Graphics Upgrade

[EnderXi]

Hi Guys,

Would appreciate a little advice from the learned tech heads around here, i have recently purchased a i7 920 D0 cpu with a Asus P6T Deluxe v2 and 6GB of corsair dominator GT ram and am now looking for a graphics upgrade as i can now afford it.

My thoughts are edging towards the Saphire Vapor-X 5870 one for the moment and another to follow later for crossfire, i have a few concerns, should i wait for Fermi (price is an issue i can source these cards much cheaper through my company) £4-500 is too much for me to spend on a single card I am looking to spend about £600 max on 2 cards either crossfire or SLI

Also how much of an impact is not having Phys-X going to be on performance, initially on the 5870 solo and then on a 5870 crossfire, i have a 8800 GTX currently is it possible to run this as a phys-x card only to support the 5870.

Basically what card would you recommend to go with the system i have.

Cheers

 

[EnderXi]

i can get the 5870's for the same price as the 5850's through my company on their staff discount program so i will probably go for a pair of them eventually.

Looks good and everyone loves abit of braggin rights, my only concern is the physx on how badly that will affect stuff.

 

[EnderXi]

seems so, shame really cos its a good idea dedicated physics card but if its a gimmick i will take your advice and put in my order for a 5870