ATI 4870X2 Vs 280 GTX

[veg1992]

the gtx280 will also over clock, meh let him be happy with the 280. also i recomend you look into a 750iftw now if you plan on upgrading your mobo. or keep what you have.

Well he wanted to get rid of the P5Q Pro because he wants Dual X16...

 

[Poizen22]

well go for a 750iftw or a 780i ftw, aslong as you get a ftw board from evga you cant go wrong.

 

[1337_JohnN]

Well he wanted to get rid of the P5Q Pro because he wants Dual X16...

Woah, so CF two 4870 X2 would actually be useable?

 

[Poizen22]

Woah, so CF two 4870 X2 would actually be useable?

yes but it barely scales.

 

[Viscin]

I think the 780i is quite nice. Newegg.com - EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards anybody have some knowledge with nvidia boards, maybe you can point me to one thats good or better than that^.

Does the "FTW" really matter?

 

[Poizen22]

yes it allows more stable over cloking do to solid state capasitors. dpbt be fooled by the 750iftw it actually is a 780i nb, it just has 2 sli x16 slots, they are identical no word fo a lie. ive pushed 480fsb thru my quad, which would be impossible for any other 750i board. it also has full 16x sli. with pci-e 2.0 slots.

 

[Viscin]

So Newegg.com - EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards is the way to go? I dont need 3 pci-e, just 2 for future SLI.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

yes it allows more stable over cloking do to solid state capasitors. dpbt be fooled by the 750iftw it actually is a 780i nb, it just has 2 sli x16 slots, they are identical no word fo a lie. ive pushed 480fsb thru my quad, which would be impossible for any other 750i board. it also has full 16x sli. with pci-e 2.0 slots.

Do the other 750i board not have all solid capacitors?

 

[Poizen22]

the regular 750i board only has 8x sli. where the ftw is full 16x. also other companys may have solid tsate but yet wont have 16x sli.