@ i_max We love arguing. Don't we?
So your saying that Crysis is as bad as a benchmark as 3D Mark 06 is? Hats off sir :clap: , I dont think there's a point in arguing anymore, with my limited info, I wonder why so many forums have crysis leaderboard even though crysis is just a game, I dont really remember if any game ever has achieved this status! Man and I kept thinking crysis was the most demanding game right now, shoot!
If leaderboard is everything, I believe 3D Mark 06 is the best benchmark to test a card because there are umpteen number of forums using 3D Mark for their leaderboards.
GeForce GTX 280 SLI Dual | Triple review test
GeForce GTX 280 SLI Dual | Triple review test Scroll down to see A SLI and in the next link a tri SLI both in very playble framerates, @ 25x16 we dont really need AA, and with both setups enabling AF shouldn't have a huge hit.
SLI of GTX280 is churning out 27 FPS at 2560x1600 when we are at Beach. You have played this game... do you really think that this setup will render playable FPS at climax with these settings.
Tri-SLI... I give in. And you get another candy. But this candy costs at least $1200
Are you serious? I installed COD4 on my laptop, and I could max it out on my laptop's default resolution and I bought my laptop like 2 yrs back (c2d 2ghz, 7900gtx). So well if you still say its demanding.
7900GTX is no slouch for a 17" screen. It's a flagship card of previous generation. No wonder you can max out CoD4 on a 17" screen.
But you can't say same for owners of 8600GT & Company. And till five to six months back there were not many games that could not be maxed out on a 17" with 8600GT.
And for ET QW here are some numbers from AT @ 2560x1600 with 4x AA
SLI 280 - 124.1
single 280 - 70.2
4870CF - 64.1
4850CF - 53.7
And here are ET QW numbers from HC @ 2560x1600 with 4x AA
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
4870 C: 103
4850C: 86
GTX280: 76
So take your pick!
Also tell me one game where SLI fails and there are a few games where CF doesn't work. If it scales it scales very well, but SLI scales in almost all games that I have seen.
Well, you could have said this six months back but now I don't think it holds true. In last few months Crossfire has made some very impressive gains and it's only growing.
Moreover,
slightly of the topic, SLI means an expensive platform of crippled 780i and 790i mobos. With Crossfire you get a system based on X38 and X48, which is not only more viable (read cheaper) but also a better performing setup.
Its not so, they very well know about either cards, but as I mentioned for such resolutions the best bet is 280 sli and NOT a 4870CF! Or lets put it this way, for any situation if a SLI 280 wont do it, 4870CF with a higher probability wont either!
SLI is more power, but at what cost. Is it viable (cost\performance)? And if you don't consider the cost involved a factor, why stop at only SLI. Why not take a Skulltrail system and put two 9800GX2 or two 4870X2. Even if SLI or Crossfire doesn't kick in, this is still the full-proof consumer grade system that you can get to play games.
And i totally forgot power consumption u did mention it somewhere, check any review GT200 is way better than any 48XX in terms of power consumption!
Only at Idle. At full load, 4870 equals to GTX260. In fact, in most reviews it draws less power than GTX260. GTX 280 is always the most hungry.
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