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    2x9800GT SLI VS 2x ATI Mobility Radeon HD3870 (Crossfire)

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by DevlReD, Sep 10, 2008.

  1. DevlReD

    DevlReD Notebook Consultant

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    I want to know if anyone has any informations about these 2 cards,I am close to order my gaming rig and this is bugging me,so taking price difference as a not serius factor which is the better choice you believe regarding performance/gaming/support with drivers etc?
     
    DevlReD, Sep 10, 2008
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  2. Clutch

    Clutch cute and cuddly boys

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    Laptop or desktop?

    If desktop I would look at the GeForce 280
     
    Clutch, Sep 10, 2008
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  3. WileyCoyote

    WileyCoyote Notebook Evangelist

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    9800gt > HD3870
     
    WileyCoyote, Sep 10, 2008
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  4. Tarentum

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    Then again, you might want to go with the ATI cards, which don't have defective soldering issues, and the like.

    Re: Geforce 280s (and any of that line), I don't consider $500-600 to be a decent price for a single card (which will be $200 in 6 months).
     
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  5. WileyCoyote

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    the 9800m gt is ~20% faster than the 3870, go with them.
     
    WileyCoyote, Sep 10, 2008
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    sli is faster and all, but np9262 butt ugly, ocz whitebook crossfire beautiful, i rather buy a ocz whitebook and build another pc than buy a np9262 i dont see why people like it
     
    phoduma, Sep 10, 2008
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    At the moment I would certainly go with ATI imagine spending $3000 on an nvidia SLi notebook for it to arrive with screwed GPU's, especially with all the problems nvidia is currently its quite possible that it would happen.
     
    R3v4n, Sep 11, 2008
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  8. Thaenatos

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    The 9 series has NOT been confirmed to be defective.
     
    Thaenatos, Sep 11, 2008
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  9. DevlReD

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    At the moment no they didnt,but even if they are defective Nvidia will not say anyth untill they release sth new(afterall 9800GT is the same card with 8800GTX),i dont believe i will get a defective card bec the 8800GTX(9800GT) proved to be reliable in a short term(1year) in systems with good cooling conditions(e.g 9262,XPS1730).

    But what about sli vs crossfire is it supported the same in the new* games?
    And are there any proves pointing that 9800GT is 20% faster in performance in games(not 3d marks).
     
    DevlReD, Sep 11, 2008
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  10. Nirvana

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    it's only been 9 months.
     
    Nirvana, Sep 11, 2008
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