GTX 295 or 285

[smeghead666]

this may seem like a silly question given that the 295 is obviously more powerful than the 285 but correct me if im wrong but the 295 is a technicaly SLI? (hence 2 = quat SLI)

im on a 19" monitor at 1280x1024 resolution and am led to belive SLI only realy shines at higher resolution e.g. 19XX x 16XX etc...

im just wondering given my screen res, and the efectiveness of the 295 in most games, current and near future(given they need SLI support...(or do they?!?)), if the 295 would still out perform the 285 in the majority of games nowdays?
(i am also led to belive that games that dont support SLI would only use one of the 295's GPU cores...equivilent to the GTX 260).

i hope that came out readable

 

[smeghead666]

A single GTX 260 would be more than enough at that resolution.

ok good point...but given all the above, 295 or 285?

lets also take money out of the equation as im just curious

 

[smeghead666]

Any who buys a 285 is crazy, 2 4890s would stomp all over it for the same money, 2 GTX275s would stomp all over it for a little bit more money.

2 GTX260s would stomp all over it for the same amount of money.

Plus the fact that new cards are being announced today.

sorry i should have mentions im not particularly intrested in SLI / crossfire atm given my current resolution.given this wouldent going for 2 260's or 2 275's (depending on your knowledge / oppionion) be the same as a 295 in terms of why bother at that resolution?

@ yashiro, i was thinking of upgrading my monitor acctualy, but the if i did that it would be cause for SLI.

Are there a lot of games that would benifit from this or should i just stick to 1 GPU like iv always done (tbth my 19" monitor is big enough for me, and also correct me if im wrong but at lower resolutions, games get better performance ratings (even though it might notn look as flashy as a 24" widescreen etc...)

 

[smeghead666]

Also forgot the spec for the computer im building is something along the lines of:

gigabyte ex58 ud5 mobo
i7 920 (overclock to 4 GHz)
megahalems cpu cooler (with 2 scythe 1900rpm 120mm fans)
corsair HD 750 psu
1TB seagate HDD
150GB velociraptor
antec 1200 case

the idea is im not going to want / need to upgrade for a verry long time...
which i suppose is even more cause to wait for the new cards.


just to clarify (ignoting the fact that 2 260s may be better or cheeper (back to the rigonal quetion)are there enough games out there that would make use of the 295's self SLI (and not make it use just one core most of the time...making the answer be the 285)

sorry to be such a pain in the backside

 

[smeghead666]

thanks fenris for clearing that up for me about the amout of support for SLI cards in games. this leads me to pick the 295 to answer the origonal question. if i did get a biger monitor then the 295 would also help more (being a Duel GPU) or so im led to belive.

i think due to much advice im going to wait and see what the new cards are like (btw any info on when?) at least by then if i dont get one the current ones should be a bit cheaper.

never been a big fan of ATI cards, nvidea cards are considerably more, but there usualy very good cards

what about SSD drives? i'v never realy liked the idea of those due to the limitation on read/write functions or something (correct me if im wrong please) though be it several million? isnt a velociraptor fast enough? (iv stil got over a month to decide so try and convince me )

lulz @ 295 mars, if i had that kind of money ii wudent mind spending a bit more on a whopping 2000000" monitor

also thanks everyone (most of everyone) for your input so far.

why cant ATI join forces with nvidea lol?

 

[smeghead666]

because a monopoly would be a very bad idea?

good point.