9800GX2 to HD 4870 X2,WORTH IT?

morphman001 · 12th August 2008, 11:34 PM

Im stuck in a dilema,i have two brand new XFX 9800gx2,s,i WAS going to sell one and happily use the other,but the new ati monster is out,would it be that much better than the gx2,opinions?

G51 · 12th August 2008, 11:37 PM

no point.. its like buying a new commodore then buying a falcon.. there is a difference but is it worth the depreciation??

morphman001 · 13th August 2008, 12:03 AM

only running 22" monitor,1680x1050 to boot

joecool · 13th August 2008, 2:08 AM

imagine dual 9800GX2's... on a 24" monitor, the 9800GX2's outperform the GTx 280's

rav.dusty · 13th August 2008, 3:05 AM

yep I'm with the other guys, there's no point of "upgrading" to the 4870 x2; unless money isn't an issue, but it term of value, you wouldn't get betting much bang for your buck. I a 9800gx2 as well and i can't deny the fact about upgrading to the 4870 x2, however i see little reason as for my case i game very little and when i do game the 980gx2 does a very good job anyway....

DiGiTaL MoNkEY · 13th August 2008, 8:26 AM

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Originally Posted by morphman001

only running 22" monitor,1680x1050 to boot

If the games you play run as you would like, then there is no need.

Akimbo · 13th August 2008, 3:13 PM

9800gx2 only has 512MB so its not really good at 2560x1600, i know coz i have a 30".....monitor that is.
I will be going either;

1x 4870x2 + 1x 9series GPU for physX

or just 2x 4870x2 (and hopefully they too will do physx on GPU)

still mowing around the reviews and seeing what specific games will run better on each GPU (like Clear Sky and Far Cry 2)

Actually i've already played the Clear Sky demo on this card, and as soon as the sun starts rising and shooting it's beams across the country side, its starts lagging up, and the camp fire's have invisible flames.

Lardman · 17th August 2008, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Akimbo

9800gx2 only has 512MB so its not really good at 2560x1600, i know coz i have a 30".....monitor that is.
I will be going either;

1x 4870x2 + 1x 9series GPU for physX

or just 2x 4870x2 (and hopefully they too will do physx on GPU)

still mowing around the reviews and seeing what specific games will run better on each GPU (like Clear Sky and Far Cry 2)

Actually i've already played the Clear Sky demo on this card, and as soon as the sun starts rising and shooting it's beams across the country side, its starts lagging up, and the camp fire's have invisible flames.

4870X2 as TOX has said is pretty much for massive resolutions. You're not gonna need it at your average 1680... :P

MYSRH · 17th August 2008, 4:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Lardman

4870X2 as TOX has said is pretty much for massive resolutions. You're not gonna need it at your average 1680... :P

So what do I need for my average 1680?

caz67 · 17th August 2008, 8:59 AM

Hi,

Your card is fine, don't waste you money i would save it for a biggger monitor..Then get the 4870x2..hehe

Butcher9_9 · 17th August 2008, 8:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Akimbo

Actually i've already played the Clear Sky demo on this card, and as soon as the sun starts rising and shooting it's beams across the country side, its starts lagging up, and the camp fire's have invisible flames.

the demo is proberly very buggy and not optimized

XoNikzDeVil · 17th August 2008, 10:16 PM

http://www.overclockersclub.com/revi...pphire_4870x2/

4870x2 is for MASSIVE screens just Quad sli the 9800X2s mate! you will have awesome power

morphman001 · 18th August 2008, 7:06 AM

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Originally Posted by XoNikzDeVil

http://www.overclockersclub.com/revi...pphire_4870x2/

4870x2 is for MASSIVE screens just Quad sli the 9800X2s mate! you will have awesome power

Unfortunately not an option anymore,as i just sold one of them and have HAPPILY been gaming on the other,BUT....really still cant play crysis maxed out on vista 64,very high..

Lardman · 18th August 2008, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by morphman001

Unfortunately not an option anymore,as i just sold one of them and have HAPPILY been gaming on the other,BUT....really still cant play crysis maxed out on vista 64,very high..

Grab an X2 then, if you so wish. :P
Your money.

It's also CPU dependant though, a quad at 2.66 will bottleneck 4850's and 70's... oc them to 3.6 and theres no issue though xD
(only a little bottleneck)

Carey · 18th August 2008, 6:20 PM

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Originally Posted by morphman001

Unfortunately not an option anymore,as i just sold one of them and have HAPPILY been gaming on the other,BUT....really still cant play crysis maxed out on vista 64,very high..

You still won't be able to play Crysis maxed at native res on the 4870X2 either...

12th August 2008, 11:34 PM	#1
morphman001 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SOUTH MELBOURNE Posts: 12	9800GX2 to HD 4870 X2,WORTH IT? Im stuck in a dilema,i have two brand new XFX 9800gx2,s,i WAS going to sell one and happily use the other,but the new ati monster is out,would it be that much better than the gx2,opinions?

13th August 2008, 3:13 PM	#7
Akimbo Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Perth W.A. Posts: 1,568	9800gx2 only has 512MB so its not really good at 2560x1600, i know coz i have a 30".....monitor that is. I will be going either; 1x 4870x2 + 1x 9series GPU for physX or just 2x 4870x2 (and hopefully they too will do physx on GPU) still mowing around the reviews and seeing what specific games will run better on each GPU (like Clear Sky and Far Cry 2) Actually i've already played the Clear Sky demo on this card, and as soon as the sun starts rising and shooting it's beams across the country side, its starts lagging up, and the camp fire's have invisible flames. __________________ LianLi PC-A71B, Samsung 305T Plus, 2x 2443BW+, Bravia 46" LCD, Asrock Extreme9, i7 3930K @4.0Ghz, H100i 2xFans, 32GB Corsair PC1866, 2-Way SLi EVGA 4GB GTX680, GT630, 3x SSD's, 10 HD's = 16TB (PC 503=1.2TB), Core3D, Logitech Z906 5.1, Sennheiser PC350, CyberPower 2200ELCD, AX1200i, Logitech G19, G700, F710, Epson Workforce 840, Netgear D6300, Acer Aspire 4741G, iPad III, i4S. Last edited by Akimbo; 13th August 2008 at 3:16 PM.

17th August 2008, 8:59 AM	#10
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12th August 2008, 11:37 PM	#2
G51 (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Posts: 9999 Posts: 1,642	no point.. its like buying a new commodore then buying a falcon.. there is a difference but is it worth the depreciation??

13th August 2008, 12:03 AM	#3
morphman001 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SOUTH MELBOURNE Posts: 12	only running 22" monitor,1680x1050 to boot

13th August 2008, 2:08 AM	#4
joecool Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brizzy Posts: 370	imagine dual 9800GX2's... on a 24" monitor, the 9800GX2's outperform the GTx 280's

13th August 2008, 3:05 AM	#5
rav.dusty Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 32	yep I'm with the other guys, there's no point of "upgrading" to the 4870 x2; unless money isn't an issue, but it term of value, you wouldn't get betting much bang for your buck. I a 9800gx2 as well and i can't deny the fact about upgrading to the 4870 x2, however i see little reason as for my case i game very little and when i do game the 980gx2 does a very good job anyway....

17th August 2008, 10:16 PM	#12
XoNikzDeVil (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 139	http://www.overclockersclub.com/revi...pphire_4870x2/ 4870x2 is for MASSIVE screens just Quad sli the 9800X2s mate! you will have awesome power