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 Posted: Mon, 16th Mar 2009 10:36 Post subject: SLI 8800GT's or GTX 285 |
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Now i've ordered my water cooling setup, i want to enhance my graphic's, should i SLI 8800gt's with aftermarket cooling, or grab a EVGA 285, playing fallout 3 at the moment, the price gap is pretty big, but i want to get it right, or should i save my cash, and go for the GTX 300 range?
My resolution is 1680x1050 but i'll be moving to 1900x1200 aswell next moth on a new monitor.
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chiv
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| Posted: Mon, 16th Mar 2009 11:06 Post subject: |
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cant tell u about sli but my 285 is fricken sweet... my res is 2560x1600, and its handled all the recent releases (fear 2, hawx demo, burnout, fallout 3, etc...) beautifully with everything maxed out.
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| Posted: Mon, 16th Mar 2009 11:18 Post subject: |
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I've heard alot of good thing's about the 285, i just wanted to see if anyone else had one, if they would recommend it, to see if it was worth the £300.
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| Posted: Mon, 16th Mar 2009 11:33 Post subject: |
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i wouldnt get any SLI CrossFire or X2 videocard setup, if a game requires that kind of speed something is wrong....
get a GTX285 or a 4870 1GB, depending on much you want to spent
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| Posted: Mon, 16th Mar 2009 16:52 Post subject: |
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Well, i don't mind spending £300+ on a video card, aslong as it's going to last me maybe 1-2 year's.
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| Posted: Mon, 16th Mar 2009 17:25 Post subject: |
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| Stefan F wrote: | | i wouldnt get any SLI CrossFire or X2 videocard setup, if a game requires that kind of speed something is wrong.... |
LoL at ignorance, especially at the 30"+ and high-end 26" monitors' resolutions. |
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| Posted: Mon, 16th Mar 2009 17:26 Post subject: |
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depends on what you mean with last, in my opinion its never a good choice to go for the most expensive one, cause you never need the most expensive to play at max settings.
No card sold now will be better than the midrange or even on par with it.
I say buy a 200 pounds card now, and use the money saved to buy another 200pounds card in 2 years.
but if you really have the money to throw at it, ignore my above comment.
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| Posted: Mon, 16th Mar 2009 17:31 Post subject: |
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| iNatan wrote: | | Stefan F wrote: | | i wouldnt get any SLI CrossFire or X2 videocard setup, if a game requires that kind of speed something is wrong.... |
LoL at ignorance, especially at the 30"+ and high-end 26" monitors' resolutions. |
im playing at 1920*1200 res any game on max setting with AA and AF enabled with a 4870 1GB .
So i dont see why it wouldnt be possible at even higher resolutions, and if so im not buying a card almost double the price for one game.
Not to mention who has a 30inch screen with 2600* res?
I said dont get SLI crossfire or X2 cause they never go without issues( besides the heft price), with a single card setup i havent had a driver issue in 8 years.
No need to justify your 4870x2
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| Posted: Mon, 16th Mar 2009 17:34 Post subject: |
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1920x1200 is hardly high resolution anymore. People are running games on three 1920x1200 these days, or on two 2560x1600 monitors, and at these resolution you just can't get proper framerates on newer games on single GPU solutions. I'm not saying I use my card for such monitors, I just show you there is real need for these cards.
| Stefan F wrote: | | Not to mention who has a 30inch screen with 2600* res? |
No point in arguing over this after such a comment. Same was when Glottis said no used WS monitors 2-3 years ago.
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| Posted: Mon, 16th Mar 2009 17:38 Post subject: |
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| iNatan wrote: | | 1920x1200 is hardly high resolution anymore. People are running games on three 1920x1200 these days, or on two 2560x1600 monitors, and at these resolution you just can't get proper framerates on newer games on single GPU solutions. I'm not saying I use my card for such monitors, I just show you there is real need for these cards. |
Then you need to quit browsing tech forums natan, check out the steam stats , 1280* and 1600* and even 1024* are the most played resolutiosn by a WIDE margin
1920* is the upcomming resolution, and single 4870 1gb can handle it all.
but its his money and his choice, have fun with whatever you buy.
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2009 02:25 Post subject: |
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| Stefan F wrote: | | iNatan wrote: | | Stefan F wrote: | | i wouldnt get any SLI CrossFire or X2 videocard setup, if a game requires that kind of speed something is wrong.... |
LoL at ignorance, especially at the 30"+ and high-end 26" monitors' resolutions. |
im playing at 1920*1200 res any game on max setting with AA and AF enabled with a 4870 1GB .
So i dont see why it wouldnt be possible at even higher resolutions, and if so im not buying a card almost double the price for one game.
Not to mention who has a 30inch screen with 2600* res?
I said dont get SLI crossfire or X2 cause they never go without issues( besides the heft price), with a single card setup i havent had a driver issue in 8 years.
No need to justify your 4870x2 |
I'd like to point out "never go without issues" is a broad exaggeration. And for someone who tells others not to browse forums for circumstantial evidence, you seem to be doing the exact same. My crossfire setup has been pretty flawless ever since I added on the second card relatively cheap. About the only games with issues are oldies like JA2 and Torment, and then I just switch to one card, switching back when playing modern games.
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2009 06:53 Post subject: |
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I've always thought dual cards suck. But then you convinced me with your 53" monitors and 5-digit resolutions.
And really cool to play on 2 monitors, so you can play while you play.
Excuse me, I have to go spend some money now.
P.S.: Steam statistics are facts, they're not "forums".
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2009 11:12 Post subject: |
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The only reason i was going to get the GTX 285 was because obviously 1GB Vram and i'm not sure the GTX 300 serie's is coming out anytime soon.
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2009 15:31 Post subject: |
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Is the GTX300 line supposed to be DX11 or just a performance boost?
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| Posted: Tue, 17th Mar 2009 15:40 Post subject: |
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Go for the GTX285
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| Posted: Wed, 18th Mar 2009 06:55 Post subject: |
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Get a singlel GTX 285 it can handle everything right now.
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| Posted: Thu, 19th Mar 2009 11:14 Post subject: |
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Single card route vs dual card solution any day of the week. Especially in this case.
And yes I'd reserve from getting anything beyond a 4870/260 unless you play on a 30". Otherwise even my old 4850 played games fine on a 24". I'm not a fan of running anything above 4xAA though as the performance hit is no where near proportional to the eye-candy so yeah.
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| Posted: Sun, 22nd Mar 2009 15:16 Post subject: |
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Think i'm going to go with the EVGA SSC 285, payday in a few day's, so i'm looking forward to fallout 3 on ultra without having to drop the AA down, thank you for the input, much appreciated.
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| Posted: Tue, 24th Mar 2009 07:26 Post subject: |
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| KrAzY-KaMeL wrote: |
And yes I'd reserve from getting anything beyond a 4870/260 unless you play on a 30". |
since I play on a 19inch widescreen at 1440x900 resolution. and I did a benchmark with a 260 then did the same benchmark with a 285, the results would be the same because I'm not playing on a 30" monitor?
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| Posted: Tue, 24th Mar 2009 09:20 Post subject: |
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The majority of games will play identically smooth on both cards at that resolution and you'll see more of a CPU bottleneck. I'd imagine even with 8xAA you'd still get similar performace between them. You'll see the card stretch it's legs at 1920x1200+ with AA.
A 285 on a 19' is a total waste which is why I can't recall any publication reviewing that card below a 22". And remember that 1440x900 is actually less demanding then 1280x1024.
For that resolution I'd stick with a 4850 (or whatever refresh is coming next month) for $125 and you'd still play super smooth with AA.
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