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Another 275GTX or a 5870??

Don
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Hey All,

Looking at getting either another 275GTX to go SLi or a 5870, which do you think I should do for??

Stelly
 
Quick question

Why are you upgrading ?

Is it to play/use a specific game/app faster than you currently can?

Or is it

I just feel like upgrading time ?
 
5870 = £300 275 = £150, 275 SLI setup will be better than the 5870 performance wise going by the 285's in SLI v the 5870's, so IMO 275 all the way, £300 notes for less performance is not a good deal.
 
I would go with the SLi configuration.

5870 looks to give about the same performance but you'll have to go to the hassle of selling your current card and probably taking a hit in that respect, then you'll need to source one of the Radeons.

Far less hassle just to go with another GTX if you can. :)
 
Quick question

Why are you upgrading ?

Is it to play/use a specific game/app faster than you currently can?

Or is it

I just feel like upgrading time ?

When does anyone on this forum ever actually 'need' to upgrade?

I would go with the SLi configuration.

5870 looks to give about the same performance but you'll have to go to the hassle of selling your current card and probably taking a hit in that respect, then you'll need to source one of the Radeons.

Far less hassle just to go with another GTX if you can. :)

Well i've just sold my standard XFX gtx275 for £135 ;) + i had £150 set away for a Triplehead2go.
 
When does anyone on this forum ever actually 'need' to upgrade?

I'm going to stop you there.

I have a special medical condition where if i'm exposed to a game at less than 60fps for a prolonged period of time then my heart stops.

;)
 
i would also like to know what performance a single 5870 would compare to my GTX 285 Sli?

Also im guessing the single 5870 would not be as power hungry as 2 GTX 285

Sorry to hijack ur thread Stelly.
 
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