[NosBoost300]

if u like running nearly 1000 watts and can properly cool quadfire...go for it... the additionl cost for a huge psu and proper cooling blows

[gurusan]

poop on quadfire.

just a single 4870x2 is all you need

[Ste]

Originally Posted by wafflehammer

oh lawds a 2 GPU card beats a ONE GPU card...oh noes :| ..........means nothing

Just correcting you.

Making sure we all know the GTX 280 really deserves that number 2 spot.

[NosBoost300]

and if i read correctly in 1 review... the cost:fps is nearly the same for gtx280 and 4870x2..

dont get me wrong its a **** of a card... but i never thought id have to buy a kilowatt psu and 4 waterblocks as a requirement.....80c idle temps ... thats a joke..90 during games! no way thatd last through 3 or 4 hours without overheating..... and im not too sure how a single loop would handle 4 gpus...multi radiators/loops could only cool that properly

[surgeVel]

Originally Posted by NosBoost300

and if i read correctly in 1 review... the cost:fps is nearly the same for gtx280 and 4870x2..

dont get me wrong its a **** of a card... but i never thought id have to buy a kilowatt psu and 4 waterblocks as a requirement.....80c idle temps ... thats a joke..90 during games! no way thatd last through 3 or 4 hours without overheating..... and im not too sure how a single loop would handle 4 gpus...multi radiators/loops could only cool that properly

That FPS:Cost ratio was only on low res, without AA or AF. Once it got anything higher than the minimum of their tests, the 4870X2 was best in all the rest.

Also, idle temps can be changed just by upping the fan speed. Everyone knows how to do that, and if they don't, they need not buy such a high end card. Your GPU would not overheat at 90C as GPU's are built to handle temps of 100C+ before overheating.

[gurusan]

yeah but the cooling 4-gpus is a good point...not to mention the power supply. We are into overclocking here and it would be quite pricey getting a 1000+ watt quality PSU in addition to a water setup that can dissipate that kind of heat.

[Ste]

Woot Woot.

<Just ordered.

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

[zmatt]

Originally Posted by gurusan

yeah but the cooling 4-gpus is a good point...not to mention the power supply. We are into overclocking here and it would be quite pricey getting a 1000+ watt quality PSU in addition to a water setup that can dissipate that kind of heat.

Why couldn't you just go nuts with 3rd party coolers? I can see modifying two acelleros together to cool both gpus on a 4870X2. Some Tx-2 and some kick *** fans should get you in the safe zone. Lets not forget gpus don't have to be babied like cpus cooling wise.

[vernong1992]

Originally Posted by Ste

Woot Woot.

<Just ordered.

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

I hate you people with your powerful cards...

So do some benchmarking against your old 8800GTX, lets see how much improvement you get

[Ste]

I sold my GTX, long long ago....

But I will make a thread. With pics and stuff, soon as I install Vista 64 Bit..