Nvidia vs ATI

[judmann]

im thinking of buying a new graphics card,and at the moment i have a nvidia 8800 gtx is it worth updating yet or should i wait
my choices are

1.http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail


2.http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...al DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (01G-P3-E895-AR)


3.http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

is there much difference all i know is that nvidia are like £200 more expensive also what are the top 2 cards like nvidia compared to 2 of the ati's


4.http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...ual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Crossfire Bundle

 

[judmann]

1) what motherboard have you got ?

2) What PSU have you got ?

3) what type of games do you play ?

4) what size LCD screen have you got ?

5) how much do you realistically want to spend ?

1. Asus P5K Premium/WiFi-AP Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

2.Enermax Galaxy 850W

3.Arma Armed Assault waiting for OFP2 and Arma2

4.LG L227WT 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor

5.good value for money not worth paying ££££'s if nvidia is little bit better than ATI

so really how much better is nvidia to ATI at the moment is it worth the extra or is 8800gtx still ok or should i wait

 

[judmann]

in spec for mobo it says
Expansion Slots 2 x PCI-E x16 supports CrossFire Technology


but dosnt this mean i can have two cards at 16x cf ?

 

[judmann]

ok so if i want to cf 4870 @x16 i will need to upgrade my motherboard


thanks for all the help gents.

 

[judmann]

any ideas of a release date?

also would 1 card @x2 be as good as 2 cards

thanks again