Mikepsyche
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I've been wondering about the GPU setup for the build I'm planning to purchase around Christmas. I've pretty well decided on the HD 4870 1GB, although there are still a few other options I have in mind. Which of these would offer the best performance?
ASUS EAH4870 DK/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 or
SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
XFX GX260NADBF GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP (this is the fastest GTX 260 right?)
2x Radeon HD 4850s in Crossfire - Many of the 4850 models I was planning on went out of stock (512 mb and 1GB)(will running 2 2GB 4850s in crossfire be possible? if so, will it crush the other GPU setups I've listed here?). Was this probably because of Black Friday or what? Can I expect them to be back in a few weeks?
There's a chance I'll be gaming on a 15 inch monitor whose max res. is 1024 x 768, in which case any of these setups should be way more than enough. But, I very well may be getting a Hanns·G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1. Will these GPU setups be able to run Crysis full settings at this monitor's resolution (1400 x 900)?
Another noob question: Isn't screen resolution as a measure of image quality relative? I mean 640 x 480 would look about right on a 13 inch screen, but balls to the walls horrible on a 30 inch widescreen. Is it fair to say that running games 1024 x 768 on a 15 inch screen should look similar, or the same, as 1920 x 1200 on a 24 inch widescreen? If that's on cue at all, then I'll probably just stick with the 15" LCD I have now, because I really don't care how big my screen is.
ASUS EAH4870 DK/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 or
SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
XFX GX260NADBF GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP (this is the fastest GTX 260 right?)
2x Radeon HD 4850s in Crossfire - Many of the 4850 models I was planning on went out of stock (512 mb and 1GB)(will running 2 2GB 4850s in crossfire be possible? if so, will it crush the other GPU setups I've listed here?). Was this probably because of Black Friday or what? Can I expect them to be back in a few weeks?
There's a chance I'll be gaming on a 15 inch monitor whose max res. is 1024 x 768, in which case any of these setups should be way more than enough. But, I very well may be getting a Hanns·G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1. Will these GPU setups be able to run Crysis full settings at this monitor's resolution (1400 x 900)?
Another noob question: Isn't screen resolution as a measure of image quality relative? I mean 640 x 480 would look about right on a 13 inch screen, but balls to the walls horrible on a 30 inch widescreen. Is it fair to say that running games 1024 x 768 on a 15 inch screen should look similar, or the same, as 1920 x 1200 on a 24 inch widescreen? If that's on cue at all, then I'll probably just stick with the 15" LCD I have now, because I really don't care how big my screen is.