Graphics Cards

[ste aka stig]

hey their i was wondering if someone could help me.

im looking at getting an overclocked desktop but im stuck on the graphics card choice, im looking at having one 2gb ati 5970, but i was wondering if their was a combination of two graphics cards in either crossfire or sli set up that would give me either matched or better perfomance for either the same price or cheaper.

if i were to go ATI it would be matched up with these components-
Overclocked AMD Phenom II X6 1090T (3.20GHz @ Max 3.80GHz)
ASUS Crosshair IV Formula: DDR3, USB 3.0, Sata 6Gb/s, R.O Gamers
8GB Kingston Hyper-X Genesis Duel-DDR3 1600MHz (4 x 2GB Kit)

and if i were to go for NVidia it would be matched up with these components-
Overclocked AMD Phenom II X6 1090T (3.20GHz @ Max 3.80GHz)
ASUS M4N98TD Evo: DDR3, 2-way SLI, Sata 3Gb/s
8GB Kingston Hyper-X Genesis Duel-DDR3 1600MHz (4 x 2GB Kit)

any help would be much appreciated

stiggy

 

[Sleinous]

Im not 100% sure but Gorman said that the 5970 has like 2x 5830 or 5850? or 5770? See? I have no clue about ATI anyway just wait for him to confirm, but, I think, 2x thoe cards would work out more?

 

[Phoenix]

2xGTX470's in SLI or 2xRadeon 5850's in Crossfire would provide similiar performance levels and cost slightly less.

 

[ste aka stig]

Thanks for the reply guys .

I think i'll go for the two 5850's as they work out only £15 more expensive than the SLI configuration and gives me access to the 6Gb/s Hard drives of which i have selected

so as they stand the two specs look like this-

Crossfire Set Up
Case
ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved
Overclocked CPU
OVERCLOCKED AMD PHENOM II X6 1090T (3.20GHz @ MAX 3.80GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR IV FORMULA: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, R.O GAMERS
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (4 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5850 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5850 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 750W PSU (TX750) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£88)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA B2712HDS 27" WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D FULL HD 1920x1080 (£249)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,694.00 including VAT and delivery.

SLI Set Up
Case
ANTEC NINE HUNDRED TWO - UK, The Ultimate Gaming Case, Evolved
Overclocked CPU
OVERCLOCKED AMD PHENOM II X6 1090T (3.20GHz @ MAX 3.80GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® M4N98TD EVO: DDR3, 2-Way SLI, SATA 3.0GB/s
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (4 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1280MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX470 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Free Item
FREE MAFIA II Game (RRP: £34.99) with a qualifying GTX 4xx Series GPU!
2nd Graphics Card
1280MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX470 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Free Item
FREE MAFIA II Game (RRP: £34.99) with a qualifying GTX 4xx Series GPU!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply & Case Cooling
800W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£89)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA B2712HDS 27" WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D FULL HD 1920x1080 (£249)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,681.00 including VAT and delivery.

would people agree the Crossfire set up is better in this case ?

 

[SOHCAHTOA]

Or you could wait for the 6xxx cards. I'm pretty sure there's gonna be a 6870 which will be stronger than either the 470 or 5850 (probably by a decent margin) and should also cost less or as much. I heard that their coming out very soon (heard rumours of it happening within a week or two).

 

[PCS]

The GTX 470 SLi setup beats the HD5850 setup on performance, so based on performance choose the Nvidia option.

6xxx cards will be at least 1/2 months before we see stock. The launch will most likely be a "paper launch" where the product is there but stock is tight. News is starting to leak out now: http://gadgets.softpedia.com/news/AMD-HD-6770-and-HD-6750-Graphics-Cards-Specs-Leaked-11769-01.html

 

[ste aka stig]

Thanks for the reply's again guys you have all been very helpful .

So just the clarify the Nvidia option will be better option despite having a lower spec motherboard ? I'm looking at buying in about 4 weeks when I have the money and I take it their is nothing coming out that anyone knows of within that time frame that beat these two set ups for the same sort of price ?

Stiggy

 

[Phoenix]

Pretty much and no, not unless AMD unleashes some of it's new graphics cards super early (which is highly unlikely).