What to do?

[SecrtAgentMan]

So I was planning on getting a gaming PC this summer, building it myself.

Anyways I was deciding on whether to get either the

• GTX 480
  or
• ATI 5970

Also any word on if Nvidia is making a dual GPU to counter the ATI 5970?

 

[Face2Face]

Yes there is GTX 470 X2 Coming out at some point. Should be a faster than the 5970. If money is not an option go with the 5970 (AKA The Beast) . My 2 cents...

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Gtx 480 why can't i capitalize GTX as the first word?

 

[SecrtAgentMan]

Well I guess I'll go with the 5970 if it meets my budget

 

[Face2Face]

You can't go wrong with the 5970. If you buy a motherboard capable of SLI and Crossfire you can at least upgrade if you need too (Add another card). But either GTX 480 or a 5970 should hold you over for awhile. GTX 480 in SLI is a great scalable monster!!! And you will be able to cook your family breakfast on your computer while running benchmarks!

 

[Skurge]

The choice is quite obvious really. If you want the faster card and can afford it, buy it. that would be the 5970.

 

[BFG10K]

Keep in mind that a single GTX480 will be free of multi-GPU problems.

 

[NoQuarter]

Yes there is GTX 470 X2 Coming out at some point. Should be a faster than the 5970. If money is not an option go with the 5970 (AKA The Beast) . My 2 cents...

Afaik there aren't any official plans for a GTX 470 X2. The one Galaxy was showing was a non-spec prototype part that had no plans for actual production. I could stand corrected of course.. but from what I've read, no 470x2

 

[briankim09]

I think 5970 would be the best choice.I also get one like this.

 

[MagickMan]

Keep in mind that a single GTX480 will be free of multi-GPU problems.

You know, I've heard about that for years and years now, those comments even stopped me from trying it a couple times, but since I've gone to Xfire I've not experienced any of those problems. :\

It's just gotten a lot better/more mature now, I suppose.

 

[nemesismk2]

Right now the 5970 is the best!