2900XT or HD 3870????

[Dragon_CPU]

Ok need some input I'm buying either one this friday....

Either an ATI 2900XT @ 512mb ddr3 core 742/ memory 825-1650effective @512bit interface 105.6 gb/s Price about 195 shipped or...

AN HD3870 @ 512mb ddr4 core 800/ memory 2250 effective @ 256bit interface 72 gb/s.....Price 187.79 shipped.......

Which one?????

[werty316]

Don't let the 512-bit bus on the HD2900XT cloud your judgment as the HD3870 is the better buy hands down.

[PP Mguire]

3870. Should be a no brainer.

[Dragon_CPU]

OK guess that clears that up any reason why the 3870 is better I know its new architecture and all that I mean performance wise.

Ok here are my choices...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102732

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127315

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102719

or this here...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121245

[werty316]

Sapphire Toxic.

[Dragon_CPU]

That was my choice too...Then I guess it's the toxic....Looks like the best out of the bunch.

Thanx just wanted to be sure I made the right choice.

[PP Mguire]

Id say get the Asus but its only a 3850X2.

[Dragon_CPU]

Id say get the Asus but its only a 3850X2.
Yes, but it is a nice lookin 3850 though.

[PP Mguire]

The 3870 should outperform it though. I only like the cooler on the Asus.

When are you going to purchase your new mobo/cpu combo?

[Dragon_CPU]

The 3870 should outperform it though. I only like the cooler on the Asus.

When are you going to purchase your new mobo/cpu combo?
That will be here today once UPS delivers it, MB/CPU/COOLER/MORE RAM/etc.

Got my ANTEC 900 yesterday very nice case. I'll have the new system up and running today except for my 3870 order that friday get it monday or tuesday.

[SonicWRX]

I'm a little late to this one but you made the right choice. I am jealous now I wanted one of the toxic cards for a while now.

[khelben1979]

The 4000 series is coming... I think you should have waited a bit. Although the 3870 is surely a good card! I have a Geforce7800GS currently and I think this performs quite good, but I understand that the 3870 is way faster.

The 3870 was the best choice. Good card, indeed.

I think, however, that 512MB of video RAM is not enough if one thinks about the future. I personally would go for 1GB version if I was going for a new videocard this year.

[PP Mguire]

Well he decided he dosent want this card. And honestly 1gig is a waste unless you have a 24-30" LCD. More video ram is like having SLI. Pointless without high res. Unless your me and have SLI 7950GTs which works wonders at 1440x900 for some reason.

[Dragon_CPU]

I'm a little late to this one but you made the right choice. I am jealous now I wanted one of the toxic cards for a while now.
Well I'm selling it for a better price than you can get online only $165 shipped. Really like the card and it OC's great but I decided to get something else, I'm never set on one thing and never keep hardware for more than a month or 2. I think the longest I've kept a system is 6 months for me and well my other rig which is my wifes.

[wolf2009]

go with 3870

[SonicWRX]

Well I'm selling it for a better price than you can get online only $165 shipped. Really like the card and it OC's great but I decided to get something else, I'm never set on one thing and never keep hardware for more than a month or 2. I think the longest I've kept a system is 6 months for me and well my other rig which is my wifes.

I would have garbed this off you but I have my "play money" caught up in another project at the moment.