devilhammer
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+16|6564|San Marcos, Texas
So I'm planning on building a new rig and I am currently stuck between getting 2 GTX 260's or 2 HD4870's..... MSI brand in case that matters to anyone.

Price isn't too much of a factor but performance is.

Any ideas?
max
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+1,652|6537|NYC / Hamburg

don't get MSI. Worst. quality. ever.
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Brasso
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GTX 260 < 4870 < GTX 260 (Core 216)
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bugz
Fission Mailed
+3,311|6282

Click on 4870 in CF and GTX 260 SLI and hit compare.

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gami … s,795.html

2 4870's in crossfire seems to be marginally better though.

Last edited by ebug9 (2008-10-08 13:45:46)

FFLink
There is.
+1,380|6661|Devon, England
Wow, I didn't know the new 260s were that good compared to 4870s...
The_Sniper_NM
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ebug9 wrote:

Click on 4870 in CF and GTX 260 SLI and hit compare.

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gami … s,795.html

2 4870's in crossfire seems to be marginally better though.
Don't use that chart to compare. GTX280 Sli is rated below single GTX280 by almost 200fps...
Scratch[USA]
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+105|6517
Isn't a new line of Nvidia coming out soon?  Where is .Sup

edit*
I think just revisions of the 260 and 280, but i can not find what i was reading earlier.

Last edited by Scratch[USA] (2008-10-08 17:23:36)

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