EVGA E-GEFORCE 9800GX2; $289. Good Deal?
It's showing that it's $340 off the regular price. This would be an upgrade from my G92 8800GTS.
I need a new video card like I need a kick in the junk, but for less than half price, it's really tempting. Is it worth going to one of these over the GTX260 or 280? Or are they that much slower?
I've got a 750W Corsair PSU and a Q9450, so there shouldn't be any bottleneck anywhere. I do a lot of FPS, so more speed is always a good thing.
I need a new video card like I need a kick in the junk, but for less than half price, it's really tempting. Is it worth going to one of these over the GTX260 or 280? Or are they that much slower?
I've got a 750W Corsair PSU and a Q9450, so there shouldn't be any bottleneck anywhere. I do a lot of FPS, so more speed is always a good thing.
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Any game that is well optimized for SLi will see the GX2 obliterate the 4870 and the two are close enough in most titles that it really just comes down to what games you want to play. If one were choosing between these two and power consumption and size are not an issue I'd suggest much reading.
no, not really.
http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-5083-view-HD-4870-vs-9800-GX2-benchmark.html
crysis is optimized for nvidia SLI, correct?
That info circulated in early May (well before 4870 launch) and is completely bogus.
Look here, here, here, and pretty much anywhere else that actually had the cards when they made their graphs.
In fact after revisiting reviews and refreshing my memory of GX2 performance I'd like to retract my statement of them being even close in more than a handful of titles.
time to research..