Happy GeForce GTX 285 day!

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1. 
   16 Jan 2009 ~ 9:49pm AlexDeGruven It's funny to watch the CPU performance wars vs. the GPU performance wars. Just as AMD and Intel keep trading the top spot, nVidia and ATI keep flip-flopping with who's on top at any given time.
   
   Right now, nVidia's got the crown with the 280 (and now 285), but is it really enough of a performance boost to justify the massive price increase (shades of Intel vs. AMD about 5 years ago, anyone?). Sure, the 285 edges out the 4870 and the 4850 x2 in performance, but the ATI cards can be found for a much lower price. Strap two of those 4850s together with Crossfire and you've got some SERIOUS GPU horsepower for the money.
   
   Full Disclosure: I have always been a fan of nVidia, and currently run a pair of 7600s in SLi. But... I'd jump on a pair of 4850 x2s in Crossfire in a minute if given the opportunity.
2. 
   16 Jan 2009 ~ 10:21pm Leonardo

   Just as AMD and Intel keep trading the top spot

   Sorry that's ancient history. It's been a one horse show for two years now.
3. 
   16 Jan 2009 ~ 10:23pm Thrax Nearly 3 years at this point. It's a real shame, but the whole competition is a ghost of CPU past. The Radeons are just close enough to the NVIDIA parts that it's not worth the monumental price jump to run with NVIDIA.
   
   Why buy a 3.6GHz Pentium 4 when you can overclock a Thorton? Same for the Radeon 4830. 4830s in CF is faster than a GTX 280 in virtually every task, for a fraction of the price.
4. 
   16 Jan 2009 ~ 10:25pm Leonardo

   it's not worth the monumental price jump to run with NVIDIA

   Amen. Support your local trading forum! Ha, try and find a new, retail part in my systems!
   
   
   OK, with that said....waiting for the GTX 285 to hit six-months old and start appearing on the pre-owned market.
5. 
   16 Jan 2009 ~ 10:28pm AlexDeGruven

   Leonardo wrote:

   Sorry that's ancient history. It's been a one horse show for two years now.

   
   True... I should have said 'kept trading the top spot'.