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Old 07-04-2008, 07:32 AM   #24 (permalink)
Vyndara
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Originally Posted by Pwnzilla
From the most comprehensive review I have seen, the 9800GX2 reliably out performs a single 4870 GPU.

AnandTech: The Radeon HD 4850 & 4870: AMD Wins at $199 and $299

So for best performance choose either one 9800GX2, or go dual 4870s (assuming your mobo has two PCI Express X16 slots).
It's okay....I went for the single AMD card for now but potential to expand later.

Thank you all!

I ORDERED THIS TODAY!!!! Pics to come when I get it (next Saturday):

14009 INTEL Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz FSB1333 12MB LGA775 Retail $388.00
13398 ASUS P5K-E WiFi-AP S-775 P35 3PCI/2PCI-EX/2PCI-E 16X 4DDR2- 1066, SATA RAID0 WIFI 1394 1xGbL $168.00
14199 G.SKILL [ P K ] DDR2 PC2 8500 4GB kit (8 Layers PCB) 5-5-5-15 2.0-2.1V $158.00
(MFG Lifetime)
14199 G.SKILL [ P K ] DDR2 PC2 8500 4GB kit (8 Layers PCB) 5-5-5-15 2.0-2.1V $158.00
(MFG Lifetime)
14323 Sapphire ATI Radeon HD4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI-E DUAL DVI-I/ TVO (ROHS) LITE (1YR MB Warranty) $353.00
13794 Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Barracuda 7200.11 SATA-II 32MB (5YR MFG 1YR MB) 1st yr Hot Swap - $89.00
12998 PIONEER 212DBK 18X (SATA) DVD-/+ RW DUAL LAYER BLACK(OEM) w/o SW (1YR MB) $30.00
12490 ANTEC Gamer Nine Hundred Case Black w/ Window NO P.S. $116.00
13505 PC Power & Cooling 750W Red, 60A 12V Rail, Quad PCIe, CrossFire Certified $177.00
12864 Sound Blaster X-Fi XTREME GAMER (RETAIL) $102.00
12766 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit English OEM on DVD $124.00
1439 Yes Windows is being purchased with my PC (Build, Fully Test & Install O/S, drivers & updates)
1092 $10 NS Enviro Handling Fee 1 $10.00 $10.00
9963 2 Year Parts & Labour Carry-In Warranty on Parts or System $1501-$2000 $129.00

Total Items $2,002.00

Now I need into Beta!!
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