Akubane
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my gx2 gets 50fps average in outside areas at 1680x1050, overclocked.
I don't believe the 4870's are going to be ati's saving grace like everyone thinks.
And I can't keep this gx2. it runs too hot. I can't do anything with it unless I run it at 100% fan speed and thats over 45db. louder than all heck. And it's cost nearly 400$ just to watercool it. Waste of money. Forgot to turn the fan up once and it broke 110celcius in under 20 seconds.
I play 1920x1200 :S Or i'd like to. The gx2 can't do it in AoC. not in groups or towns. And even If I tried fan speed won't matter it breaks 100c
Practical or not, I'll just disable one of the 9900gtx's if the situation calls for it. I can watercool two of those for the same price as one gx2, and I can keep them for a long long time to come.
And on a side note Nvidia refuses to make any comment on how broken the 9800gx2 is with HDMI, let alone fix it, so this card isnt even working properly with my monitor. Stuck using VGA cables, its disgusting. Picture is garbage. It's such a simple fix too. All they need to do is tell the card my monitor is Not an HDTV. Problem solved. There's a ton of people with the same problem, and they're just ignoring it. ****es me off.
22" 1680x1050. Some can do 1920x1200 but not many and they're more expensive. may as well just go 24 if you shoot for one of those.
and if you're talkin about maxing out all draw distances and stuff no i dont think an 8800 gts can take the heat for a Solid 55fps through anything. Maybe if you SLI them sure. maybe 35-40. which is still decent.
just turn down some of the high quality drawdistance options.
i'd compare AoC to crysis performance wise... Except maybe one resolution notch ahead.
Thats gay.
I think the 4870 will be **** good, they claim a single 4870 will cost $245 or less and be equal to or better than a 3870x2
If that is true, depending on what nvidia releases I am at least buying one. I love my 8800 gt but I love new hardware more
sure if crossfire 4870 can beat sli 9900gtx then i'll go ati. but ati's continually failed to impress me, i don't see it changing any time soon. heck right now nvidia isnt even impressing me lol.
wish someone would just drop the bomb and raise the bar high enough to make a difference.