Which gpu?

[Jonnodude]

Hey there, I am about to get the viper system fully decked out but I'm not sure which gpu to get.

It's a choice between the ATI 5870 or the nVIdia GTX 480.

The nVIdia is more expensive and has more video memory but I've read that the ATI has better overall performance.

On the other hand I read that the ATI cards especially the 5870 can experience random grey screen crashes, or at least was back in march.

Can some people reply here and let me know which they think is better and any good or bad experiences you have had with either card?

Also does anyone know if ATI 5 series cards still experience grey screen or any other issues?

Your help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Jonnodude]

Heh thanks peeps

Think I will go with ATI if that issue is fixed now
Will be cheaper if I want to upgrade to crossfire

Though looking at recent reviews the ATI 5970 does better than both, I wonder if I could get a viper with one of those, or even spend more obscene amount of cash and see if OC would do 2 of those in xfire

Anyone know if you can customise with OC like that?

 

[Jonnodude]

Oh so ATI works ok say if I got a 5870 and if I wanted another I could buy a 5970 and have them in crossfire or trifire and it would scale well?

 

[Jonnodude]

Sorry to double post but I've also read that the 5970 is a large card and ad it's the most powerful gpu out at the moment I'm v tempted to call in and get one of these babys!

But yeah they are rather large in size, does anyone know if they will fit the viper case?

 

[Jonnodude]

Yeah I will do, I was just wondering if people had the same experience before

But I'll update this post for the record when I get it to let peeps know xx

 

[Jonnodude]

got my sights set on a 5970, bit more expensive, but its the best performance all round at the moment