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Originally Posted by c4r105  Just get a 8800 and you'll get better performance  |
That may be technically true. But what if that pair of ATI costs less?
This is totally discounting the fact that ATI's lineup is about to change. So certainly in the next few days we'll see lots of reviews comparing the HD2900XTX with the 8800GTX. Now it seems very possible that when the HD2900XTX and 8800GTX are compared, the Nvidia product my take the lead. However, it's difficult to know if the info that suggests that is just Nvidia spin doctoring... or reality. Starting tomorrow we'll be able to get a better picture.
The flip side to this is that most of us can't afford the very "top of the line" graphics card. (I speak truth when I say: It will be a
COLD day in Hell, when I buy an 8800 Ultra!!) What I want to know is:
How does the HD2900XT compare with the 8800GTS? And then I'll compare the prices of the two products. Most of us live at this level of reality. And the "War" will be won by the mid-range to lower end cards, not the top of the line jobs, or by pairs of graphics cards. (I guess it's just me but SLi and Crossfire never made allot of sense - I guess that goes to show that I can't afford a 30" display, where it might actually be needed.)
Bottom line is: the company with the best $300 - $400 card will get my business. I'm "loyal" to NO company (even if I work for the bastiges
). The only other factor will be
which company has the better driver support.
On the CPU front, Intel currently holds a clear advantage. Whether AMD will rebound, or collapse into oblivion, is not something about which I'm currently willing to prognosticate. It's just that right now, one can buy an Intel C2D that will run perfectly at 3GHz+, and not pay anymore than they would for the top of the line X2 (that's purchasing a cpu, motherboard, and memory combination).
