280 GTX Sli, worth it?

[lunarwolf]

4870x2 over a 280 gtx anyday, plus you can always add a second 4870x2 for mindblowing power if you need it in the future - or could wait for the new gtx 295

 

[w311zy]

4870x2 over a 280 gtx anyday, plus you can always add a second 4870x2 for mindblowing power if you need it in the future - or could wait for the new gtx 295

i had the option of a 4870 X2 or GTX280 and got the GTX.

1 reason is the very poor minimum frame rates in a lot of games, it ok having the biggest maximum frames but if it drops from say 120fps to 11fps then back upto average of say 32fps its going to do my head in, hense my decision.

 

[TheRealDeal]

Look at the newest reviews on minimum frame rates and then you will find that the x2 wins this battle pretty easy. In some the x2 minimum is around the gtx280 average. This keeps on being repeated about the x2 having bad minimum frames but its just not true on the latest drivers. The below review was a preview of the gtx295 and the games picked are mainly games nvidia do well in. All graphs show you the minimum frames of each card. The gtx280 loses out on most of the minimum frames battle and some by a very large margin.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...ia-geforce-gtx-295-video-card-preview-11.html

 

[willy]

"wait for the new cards!!!11"


Most useless piece of advice ever, unless of course you're anally retentive and enjoy spending weeks and weeks agonizing over which GPU to buy. "Wait for the new cards" is also perfect for your anal retentive as it allows him to retain his money for longer.

LOL, i haven't laughed like that for a while now

 

[J1nxy]

4870x2 over a 280 gtx anyday, plus you can always add a second 4870x2 for mindblowing power if you need it in the future - or could wait for the new gtx 295

as long as ATI have remembered to add the game to the drivers to enable crossfire...

I've got 3x260 216s and it monsters just about anything I can throw at it at the moment. They clock pretty well and the i7 keeps its happily fed with CPU power

 

[Perfect_Chaos]

i had the option of a 4870 X2 or GTX280 and got the GTX.

1 reason is the very poor minimum frame rates in a lot of games, it ok having the biggest maximum frames but if it drops from say 120fps to 11fps then back upto average of say 32fps its going to do my head in, hense my decision.

Very true, id rather have a card that can do 40 minimum - 100 max than a card that can do say 30 minimum and 150 max.. totally pointless unless you play a game looking at the wall all the time

 

[w311zy]

Look at the newest reviews on minimum frame rates and then you will find that the x2 wins this battle pretty easy. In some the x2 minimum is around the gtx280 average. This keeps on being repeated about the x2 having bad minimum frames but its just not true on the latest drivers. The below review was a preview of the gtx295 and the games picked are mainly games nvidia do well in. All graphs show you the minimum frames of each card. The gtx280 loses out on most of the minimum frames battle and some by a very large margin.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...ia-geforce-gtx-295-video-card-preview-11.html

If the drivers improved then that can only be a good thing but i still dont believe just one review

 

[1kiwi]

Seems to be the same ATI vs Nvidia battle going on here That said, if i was to build a new i7 rig i would probably go with the same setup as the OP. Good choice