4870x2 in quadfire vs a 295 or the new 5800

[Guest]

hi,

just wondering if anyone has seen a comparison in benchmark between the 4870x2 in quadfire config vs the 295 vs the new 5800?

 

[brockh]

cypress is in shortage which means u cant buy it anywhere

gtx295 sli ftw

We've already established he has two 4870X2 already. Thread done: He doesn't need to upgrade.

 

[cheesesubs]

We've already established he has two 4870X2 already. Thread done: He doesn't need to upgrade.

4870x2 is hot and comsuming more power than a 295 plus 295 has physx exclusively. which 4870 has to relying cpu to simulate physical enviroment which cause cpu resource hog.

295 ftw. again!

 

[brockh]

4870x2 is hot and comsuming more power than a 295 plus 295 has physx exclusively. which 4870 has to relying cpu to simulate physical enviroment which cause cpu resource hog.

295 ftw. again!

That may be the case if he plays Batman Arkum Asylum exclusively. Regardless, I'm not about to have this conversation again...

 

[obsidian86]

4870x2 tmes 2 for $750 gtx 295 x2 $1000 295 ftl totally

then again only 2 gtx 295 bench marks out of 50 meaning of the top 50 gaming rigs ever possible concieved 48 use ati

http://www.ripping.org/benchmarks.php?act=graphicscores&graphic=3DMark06

and again ati rules 5 of the top 7 synthetic gaming benchmarks nvidia ftl again

http://hwbot.org/rankings/worldrecords#PCMark%202005

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Regardless of whatever else you said (especially thinking the 5870X2 is gonna cost $1,200 )

The 5870x2 price has been published....it's $599.99

Two of them in quad is therefore a $1,200 purchase.

 

[brockh]

The 5870x2 price has been published....it's $599.99

Two of them in quad is therefore a $1,200 purchase.

Why would he buy two? One beats everything, unless it's 5870 in CF.

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

The 5870x2 price has been published....it's $599.99

Two of them in quad is therefore a $1,200 purchase.

Which is not what you wrote: "The 295 will lose it's crown when the 5870x2 hits the streets though that's gonna cost you a cool $1,200."

You put it in the same sentence, with Quadfire in the other. The error is yours in your formatting, not anyone else's for not guessing what you were trying to say.

For the thread the comments were two HD5870 in Xfire would likely outperform 2 GTX295 in QuadSli due to scaling, you seemed to side-step that in your list with your guesstimate on scaling, which you didn't address. Two HD5870X2 would go far beyond the previou discussion, just like 4 HD5870 would.

 

[roofus]

have their been any quad fore benchmarks out for the 5970 to see how well it scales? they are powerful enough i could see potential for CPU bottle-necking.

 

[Bluescreendeath]

The 5870x2 price has been published....it's $599.99
Two of them in quad is therefore a $1,200 purchase.

I don't see how that makes any sense. A single 5870 costs $400, so two 5870s on 1 GPU should cost 2x the price = $800 at least. Factor in the fact that 2-in-1 GPUs have always been more expensive than 2 stand alone GPUs, I'd say it's gonna be over $800

 

[belial2k]

except it is a downclocked version that performs well under what two 5870s would do. There are already a few reviews out...so far performance is a little underwhelming considering the price and hype surrounding this.

 

[belial2k]

By the way, the official name is 5970, not 5870x2.

 

[Bluescreendeath]

Maybe it's closer to the 5850x2?

 

[Guest]

so to get the max potential out of my quadfire 4870x2 I would need a 28 inch monitor atleast?

 

[Guest]

well would I need a 28" monitor or a monitor that may be capable of doing more than 1680x800 and maybe get away with 25 "?

 

[belial2k]

you don't have to do anything, but you are wasting tons of video power. As I stated before, just one of your cards is more than enough to run at 19x12, which is the typical resolution up to 28"

 

[Guest]

no I guess I dont but I would like to get more out of my system if possible with a better res..

also I just saw the reviews on the 5890, the card tomshardware declared the fastest..and it compares to a single 4870x2 and outperfoms out by like 20 or so fps..
but what about adding a second 4870x2..

hmm interesting..

 

[microterf]

If you want a better resolution, get a larger monitor. a 30" will give you 2560*1600 resolution. Unless you like to waste money that is the only upgrade you should do right now. Period!

Doesn't get any more simple

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Which is not what you wrote: "The 295 will lose it's crown when the 5870x2 hits the streets though that's gonna cost you a cool $1,200."

You put it in the same sentence, with Quadfire in the other. The error is yours in your formatting, not anyone else's for not guessing what you were trying to say.

For the thread the comments were two HD5870 in Xfire would likely outperform 2 GTX295 in QuadSli due to scaling, you seemed to side-step that in your list with your guesstimate on scaling, which you didn't address. Two HD5870X2 would go far beyond the previou discussion, just like 4 HD5870 would.

What I wrote was a response to the OP and the thread title. I would think that with a thread entitled "4870x2 in quadfire vs a 295 or the new 5800", it wouldn't be necessary to repeat the subject of discussion. The comparison should be obvious to anyone that the subject being discussed is quadfire"

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Like I said before Jack, don't complain about others, it's your writing that sucks there.

And had you read more of the thread (including the section you quoted) and not just the title, you'd know most people are comparing running even just two HD5870 in Xfire outperforming two HD4870X2 in Quadfire and two GTX295 in QuadSLi, so don't be so obtuse, and simply admit you made a mistake and stop blaming other people for what you wrote.

You also make alot of assumptions about performance and scaling in you previous posts which I just write off as ignorance since you provide no supporting evidence for your HD5870 #s just the GTX295 and HD4870X2 from an obviously OLD review since it included Lost Planet , and where follow-up review from the source you chose, proves your assumptions about performance to be incorrect , thus making Quadfired HD5Ks a non-sequitur to the rest of the discussion which speaks of scaling the 4 vs 2 from the first reply by brockh,

In any case, brockh commenting on the pricing is due to your mistake not anyone else's, and definitely is not defended either by the title, the OP or the rest of the discussion.

 

[Guest]

so guys, I guess the consesus is that im good for a while, just need a bigger monitor to really enjoy gaming.?

I do play batman arkym asylum but not exclusively.
I play bioshock, fall out 3, red faction , nhl 09, call of cuty, and looking to forward to crysis 2

 

[Guest]

guys, would this monitor suffice for a bigger size and nicer res 1920x1080?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005127

its affordable..and isnt LG a decent company?

 

[paperfox]

I agree that LG is a decent company. Its not really the physical size of the monitor that matters, but the resolution. A 24" 19x12 monitor compared to a 28" 19x12 will produce the same FPS (assuming I understood the question correctly, I dont think I did).

Anyway that 1080 monitor will still give you great FPS with your 4870x2s.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Like I said before Jack, don't complain about others, it's your writing that sucks there.

Whatever makes ya feel better ... luckily the rest of the peeps following didn't have so much trouble realizing the obvious.

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Or so you like to fool yourself into thinking.

BlueScreen and Brock both commented on your poor post, and everyone else ignored you, which is probably better for them in the long run considering your errors in your guesstimates about performance.

Try to follow the thread next time, and then maybe you'll make more sense and possible make better predictions too.