GTX 295 or 2x4890's

[1Kurgan1]

But are they as fast as two GTX275's...... we shall find out next week

Isnt the 295 pretty much 2x 275's?

 

[Tatty_Two]

one thing to watch out for, is just because SLI doesnt work in windowed mode, doesnt mean crossfire doesnt.

While they're similar tech, there are some things they do differently - for example, SLI only worked with a single monitor last time i used it, but i was just playing a game with crossfire working while watching a movie on my secondary (using media keys to play/pause etc )

I am very impressed, you must have a very acute attention span if you can watch a movie and play a game at the same time, unless of course you can romove one eyeball and place it on your desk in front of the monitor showing the movie

 

[1Kurgan1]

I always watch things and play games myself, and when I had dual monitors I use to always surf the next and play, I still do now, but it requires alt tabbing out. I get bored and surf or watch something for a few min then go back to gaming. Or look over while I am gaming, I am actually playing WoW atm oh and doing homework, and posting on SW:TOR forums, they all bore me so I am rotating them.

**EDIT** forgot also trying to figure out a friends hard drive also

 

[Tatty_Two]

Isnt the 295 pretty much 2x 275's?

Yes but quite a bit slower in many things, due mainly but not exclusively to the fact that a 295 of course is pumping all that GPU power and memory bandwidth thru a single x16 slot where the SLi has two slots to play with.

reviews show that in some things the 275's are only 3-5% faster but in many upto 15% faster....... the 295 does hold it's own or is better however in resolutions above 19xx mostly.

 

[Mussels]

I am very impressed, you must have a very acute attention span if you can watch a movie and play a game at the same time, unless of course you can romove one eyeball and place it on your desk in front of the monitor showing the movie

theres always a lull in games at some point or another. Besides, nothing like HD video clips on a 40" screen, a few feet to the side of your main monitor.

 

[1Kurgan1]

Yes but quite a bit slower in many things, due mainly but not exclusively to the fact that a 295 of course is pumping all that GPU power and memory bandwidth thru a single x16 slot where the SLi has two slots to play with.

reviews show that in some things the 275's are only 3-5% faster but in many upto 15% faster....... the 295 does hold it's own or is better however in resolutions above 19xx mostly.

I did testing on my old 3870's from 2 of them on 8x to 2 of them on 16x, and I maybe seen a 1% gain, but those were quiet a bit slower than 275's.

But also there won't be much of a point in running 2x 275's under 19xx res, just like I feel my 4870x2 is overkill for 1680x1050, but I still love the thing.

 

[Mussels]

i tested my 4870's on a 16x/4x config, and there was less than a 5% difference to 16x/16x.

remember that SLI and crossfire dont add ram - the secondary cards/GPU's/etc dont need much bandwidth, just the primary.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Yes but in contrast, we are talking here effectively two GTX275's through one PCI-E slot which in paractice (as opposed to theory) isnt the same as 8x each, these cards are a bit quicker than two HD4870's (as in the 4870x2) plus of course they have the higher memory bus also but I will dig out the review thats saved as a favorite on my home PC when I finish work showing in that scenario just what the differences are between two GTX275's and the 295.

 

[alentor]

lol just by reading the comments u can notice the fight between the red camp and the green camp, lol guys ure hilarious xD

 

[Mussels]

Its always the same.

People choose something for themselves, with whatever tips the balance for them. They then try and come up with more and more reasons to convince themselves, in order to suppress the doubt that maybe they bought the wrong card.

People without fanboi impulses are the people who arent afraid to admit they made a mistake - good luck finding those people. you'll know when you do.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Personally i always buy the best i can afford,i dont give a crap if its ati or nvidia.

 

[btarunr]

Its pretty clear IMO that a GTX 295 is better, but they are in short supply.

Don't worry, with the single-PCB card coming out in a few™ days, the stocks will get healthy.

 

[venomousdesigns]

Won't lower prices will it?

 

[DaedalusHelios]

Don't worry, with the single-PCB card coming out in a few™ days, the stocks will get healthy.

I didn't know that. Thank you for the info.

 

[Tatty_Two]

lol just by reading the comments u can notice the fight between the red camp and the green camp, lol guys ure hilarious xD

Check my video card specs The good thing is though, if you shop around you can get two GTX275's cheaper than a 295 which has to be good!

I am also however, as well as getting the 2nd GTX275, getting 2 HD4890's to test although I am not paying for them, call it a loan for a week which is why I mentioned earlier about the "face off", it's irrelivent to me which set up wins, I just dont like clouded hype of the capabilities of any piece of hardware irrespective of what brand it is.

 

[1Kurgan1]

lol just by reading the comments u can notice the fight between the red camp and the green camp, lol guys ure hilarious xD

This thread has turned out top be pretty civil though, it's always nice to have a debate type argument where no one pops their top. Then you can actually get some good info out of it, if you are level headed enough to actually look into what others are saying.

I am an AMD/ATi kind of guy, but I try to stay as on the fence as I can and see what can be learned.

 

[yogurt_21]

I am very impressed, you must have a very acute attention span if you can watch a movie and play a game at the same time, unless of course you can romove one eyeball and place it on your desk in front of the monitor showing the movie

like Aughra from dark crystal?

 

[Tatty_Two]

like Aughra from dark crystal?
http://www.bookmice.net/darkchilde/dark/aughra.jpg
http://bassthink.tripod.com/TheDarkCrystal/aughras_eye.JPG

Where did you get a picture of my wife?

 

[1Kurgan1]

Where did you get a picture of my wife?

You got a real looker there

 

[trt740]

Where did you get a picture of my wife?

her nipples are hard damn I'm excited

 

[Tatty_Two]

her nipples are hard damn I'm excited

Your an ex cop so you need all the excitement you can get Fighting in the streets is good but in a fully fledged war you get to kill so many more ........ sorry havent taken my tablet yet!

 

[bboy-mass]

I've got the Gainwood GTX295 overclocked:

666x1380x1100 OVERCLOCK with fan 70% while gaming - auto at the desktop

and its the dogs dude.

I'm getting 180fps on max with rFactor 5xAA (6xaa dont work .lol) 1920x1200 rez

Grid (60fps) in car view with trackir 5 - locked with v-sync on (88+ vsync off) 1920x1200 rez

Crysis Warhead 25-45fps 1920x1200 rez

I used a 4870x2 in my rig and the noise and heat was just a joke. Swapped it over for the GTX295 and BINGO.

If I was being silly and flush, I may even jump to another GTX295 but only if I jump to 30in or TripleHead2GO with 3x22in screens to keep those important frames in the 60fps mark for my simm racing.

But never quad 4870x2, toooo loud man.

Go for it.

R.
Mass

 

[Tatty_Two]

I have changed my plans, not going for the GTX275 in SLi, I am going to keep my existing GTX275 for my Yorkfield rig, sell my 4870x2 and buy a single HD4890 Atomic, one card is enuff for my needs, my ePenis wilted years ago!

 

[cowie]

your not missing much tatty about the same as a 295 or cf4890's

 

[venomousdesigns]

I have changed my plans, not going for the GTX275 in SLi, I am going to keep my existing GTX275 for my Yorkfield rig, sell my 4870x2 and buy a single HD4890 Atomic, one card is enuff for my needs, my ePenis wilted years ago!

And ur getting this Atomic from?