Man I have been agonizing over three weeks on this. My 8800gts 320 just cant run 1920x1080 so Ihave to upgrade. However, the current climate is just got me at a total impass.
I can go for a 5850 for the cheapest but slowest option.. sure you could overclock it, but who is to say you will get a good overclocker.. and frankly I don't like to OC my video cards.
So then I could go for a gtx 470 which will give me slightly better performance at the cost of heat. The other thing is that it gives me physx and with a single gpu mobo that is a nice option. Sure everyone says physx should not be a factor, but if it was no biggie then people wouldn't be trying to hack drivers to make it work. But then there is fan noise. Not that my 8800gts is quiet by any means, but not sure I want even louder.
Or I could just drop the most cash and get the 5870 with the most performance. Of course it is the worst of the three in overall value per performance, but if you aren't overclocking it gives you headroom in the future.
I am have hovered my hand over buy for all three cards and here I sit still without one. I thought I would have bought one a month ago when fermi was finally revealed, but still completely on the fence.
When I go look I see these prices:
5850 for $290. Powercolor
Gtx 470 for $360. EVGA
5870 for $390. Gigabyte
Tough choice.
Anyone else?
I can go for a 5850 for the cheapest but slowest option.. sure you could overclock it, but who is to say you will get a good overclocker.. and frankly I don't like to OC my video cards.
So then I could go for a gtx 470 which will give me slightly better performance at the cost of heat. The other thing is that it gives me physx and with a single gpu mobo that is a nice option. Sure everyone says physx should not be a factor, but if it was no biggie then people wouldn't be trying to hack drivers to make it work. But then there is fan noise. Not that my 8800gts is quiet by any means, but not sure I want even louder.
Or I could just drop the most cash and get the 5870 with the most performance. Of course it is the worst of the three in overall value per performance, but if you aren't overclocking it gives you headroom in the future.
I am have hovered my hand over buy for all three cards and here I sit still without one. I thought I would have bought one a month ago when fermi was finally revealed, but still completely on the fence.
When I go look I see these prices:
5850 for $290. Powercolor
Gtx 470 for $360. EVGA
5870 for $390. Gigabyte
Tough choice.
Anyone else?