Recommend me a crazy, overkill GPU...

I need a significant upgrade over my GTS 250. I want a card that will enable me to max most anything handily. Price is generally not an issue. Recommend away!

Indeed, HD 5970 or two.Marfoo

If you're really gonna upgrade, I say wait around for Nvidia's DX11 cards. The 250 is still a pretty good card, and it's only a few months to wait.

Well, I would like to upgrade around Christmas. Is the 5970 generally considered the best card around? I certainly wouldn't be opposed to running a pair in Crossfire (which my mobo supports). Also, is it DX11 ready?

they are indeed overkill, i personally would never buy a card at that price. my max would be 250-300 and any card around that price could max any game, but if you have the money to burn they why not.

Wait till Fermi, they'll be cheaper than the 5970. Don't know if you can use a DX10/11 hybrid cards in SLI, or even have the 250 as a Physx card due to the DirectX difference. Just wait for Fermi I say.

Wait to see wht Fermi is like but the ATI 5970 is a beast!

Meh, it would be a Christmas present, so I am not actually going to have t spend anything. If Fermi is really that good, I will have no qualms buying that at a later date. Thanks for the help guys!

Well, I would like to upgrade around Christmas. Is the 5970 generally considered the best card around? I certainly wouldn't be opposed to running a pair in Crossfire (which my mobo supports). Also, is it DX11 ready?

psn8214

Quadfire 5970s.Duckman5

http://www.gamespot.com/tech/index.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=subnav&tag=subnav;tech

5970 is a dual GPU solution so you can't quad them... you'd have to get 2 max.

Wait till Fermi, they'll be cheaper than the 5970. Don't know if you can use a DX10/11 hybrid cards in SLI, or even have the 250 as a Physx card due to the DirectX difference. Just wait for Fermi I say.

NewbAmoeba

That word does not belong in a statement about a top end Nvidia card

5970=The king on the throne.

http://www.gamespot.com/tech/index.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=subnav&tag=subnav;tech

5970 is a dual GPU solution so you can't quad them... you'd have to get 2 max.

simardbrad

quadfire some Radeon 5870 Vapor-X's (5970 can only do 2x crossfire)

current max gpu power is Crossfire X 5970 (2x2GB 5970 i know someone with that setup) And I doubt of Current Motherboard Wtihout Lucid Hydra 200's to be having 4x 5870(4x1GB) Beating Crossfire X 5970(2x2GB)

Also when lucid hydra 200's there a good chance putting somethings as HD5970 + A 250GTS gaining power over having just HD5970 but currenyl in test it was shown HD4890 + 260GTX : the 260GTX was Improving performances over having simply a 4890

http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=815&type=expert
but the fact it could be put Togher is a revolutionary progress In Gaming PC even tough nvidia does really being horrify by such method

[QUOTE="NewbAmoeba"]

Wait till Fermi, they'll be cheaper than the 5970. Don't know if you can use a DX10/11 hybrid cards in SLI, or even have the 250 as a Physx card due to the DirectX difference. Just wait for Fermi I say.

jamesfffan

That word does not belong in a statement about a top end Nvidia card

this is not a source.. nvidia GPU aren't proof to be faster yet then 5970 specially on single card aspect so it up to you topic creator you can wait Fermi and see if it don't deceive us or get HD5970 for 600$ (the power of TWO HD5870)

But even so you'd be having Insane performances with a HD5870 over a 250GTS because even if you ad 3-way sli 250GTS it is Behind 4870x2 ;)
But 5870 is the power of one 4870x2 with DX11 and 2x less the TDP : 5970 is a X2 version of HD5870 of it

so it consome near a 4870x2 but 2x the power of 4870x2 it basically a Quad sli 295GTX :P it Does have Lot of power

this is not a source.. nvidia GPU aren't proof to be faster yet then 5970 specially on single card aspect so it up to you topic creator you can wait Fermi and see if it don't deceive us or get HD5970 for 600$ (the power of TWO HD5870)

But even so you'd be having Insane performances with a HD5870 over a 250GTS because even if you ad 3-way sli 250GTS it is Behind 4870x2 ;)
But 5870 is the power of one 4870x2 with DX11 and 2x less the TDP : 5970 is a X2 version of HD5870 of it

so it consome near a 4870x2 but 2x the power of 4870x2 it basically a Quad sli 295GTX :P it Does have Lot of power

marcthpro

The 5970 is not a 5870x2... it has the clock speeds of a 5850 and the SP's of a 5870. a 5870x2 would be faster.

And, the source isn't talking about current Nvidia GPU's.

[QUOTE="marcthpro"]

this is not a source.. nvidia GPU aren't proof to be faster yet then 5970 specially on single card aspect so it up to you topic creator you can wait Fermi and see if it don't deceive us or get HD5970 for 600$ (the power of TWO HD5870)

But even so you'd be having Insane performances with a HD5870 over a 250GTS because even if you ad 3-way sli 250GTS it is Behind 4870x2 ;)
But 5870 is the power of one 4870x2 with DX11 and 2x less the TDP : 5970 is a X2 version of HD5870 of it

so it consome near a 4870x2 but 2x the power of 4870x2 it basically a Quad sli 295GTX :P it Does have Lot of power

NewbAmoeba

The 5970 is not a 5870x2... it has the clock speeds of a 5850 and the SP's of a 5870. a 5870x2 would be faster.

And, the source isn't talking about current Nvidia GPU's.

The 5970 can be easily overclocked to 5870 levels, its only clocked the way it is for power consumption reasons. Also, your source is not a source.

Well yeah it get OC easy and it perform on the same scale as 2x 5870 : but anyway i doubt of 3-4x 5870 to really use it current power without Lucid Hydra 200's which should be Exclusive to core i7 / Core i5 for the moment then maybe go on-ward with AM3 motherboard

but if the TC go with 3x 5870 i think it would cost him 400x3 beside of it being rare to find : the other would be 600USx2 (MAX ATI GPU performances) and there only few motherboard which can run 4-way 5870 such as the most expensive motherboard of EVGA X58 and it not being benchmarked yet did it ? haven't saw 3-way 5870 either ? i should search a bit more