Asus ATI Radeon HD 3870 XT

**alex** · #16 23rd Dec 2007, 05:09 PM

8800GT. Any.

Higher gpu/ram speeds, more you pay.

Will game happily at 1920x1200.

**Cew27** · #17 23rd Dec 2007, 05:22 PM

hmmmmm
tough choice now
the mobo i wanted was the new asus ddr3 mobo wich supported crossfire and no other ddr3 motherboards support sli
so i can either get 1 nvidea or 1 ati and have the option to expand to crossfire?

**alex** · #18 23rd Dec 2007, 05:27 PM

Pretty much all recent chipsets support crossfire (because AMD want more of the market).

Believe me, dual-card is barely worth it; very few games, comparably, are coded to use 2 cards.

And if you purchase two mid range cards you'll be better getting one high-end card because it will perform better than two mid-range cards anyway, and will also offer this performance boost in all games, not just dual-card one's.

**Cew27** · #19 23rd Dec 2007, 05:33 PM

sweet .... thanks for the help i will get a nvidea

**Cew27** · #20 23rd Dec 2007, 05:52 PM

ok last question on graphics ...
what nvidea
i get a basic grasp of the specs but not all off them
i have about 200-340 to spend
thanks

**alex** · #21 23rd Dec 2007, 05:54 PM

At the resolutions you're quoting Cewy you could get away with a 8600GTS but bang for buck the GT is the best card on the market today. It's close in benchmarks to the GTX which is around 50-60% more money.

Getting the GT will also pretty much guarantee high frame rates plus high detail settings in all games.

Nope, stick with the GT.

**Cew27** · #22 23rd Dec 2007, 05:56 PM

you sure i can afford a gts?

**alex** · #23 23rd Dec 2007, 05:57 PM

If you're referring to my quote of the 8600GTS. This is a cheaper card than the GT.

The GT goes from around £180-£230.

**Cew27** · #24 23rd Dec 2007, 05:59 PM

no while on ocuk i compared the prices and i can this
or i could get a cheaper gs

**alex** · #25 23rd Dec 2007, 06:02 PM

It's slightly higher performing than a GT, but higher priced as well.

But again, at the resolution of your screen it's all slightly overkill anyway.

If it was my money?

I'd buy the GT, maybe even a vanilla one (non oc'd) and spend the rest of my loot on an external hdd or something.

**Cew27** · #26 23rd Dec 2007, 06:07 PM

hmmm well i an after the mother of all pc's and am willing to go the extra mile ... ill keep the 2 in mind
thanks for all the help

**alex** · #27 23rd Dec 2007, 06:15 PM

No problem Cewy.

Shout out if you need any further help.

**Cew27** · #28 23rd Dec 2007, 06:16 PM

I NEED £249.99!!!

**alex** · #29 23rd Dec 2007, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by cew27

I NEED £249.99!!!

I said help, not charity.