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why buy a new card if an old one outperforms itand a 8800GT out performs a gt 430, what of it?
why buy a new card if an old one outperforms it
if you're gonna spend that amount of money, why not a 6950 or a 570.
probably because the 5870 puts those sucessor cards to shameif you're gonna spend that amount of money, why not a 6950 or a 570.
You're gonna get:
- up to date gear
- better power management
- driver support
- did i mention that it was new![]()
Especially if you can find the 5870 for cheap.probably because the 5870 puts those sucessor cards to shame
Seriously, are these guys on crack or something?Especially if you can find the 5870 for cheap.
probably because the 5870 puts those sucessor cards to shame
I can find the 5870 @ 240$, lowest I can find the 480 is 315$..
lmao did you even check your link?yeah... the 6950 out performs the 5870 by the way...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6970-radeon-hd-6950-cayman,2818-9.html
so yeah... a $240 5870 isn't that great. Hopefully you didn't get it... if you did, oh well, you made your first mistake that's all.
what do you guys think
AMD Athlon II X4 640 + 6950 with a CPU upgrade in a year (most likely an enthusiast sandy bridge)
OR
2500k + GTX 460/560 with a GPU upgrade in a year (whatever high end card I can get)
the AMD + 6950 would be cheaper and honestly perform better (for gaming) wouldnt it?
it doesn't matter too much what the resolution is because the Athlon X4 would be a stupid choice for building a gaming pc. the 2500k option makes much more sense since that will easily be viable for 3 years of high end gaming wheres the Athlon X4 is already well behind i5 even in current cpu intensive games. the gpu is a simple and easy upgrade to make when the time comes. so bottom line IMO is the 2500k/gtx560 option makes MUCH more sense.Depends on the resolution. The Athlon II will be a bottleneck at anything lower than 1080P and will sometimes be one even at 1080P.
it doesn't matter too much what the resolution is because the Athlon X4 would be a stupid choice for building a gaming pc. the 2500k option makes much more sense since that will easily be viable for 3 years of high end gaming wheres the Athlon X4 is already well behind i5 even in current cpu intensive games. the gpu is a simple and easy upgrade to make when the times comes. so bottom line IMO is the 2500k/gtx560 option makes MUCH more sense.
it doesn't matter too much what the resolution is because the Athlon X4 would be a stupid choice for building a gaming pc. the 2500k option makes much more sense since that will easily be viable for 3 years of high end gaming wheres the Athlon X4 is already well behind i5 even in current cpu intensive games. the gpu is a simple and easy upgrade to make when the time comes. so bottom line IMO is the 2500k/gtx560 option makes MUCH more sense.
Agreed. Get SB + 560 (releases the 25th apparently!)
where did anybody say the 560 was better than a 570? the 560 will certainly be slower but its looking to be a MUCH better bang for buck card.Is the 560 better than the 570? I thought a higher number meant the card was more advanced?
where did anybody say the 560 was better than a 570? the 560 will certainly be slower but its looking to be a MUCH better bang for buck card.
