graphic engine? I forget...

[Baron]

Originally Posted by JG52Krupi

My point is that the 5970 has good tesselation good performance and in a few months will be quite cheap.... Now do you see where I'm coming from!!!

I can run Metro 2033, one of the few games that in my opinion show how good tesselation can be, at very high settings... It's just as good as the 480 and was cheaper last time I checked.

Of course, if the prize would go down a fair chunk it would be another story, but i doubt it will. Was the same with gtx 295, it dropped in prize but not enough to compete with newer/better cards.

Edit: Did a quick search in my country (sweden) and u can actually get a new MSI Gtx295...for 470 euros. Or how about a Gigabyte Gtx 295 for, wait for it.......600 euros


Anyways, time will tell if prizes will drop enough on "old" cards.

[JG52Krupi]

Originally Posted by Baron

Of course, if the prize would go down a fair chunk it would be another story, but i doubt it will. Was the same with gtx 295, it dropped in prize but not enough to compete with newer/better cards.

Edit: Did a quick search in my country (sweden) and u can actually get a new Gtx295...for 470 euros.

Bugger me that's expensive and my one broke after a while, I'm not a ati or nvida fanboy I just get the one that has the best price over performance. The 295 breaking annoyed me and turned me off nvida but now the 6970 looks like a renamed slightly better 5970

Stolen from another Forum:

Q: Should I SLI/Crossfire?

A: Generally no. SLI gains are impressive, but very few people need the performance increase compared to a single high end card. A single $180-250 card will handle pretty much everything at 1900x1200 and below. Dual card solutions not only include the cost of two cards, but also adding in a SLI/Crossfire enabled board, a bigger PSU, and sometimes additional cooling.

SLI isn't a good upgrade strategy either. Two SLI cards of an older generation are typically outperformed by one card of the current generation. Save that money and buy a new card in 1-2 years.

SLI is good for is people who game at extremely high settings like 2560x1600 with maxxed out AA/graphics options.

[JG52Krupi]

Originally Posted by speculum jockey

Stolen from another Forum:

Very true, I will only be getting another 5970 if bob needs it AND if i can find a relatively cheap one ~300

[JAMF]

I'll upgrade from the current 5870 to a 6970, if there's a big difference in game, when running 5760x1200 or 5760x1080. I'll always go for a single card "surround gaming" solution.