Best card Combo for Below $300

[slong]

currently im building a new gaming rig, and i have chosen 2x evga geforce 9800gtx+ for about 130 a card without tax... i was looking at the gtx series, the 275 or higher... which would be better for the price? i plan on gaming with this rig for the next 2 years without having to upgrade the gpus.. figured dual cards would be better in the long run for the newer more demanding games that are to come.

 

[xc0mmiex]

twin 4870's would be ur best bet, i belive you can pick em up now for like $150, you didn't mention that you can't crossfire... if you go the nvidia route a couple of 900gtx+'s will equal around a 280, and that you can pick up for $225, so a single card may be actually cheaper

 

[slong]

Iv been reading and iv heard nothing bad about the gtx series, hearing that the 275 or higher dominates dual 9800GTX+... so i think ima just go with a single of those for now... i can always get dual gtx 275's or higher haha thats just overkill though

 

[invisik]

Ati and Nvidia have there own ups and downs. I would recommend a 4870 as well because there cards are just cheaper at the moment, but if you want to go nvidia get a gtx 275 for now and upgrade whenever down the road.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131140 ($116.99)

 

[coozie7]

For a new rig, I'd go for either the GTX275 or HD4890, depending on motherboard (or if it's X58, your preferance).
I'll also suggest you look to EVGA, XFX or BFG, all have top notch warranties and some of the best support in the business, useful for a long term ownership.

 

[Bluescreendeath]

Iv been reading and iv heard nothing bad about the gtx series, hearing that the 275 or higher dominates dual 9800GTX+... so i think ima just go with a single of those for now... i can always get dual gtx 275's or higher haha thats just overkill though

naw, two 9800GTXs will not be dominated buy a single GTX275. It would be dominated by two GTX275s

2x9800GTXs > GTX285 > GTX280 >/~ GTX275

 

[dirtmountain]

I don't disagree with other posts, much depends on what games you plan to play. This GTX275 is $200 before rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127429
review of that GPU
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=354&Itemid=72

 

[slong]

Thanks guys, im defently getting the gtx 200 series... no games atm really need dual cards to be ran at full, as long as ya got good Ram etc to backup the card... by next year new games and video demands will be out and thats about when ill go dual with them so i should be fine for a few years easy... there just so many different models idk which is best for my price range.. and i want it to look sweet(color match) my mobo... reason i was going evga to match the mobo