gt295 or hd5870?

[funkysnair]

well its about time a thread was thrown out there!

in a few months (before christmas) i will be purchasing a high end gpu to replace my hd4890.

i am leaning towards the hd5870 due to the fact of the dx11 and i have windows7 pre-ordered.

the money i get of my hd4890 i will put towards a nice samsung ssd to run windows7 on...

i am sure the gtx295 will out perform the hd5870 but some reviews say taht when new drivers come out for the hd5870 it will become close competition to the gtx295.

there are a few positives to the ati but a few negatives, no physix being one of them and ive always found heat issues (having to increse fan speed=noisey) while overclocking the ati cards meaning i am going to have to throw an extra £100 for a decent water block to keep it cool!

so to round it off

Asus GeForce gtx295 dx10 £360
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-211-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1324

Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 5870 dx11 £300
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-053-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1502
+ water block, judging by the prices of the waterblocks for the hd4890 im guessing £100-£120

 

[Ethan3.14159]

Definitely 5870. It's going to release at a much lower price point than the GTX 295. However, the water block price will cancel that out. Plus it's one GPU, so crossfire will yield much more gain than a 2nd GTX 295. Much less power draw as well. Plus there are things like DX11 support and eyefinity.

 

[just a noob]

i would get the 5870 as well, it's about the power of the gtx 295 from what i can see, you could always get the 5870x2 as well

 

[funkysnair]

i would get the 5870 as well, it's about the power of the gtx 295 from what i can see, you could always get the 5870x2 as well

yeh but the price and waiting time, i want my new gpu in next few weeks and chances are taht the 5870x2 wont be out