Endless Paradigm

... My apologies if it seemed that way to you.

What card you planning to get?

my board is a rare breed, an Intel + ATi combo

so im looking at Radeon cards at the moment

any precise recommendations welcome, but it can't cost upward of £200

I believe the X58 chipset can do multi GPU solutions for both nVidia and AMD, so I wouldn't use that to hold back.

What do you mean by Intel + ATI and wanting to get a nVidia card?

At the moment, people seem to be recommending the Radeon 5850, but it's not a nVidia card.  Perhaps wait for the GT300 series if you must have nVidia.

If you're a...

SUPER ENTHUSIAST - 2x Radeon 5970 Crossfire!!! (5970=5870x2)
Hardcore Gamer/Enthusiast - Radeon 5850
Regular Gamer - Radeon 5770
Light Gamer - Geforce 9600 / Radeon 4670


The 5xxx line because they support DX11, and prepares you for the future.  NVidia will probably release their DX11 cards sometime later, which you may also want to consider if they become available before you get your money, may also cause prices to fall since they will be more competition.

oops major mishap there

lol not GTX, Radeon

i was looking at 5770 cards, i can get one for around £130 from XFX or Sapphire.

i7 is _really_ a waste with a 5770, unless you don't game much.  Apparently 4870 beats it...

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:i7 is _really_ a waste with a 5770, unless you don't game much.  Apparently 4870 beats it...

Go 5850 then.



Actually, fuck that.  Sometime soon, the Radeon 5970 will be released, it's a dual GPU solution made of 2x 5870's.  Go buy 2x Radeon 5970, and run them in Crossfire!!!  You will have a total of 4x 5870 cores in your computer!!!!  Put V1's GTX295 to the trash heap (considering a single 5870 alone is almost as good as a GTX295), and run Crysis @ 300FPS!!!

O.O holy hell

do they take one PCI-E or two?

am i the new hope in dethroning V1's rig? xD