The XT850 should handle the resolution fine for desktop use.![]()
Really!? Even more awesome! It's only got about 256mb ram

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The XT850 should handle the resolution fine for desktop use.![]()
Really!? Even more awesome! It's only got about 256mb ramI'll only be using it for desktop use and some photo/video editing initially. Correct me if i'm wrong but they are not graphically intensive tasks like gaming is right?
That's nonsense. There are plenty of games that don't run flawlessly on my 4870 - ArmA II, STALKER: Clear Sky, Crysis, Far Cry 2 (in DX10 mode), etc. Not only that but I'm looking to upgrade to a 26" monitor and the higher resolution will place even more of a burden on the graphics. And then there are upcoming games like STALKER: Call Of Pripyat and the DX11 enhanced DiRT2.I was explaining that there isn't a game out there now (bar Crysis) that will put a dent your performance, so buying on that reason doesn't make sense.
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I wonder if nVidia will hire some mercs to torpedo it.
The way it's meant to be Assasinayed?
I laughed
I want more details damn it(not of ATI being hit with a torpedo but their card).
What 4870x2's?I don't think ATi will go crazy with the price. It's whether they want to gain a greater market share or to make more profit.
I hope the 5870x2 is twice the performance of a 295gtx.
We may finally get some cards than can max out games @ 2560x1600!
I hope the 5870x2 is twice the performance of a 295gtx.
We may finally get some cards than can max out games @ 2560x1600!
I think it's realistic to assume it may be 2x the performance or there about. Bearing in mind that the 4870X2 can match and beat a GTX 295. Then take in to account the difference in overheads with using dual GPUs to do the rendering.if a single 5870 is going to be the same performance as a 4870x2 that aint gonna happen, if it's a little better though then the 5870x2 should be 2x of a gtx 295, i think it will be a bit under personally possibly by 10-20%.
I hope the 5870x2 is twice the performance of a 295gtx.
We may finally get some cards than can max out games @ 2560x1600!
Now that would be awesome!
What I want to read about now are crossfire reviews on these cards.
Hope it'll run more smoothly than the GTX295's in quad.