3870 X2 or 8800 GTX

3870x2 forsure. Its beating all the highend GPUs and it doesnt even have a supported driver yet. BTW, the 8800gtx has been discontinued.9mmSpliff

I taught it was only the ultra?

[QUOTE="9mmSpliff"]3870x2 forsure. Its beating all the highend GPUs and it doesnt even have a supported driver yet. BTW, the 8800gtx has been discontinued.Bebi_vegeta

I taught it was only the ultra?

dont even think about this

the 3870x2 pwns all cards

i bet it will beat the 9800gx2 also with new drivers

dont even think about this

the 3870x2 pwns all cards

i bet it will beat the 9800gx2 also with new drivers

-Socrates-

Thanks for the replies. I have several more questions I thought i would post instead of making a new thread.

1. What is a good X38 mobo (or should i just go P35)

2. Q6600 or the E8400?

Thanks for the replies. I have several more questions I thought i would post instead of making a new thread.

1. What is a good X38 mobo (or should i just go P35)

2. Q6600 or the E8400?

Xyphereos

if you know how to Overclcok and have good cooling E8400 FTW

also if you wan to add to overlcoking get the DFI Bloodiron P35 chipset its a beastly when it comes ot overclcoking

or if you want to crossfire the 3870x2 get the gigabyte x38 mobo

your choice

I just made a new computer and the only struggle is Crysis... -_-

But everything else maxes out and runs smoothly (Valve games, the witcher, call of duty, world in conflict)

3870x2

Asus P5k Deluxe

4 gigs of ram

150 GB Raptor

E8400

I'd say go with the 3870x2 just because it's newer and the 8800gtx will have a replacement sooner than the 3870x2

i've actually just made the camp switch.

currently have 2x XFX XXX Edition 8800 GTXs and have now bought a 3870 X2 to replace them.

a really good review can be found here

that review didnt include the Ultra, since im pretty sure the 3870 X2 hasnt really beaten the Ultra yet, not with its current drivers anyway. the Ultra is still a monster. the reason why i swapped was i am over SLI now, want something new and easier to maintain. this is a single card solution with multi-gpu performance, and after selling my 2 GTXs i should end up being up on the money.

as for a motherboard, i was having the same dilemma, but i decided im gonna go with a Gigabyte X38 DS4 board. a user from another forum im a part of got his Q6600 G0 stable @ 4.1ghz with that board.

so yeah, if you guys are in Australia and want a GTX or 2, with the Zalman Vf-1000/RHS-88 ramsink combo installed, and an XFX 680i LT motherboard, let me know ;) haha. im gonna get a TOS violation for that arnt i.