£470 to spend..

oggmonster · 29 Jun 2007 at 14:54

Right..As part of my new build I am planning to spend ~£470 on a graphics card(s) Now can anyone tell me what would be a better..Spending £470 on a good 8800gtx OR buying 2x 512mb 2900 ATIs in crossfire (motherboard only supports crossfire btw)

Any unbiased thoughts or opinions would be much appreciated!

jaykay · 29 Jun 2007 at 14:58

Just get a 8800gtx whats your screen resolution by the way?

oggmonster · 29 Jun 2007 at 15:01

Atm it's 1280x1024...but when I get my new monitor it's going to be around 1680x1050

LoadsaMoney · 29 Jun 2007 at 15:15

Single GTX will be fine for that res.

bfar · 29 Jun 2007 at 15:18

A single slot solution is always less trouble than a double slot.

Go for a GTX. A standard one would do you fine at the proposed resolutions, so you've plenty of room in your budget

oggmonster · 29 Jun 2007 at 15:20

Alright! Thanks for the quick response guys. Will be placing my order as soon as the Intel july 22nd price cuts come

MrMojoRisin · 29 Jun 2007 at 16:07

My GTX copes effortlessly at 1920x1440

Will_3rd · 29 Jun 2007 at 16:10

8800 GTX all the way at the moment.

Teaf · 29 Jun 2007 at 16:16

I'd probably get the GTX, save the rest, sell the GTX at the end of the year and get one of the newer ATI or Nvidia cards.

warren_1979 · 29 Jun 2007 at 16:22

Please God just wait for the G92.

jaykay · 29 Jun 2007 at 16:25

warren_1979 said:
Please God just wait for the G92.

What about this http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17748043
It looks like the g92 isnt going to beat the 8800gtx.

Plus if you wait theres always something better on the horizon. After the g90 there will be ati 3xxxx series and after than nvidias next card.

psychas · 29 Jun 2007 at 16:29

2x hd2900xt 1 gig total of 2 gigs of vgu memory insane man so insane :eek:

jaykay · 29 Jun 2007 at 16:44

It doesnt give you 2gb of vram, each card has to have the same textures so your only getting 1gb like normal.

carlazai · 29 Jun 2007 at 20:08

GTX would be my advice. No doubt this is the best premium card atm. Ultra too expensive atm

psychas · 29 Jun 2007 at 20:30

jaykay said:
It doesnt give you 2gb of vram, each card has to have the same textures so your only getting 1gb like normal.

im talking about 2 of them not one dam man crossfire baby :eek:

squiffy · 29 Jun 2007 at 20:31

jaykay said:
It doesnt give you 2gb of vram, each card has to have the same textures so your only getting 1gb like normal.

hmm not in a Crossfire setup, I think.

stickroad · 29 Jun 2007 at 20:32

psychas said:
im talking about 2 of them not one dam man crossfire baby

Your obsessed with them HD2900XT arnt you.

jaykay · 29 Jun 2007 at 20:32

Yer i know but 2 of them dont equal 2gb of vram thier still split up and each gpu has to have the same textures so games that need more than 1gb of vram(very unlikely) Wont have any where to store it.

chaparral · 29 Jun 2007 at 20:34

stickroad said:
Your obsessed with them HD2900XT arnt you.

Jono8 · 30 Jun 2007 at 01:35

well, 2x 2900xt 1gb's would be nearing £700 :eek:

.

A single 8800gtx is a safe bet. Can get an pre overclocked one for like £350 now and then clock to ultra speeds yourself. The 2900xt is still a little dodgy when it comes to AA and certain games and a 2 slot solution allways seems more hassle unless money is no object.

The 8800gtx is the more matured and faster card. I am very pleased with mine.