8800 Ultra superclocked 3 years old - dead !!

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not fused about cost, found ATI driver support a few years back shabby to say the least. (could call me an nvidia fan boy)

just wondering what cards best to suit my setup

Asus GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-211-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1324

XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-147-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1502

 

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If you're planning on keeping the card for 3 years like the 8800 Ultra (which I believe came out a little over 2 years ago ), you probably want DX 11 support so I'd go for the 5870.

its deffo 3 years old next month - im RMA'ing it to evga but time for a new card

 

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5870. The 295 is great but it's going to be replaced soon and DX10 is old news.

cannot wait for a replacement tbh so a new card

 

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Hmm, hard call to be honest if your not fussed about cost.

I'd say the HD 5870 due to the featureset and lack of SLI/AFR hassle.

ATi drivers are generally up to snuff nowadays. Never had a prob with drivers with either ATI/AMD or Nvidia to be honest.

You could always go for 2 x 5850's for circa £400 if cost is not an issue. The performance would be amazing.

was there not ati (cross fire) and nvidia sli issues with some mb's, or is that all gone now ?

 

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looking around for the 5870 but non in stock... /cry