BFG 8800GTS 640 vs HD 3870..Which card do you choose?

[BAMAVOO]

I have the system in my sig..

I can only go Crossfire, should I updgrade to a 3870 now and add one later, or just keep what I have?

 

[MarcVenice]

Keep what you've got, not worth upgrading right now with a fairly good card, when new cards are coming fairly soon. Only buy a HD3870 if you buy 2 right now.

 

[Tempered81]

two 3870's in Xfire can smash a bunch of games though. 1 3870 beats that gts640

 

[BAMAVOO]

Originally posted by: jaredpace
two 3870's in Xfire can smash a bunch of games though. 1 3870 beats that gts640

How much does the 3870 beat the 640?

May be worth the upgrade now, if it is by a bunch.

I mainly play Quake 4 Freezetag and Call of Duty 4...

Thanks

 

[SlowSpyder]

Originally posted by: BAMAVOO

Originally posted by: jaredpace
two 3870's in Xfire can smash a bunch of games though. 1 3870 beats that gts640

How much does the 3870 beat the 640?

May be worth the upgrade now, if it is by a bunch.

I mainly play Quake 4 Freezetag and Call of Duty 4...

Thanks

http://www23.tomshardware.com/...&model2=1060&chart=292

Have a look. A 3870 is certainly faster, but I wouldn't upgrade if I had the 8800GTS 640MB, not worth the performance gain in my opinion... not a huge difference. Maybe 15-20% on average?

 

[happy medium]

The 8800gts 640 is 10/12% slower in Call of Duty 4 and about as fast in Quake 4 as a 3870. Quake 4 favors Nvidia cards.

Just give it a good overclock and youll be fine.

Tom's hardware is not exactly reliable.

 

[Tempered81]

it can beat it in certain games, and looses in others. Like they said toms isn't reliable, but check tom's overall game FPS in that link above.