Maytridy

Hey guys,

Now that newegg is offering the GTX 280 for $460, should I go for that over 2x4870 for $600?

When it's all said and done (since I will be water cooling), the GTX 280 will save me about $120-$150 over two 4870's (since I will only have to buy one water block).

EDIT: I will be building a new rig, so pay no attention to my sig specs.

EDIT: I will be using a 22" monitor most likely, but going with the 280 may save me enough $$ to get a 24".

What do you guys think?

microman

1 4870X2 of course they should be here in a few weeks and will be well worth the wait

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Maytridy

I've already played the waiting game waiting for the 200 series and 4000 series and I really need to upgrade from my 7800.

wastedtime

The MSI gtx 280 at newegg is even cheaper at $459 including MIR linky

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agreed the 4870x2 is going to kill the GTX280

microman

and crossfire 4870's also

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whtwrnglrx06

seeing as you have an SLi Mobo it could be a problem crossfiring 2 4870's

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Maytridy

Wow, nice call. rep for you!

Jacko87

Two 4870s will out-perform a single GTX280, but you'll need a crossfire board, and maybe a new power supply too, if I was you, I'd go for the GTX280...plus I would hate dealing with multi-GPU setups, there are always problems.

Maytridy

I'll edit my original post - I'm building a completely new rig, so my specs are irrelevant right now.

Are there any new NVidia cards in the works? I might want to go with the evga to use the step up program, but I'm not sure if anything new will be coming out in the next three months.