so I guess anything less than $400 within reason in terms of price : performance. I suppose I can spend more, but honestly, is that sort of power necessary? And of course, the less I have to spend the better, it's all about price : performance, and if I'm only going to gain, say 5FPS in the high end games by buying a $400 card over a $250 one, then I'm not so sure it's worth it.
And sorry for making one or two threads with similar messages already, last one hasn't had a post for 2-3 weeks now and I figured bumping an old thread would be pointless (people ignore new topic of discussion, old tired debate clutters up front page, etc.)
Thanks.
4890 CF is $290 After Bing
5850 is $279 AB
5870 is $357.50 AB
Which should I go with?
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
So I'm building a new computer for gaming and other uses (movies, web browsing, etc.)
I'll be getting an i7 920, and a board that can at least support 2-3 way sli/crossfire (E758 most likely). I'll be playing at 1920x1200, and would like to max out most games, and get the top guys like Crysis at a consistent minimum of 30FPS if not more (I guess 60FPS is unrealistic even now ) without AA and stuff like that (just don't see the need at these resolutions). If it matters, I'm using the Dell U2410 monitor.
Originally, I was going to get one of the 5000 series cards, either the 5850 or the 5870 (or even two 5850s in CF!), but these days with the shortages and the prices sky high, I'm thinking it's best to avoid it.
I was thinking of getting a previous gen card(s), using them for a few months until Fermi comes out (or if that takes too long, then until the 5000 series drop in price and are available, and show a significant boost in performance from whatever it is I get) and then selling them, and justifying the loss in selling by dividing the amount of money lost by the time I used them, and thinking of that as the cost to rent the cards.
So what should I do? What card(s) should I get to get some good bang for my buck? I can't really decide on a budget, so I guess anything less than $400 within reason in terms of price : performance. I suppose I can spend more, but honestly, is that sort of power necessary? And of course, the less I have to spend the better, it's all about price : performance, and if I'm only going to gain, say 5FPS in the high end games by buying a $400 card over a $250 one, then I'm not so sure it's worth it.
And sorry for making one or two threads with similar messages already, last one hasn't had a post for 2-3 weeks now and I figured bumping an old thread would be pointless (people ignore new topic of discussion, old tired debate clutters up front page, etc.)
Thanks.
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