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Old 08-12-08   #11 (permalink)
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That's because of newer drivers.

Well, the 4870 X2 is close enough to the performance of the GTX 280 that I will not regret going with the GTX 280, since I trust nVidia more. The GTX 280+ will surely do great against the 4870 X2 if this review is accurate in showing what the 4870 X2 has to offer vs the GTX 280.

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I believe Crysis was made or optimized for nvidia cards so any Crysis benchmark nvidia will have the lead. But if you take some other games benches I think the 4870 x2 wins most if not all.
In that case, how powerful must HD4870X2 be?

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Very nice work ATI. However i see some flaws in this...my 8800GT does 110fps in GRID at 1680x1050

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just wait until Cat 8.8's (i almost feel bad about getting a second 4870.....my upgrade path has hit a wall, lol)

at least aftermarket cooling and overclocking 2 separate cards will be easier
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Been saving for an upgrade for a while myself. I've had nvidia cards for some time now, I was going to get a gtx280, but this ati card is top class for an upgrade. I don't think the rumors going around that nvidia chips are failing are helping nvidia much as far as competing.
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Considering a 280GTX is only $400 now, I'm glad ATI is back!
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are there any reviews of 2 4870X2s vs tri sli 280s?

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I'm pretty sure Guru3D are nvidia "lovers". Just check the conclusion of their review, where they talk about how they prefer single gpus over dual gpu solutions, and come up with what I would consider, shaky reasons against it.
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It's weird though on some review sites the 4870 X2 does not blow the 280GTX out of the water and even sometimes the 280GTX beats it by little but on other reviews the 4870 X2 just blows away the 280GTX. Example: Check Crysis http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon...w-crossfire/12 and http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...md,1992-5.html

I smell some biased reviews....
I believe the guru3D review did Crysis at medium settings, while Toms had it at "max detail."
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I believe the guru3D review did Crysis at medium settings, while Toms had it at "max detail."
Yea, I went through guru3D's last night and saw that. Why the hell would you bench the new ultra-high end cards on medium???
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