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graphics card / motherboard help

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I’m trying to decide if I should get an ATI or Nvidia card, I was going to get an ATI card as the motherboard I wanted supports cross fire but I'm not really sure that I will need two graphics cards. This is for gaming on a 19" TFT but i'm going to upgrade to a 22" or 24" soon.

Can anyone link me to some reliable review websites between GTX 260 and 4870 1GB? I found a few myself but some of them I wouldn’t trust with a bargepole

As I have three options (I haven’t brought any components yet)

Stay with the P5Q3 deluxe and just use a single GTX 260

Stay with the P5Q3 deluxe with 4870 1GB with the possibility or upgrading to two

Or change the motherboard for one that supports SLI and get the GTX 260 or a possible upgrade in the future
 
why not just get a p5q instead of the 3deluxe (saving ~£90) and a 4850 512Mb (saving ~£80) then you've got an extra £170 for your monitor.... should be fine for 22" gaming...
 
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