Video Card Upgrade: Which to choose?

same issue here. Im gonna buy a new pc in about 1 week and im stuck between the 280, 260, 4850 and 4870.

Im leaning towards sli 4850 or sli 4870. anyone know when the 4870 comes out?

4850 is perfect for your budget. I'll be getting one myself.

my budget is 2000 (however id prefer it to be a little under)

id like to be able to max out crysis (like thats gonna happen)

but right now its looking like 4850/4870 in sli.

same issue here. Im gonna buy a new pc in about 1 week and im stuck between the 280, 260, 4850 and 4870.

Im leaning towards sli 4850 or sli 4870. anyone know when the 4870 comes out?

Snowboarder145

SLI can only be done by nvidia cards, Crossfire is the equivalent of SLI in ATI cards.

The 4850 is coming this 25th, the 4870 the 8th of july.

my budget is 2000 (however id prefer it to be a little under)

Snowboarder145

$2k is a lot of money, you can go ultra high end with that budget.

Ill start searching for parts.

edit:

Motherboard: X48 DFI lanparty $224.99

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 $269.99

2x Memory: Corsair XMS2 2GB $58.99 -> $33.00 MIR ($117.98 -> $66.00)

HDD: WD 500GB $79.99

DVD: LG Black 22x $27.99

PSU: Thermaltake W0131RU 850w $299.99 -> $189.99 MIR

Case: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS $144.99

Total $1065.92

If you grab a GTX280 the total would be around $1725 and it fits your budget :) Leaving room for extra upgrades you can pick yourself.

Crossfiring 2 4870 should also be around $600 so $1665

Will the 4870 be better than the 9800 GTX?Zoso-8

Yes

The question should be will the 4870 be better than the GTX 280 :shock:X360PS3AMD05

Doubtful. Perhaps the 4870x2 would be a better competitor.

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]The question should be will the 4870 be better than the GTX 280 :shock:LightSoulBlue

Doubtful. Perhaps the 4870x2 would be a better competitor.

4850x2 should be a good competition to a OCed GTX280.

[QUOTE="LightSoulBlue"]

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]The question should be will the 4870 be better than the GTX 280 :shock:wklzip

Doubtful. Perhaps the 4870x2 would be a better competitor.

4850x2 should be a good competition to a OCed GTX280.

You mean 2 4850s in Crossfire? And an OCed 280? Whoo, that thing will put out some numbers...

You mean 2 4850s in Crossfire? And an OCed 280? Whoo, that thing will put out some numbers...

LightSoulBlue

R700 from what i've seen wont only do a 4870x2 but also a 4850x2

Can be wrong though.

Hm, so I was checking up on the 4850 online and stumbled upon this:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=2116

[QUOTE="wklzip"][QUOTE="LightSoulBlue"]

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]The question should be will the 4870 be better than the GTX 280 :shock:LightSoulBlue

Doubtful. Perhaps the 4870x2 would be a better competitor.

4850x2 should be a good competition to a OCed GTX280.

You mean 2 4850s in Crossfire? And an OCed 280? Whoo, that thing will put out some numbers...

Hm, so I was checking up on the 4850 online and stumbled upon this:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=2116

LightSoulBlue

Strange that he made his mind after one review.

edit: Also, the links he provided are invalid

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]The question should be will the 4870 be better than the GTX 280 :shock:LightSoulBlue

Doubtful. Perhaps the 4870x2 would be a better competitor.

It (4870X2) did score higher than 280GTX in latest 3d mark on Computex. Also nvidia's coming up with so called 9800GTX+ in 55nm with little different G92b core. Should come around 300$ and compete with 4850.

[QUOTE="LightSoulBlue"]

Hm, so I was checking up on the 4850 online and stumbled upon this:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=2116

wklzip

Strange that he made his mind after one review.

edit: Also, the links he provided are invalid

I haven't made up my mind yet, actually. I was merely showing everyone what I found.

[QUOTE="LightSoulBlue"]

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]The question should be will the 4870 be better than the GTX 280 :shock:domke13

Doubtful. Perhaps the 4870x2 would be a better competitor.

It (4870X2) did score higher than 280GTX in latest 3d mark on Computex. Also nvidia's coming up with so called 9800GTX+ in 55nm with little different G92b core. Should come around 229$ and compete with 4850.

corrected

[QUOTE="domke13"][QUOTE="LightSoulBlue"]

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]The question should be will the 4870 be better than the GTX 280 :shock:wklzip

Doubtful. Perhaps the 4870x2 would be a better competitor.

It (4870X2) did score higher than 280GTX in latest 3d mark on Computex. Also nvidia's coming up with so called 9800GTX+ in 55nm with little different G92b core. Should come around 229$ and compete with 4850.

corrected

I guess.

[QUOTE="wklzip"][QUOTE="LightSoulBlue"]

Hm, so I was checking up on the 4850 online and stumbled upon this:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=2116

LightSoulBlue

Strange that he made his mind after one review.

edit: Also, the links he provided are invalid

I haven't made up my mind yet, actually. I was merely showing everyone what I found.

He was referring to the ZDnet editor.