280 gtx or 4870 x2

madmatt10583 · 10-01-2008, 05:37 PM

I'm upgrading my graphics card and am wondering which i should go for.
My motherboard is an asus p5b deluxe, pci express 1.1. Are both of these backwards compatiable? I am upgrading my board soon but one thing at a time. You know how it is!!

ebackhus · 10-01-2008, 06:17 PM

4870 X2.

Tumbleweed36 · 10-01-2008, 07:28 PM

Not even close IMHO, go for the 4870 x2

madmatt10583 · 10-03-2008, 04:36 PM

cheers guys. I'll get it next week!
This is the best card that i can get currently?

HawMan · 10-03-2008, 04:44 PM

yes its top of the range

**magnethead** · 10-03-2008, 04:57 PM

yes, very top. No card from nvidia is even close at the current time...give nv a good 6 months to beat it, then ati should haver the 5 series out im sure...or nv will just super duper clock the gtx 280 or something to "claim" to match the 4870...but will never happen.

Fewmitz · 10-03-2008, 08:37 PM

What res are you playing at?

Higher resolutions (IE above 1650x1050) benefit more from the X2 as opposed to the GTX 280. However, if you're playing at 1650x1050 or below, there's just not logical sense in buying the X2 because you won't see a difference in performance.

madmatt10583 · 10-03-2008, 09:22 PM

hmm well that's just thrown the cat amongs't the pigeons.
I will be playing 1440 x 900 and want something good for crysis/ farcry 2 and some future stuff.

But then again. i will be upgrading my monitor so the x2 is still a good bet?

Eminef · 10-04-2008, 05:01 AM

I'd still say go for the 4760x2.. same price but HD 4870x2 kills the 280 as everyone keeps saying.

This chart is the perfect way of showing that.

madmatt10583 · 10-04-2008, 10:05 AM

Ok cheers people. The ati card it is then! A couple more gigs of ram and i'll be ok for the time being i reckon!

Tumbleweed36 · 10-04-2008, 11:10 AM

Just make sure you have enough power supply to handle that power hungry video card. That can be a real issue if you buy one that your power supply can't handle.

madmatt10583 · 10-05-2008, 07:14 AM

It's a thermaltake toughpower 750w. Should be ok with that i think.

**lazareth1** · 10-05-2008, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magnethead

yes, very top. No card from nvidia is even close at the current time...give nv a good 6 months to beat it, then ati should haver the 5 series out im sure...or nv will just super duper clock the gtx 280 or something to "claim" to match the 4870...but will never happen.

Unless the green machine launches a GTX280 X2 lol.

**magnethead** · 10-05-2008, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lazareth1

Unless the green machine launches a GTX280 X2 lol.

Isn't the GTX 260/280 like the 9800's? A pair of cards on a single board?

**lazareth1** · 10-06-2008, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magnethead

Isn't the GTX 260/280 like the 9800's? A pair of cards on a single board?

Not at all!! It's actually a completely different chip design than the 8000/9000 series. They are still power hungry on full load BUT there idle power usuage is better than ATi's cards. Not that you would care about that when ur gamming you heart out

So yeah, they could very well bring out a GTX280 X2 to combat the Ati bad boy.

madmatt10583 · 10-09-2008, 06:43 AM

Just ordered the Powercolor version seeing as it seems to be the cheapest! And got me another 2 gigs of ram.....Roll on farcry 2!

10-01-2008, 05:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
madmatt10583 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Sussex, England Posts: 135 OS: XP home My System	280 gtx or 4870 x2 I'm upgrading my graphics card and am wondering which i should go for. My motherboard is an asus p5b deluxe, pci express 1.1. Are both of these backwards compatiable? I am upgrading my board soon but one thing at a time. You know how it is!! __________________ C.P.F.C

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10-03-2008, 08:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Fewmitz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 134 OS: Vista 64	Re: 280 gtx or 4870 x2 What res are you playing at? Higher resolutions (IE above 1650x1050) benefit more from the X2 as opposed to the GTX 280. However, if you're playing at 1650x1050 or below, there's just not logical sense in buying the X2 because you won't see a difference in performance.

10-03-2008, 09:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
madmatt10583 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Sussex, England Posts: 135 OS: XP home My System	Re: 280 gtx or 4870 x2 hmm well that's just thrown the cat amongs't the pigeons. I will be playing 1440 x 900 and want something good for crysis/ farcry 2 and some future stuff. But then again. i will be upgrading my monitor so the x2 is still a good bet? __________________ C.P.F.C Last edited by madmatt10583; 10-03-2008 at 09:25 PM.

10-04-2008, 05:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
Eminef Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 69 OS: Windows XP - Service Pack 3	Re: 280 gtx or 4870 x2 I'd still say go for the 4760x2.. same price but HD 4870x2 kills the 280 as everyone keeps saying. This chart is the perfect way of showing that.

10-04-2008, 10:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
madmatt10583 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Sussex, England Posts: 135 OS: XP home My System	Re: 280 gtx or 4870 x2 Ok cheers people. The ati card it is then! A couple more gigs of ram and i'll be ok for the time being i reckon! __________________ C.P.F.C

10-04-2008, 11:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,673 OS: XP Professional	Re: 280 gtx or 4870 x2 Just make sure you have enough power supply to handle that power hungry video card. That can be a real issue if you buy one that your power supply can't handle. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

10-05-2008, 07:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
madmatt10583 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Sussex, England Posts: 135 OS: XP home My System	Re: 280 gtx or 4870 x2 It's a thermaltake toughpower 750w. Should be ok with that i think. __________________ C.P.F.C

10-09-2008, 06:43 AM	#16 (permalink)
madmatt10583 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Sussex, England Posts: 135 OS: XP home My System	Re: 280 gtx or 4870 x2 Just ordered the Powercolor version seeing as it seems to be the cheapest! And got me another 2 gigs of ram.....Roll on farcry 2! __________________ C.P.F.C