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WCvolvo
04-29-10, 06:14 PM
Some guy wants me to build him a 'sweet ass rig' and I'm thinking about throwing in an AMD 965 and doing a GTX 260 SLI. How well does this card hold up in SLI compared to a single or double card solution for a similar price?
wingman99
04-29-10, 06:59 PM
I would just get the single GTX 470:attn:
Amtrak
04-29-10, 10:43 PM
Yeah, unless you can get those 260's for dirt-cheap, I'd get a GTX 470. Should give better performance, and in a single card configuration to boot.
WCvolvo
05-01-10, 05:45 PM
How well does the GTX 470 do in comparison to the 295? I know that the GTX 260 SLI does much quite a bit better than the GTX 295 for $100 cheaper. Just trying to weigh my options here to get him the best deal for his money (so I make more money), regardless of SLI or not.
EarthDog
05-01-10, 05:49 PM
If you go sli, dont get amd. i7 will stretch the legs of sli/crossfire better than amd.

With that said, so long as he isnt at 2560x1600 res, get a single 5870 and call it a day.
WCvolvo
05-01-10, 05:50 PM
I know that the GTX 260 SLI does much quite a bit better than the GTX 295 for $100 cheaper.

My bad, I was looking at some old benches for COD5 and not MW2, but those benches are outdated so I guess I'm wrong about the GTX 260 SLI outperforming the 295.:thup:
WCvolvo
05-01-10, 05:53 PM
With that said, so long as he isnt at 2560x1600 res, get a single 5870 and call it a day.

I was also pondering about the 5870, seeing as how Gigabyte sells one for $389, which is cheaper and easier than the GTX 260 SLI. The 5870 seems like more of a mature product than the Fermi does. Whatever, thanks for the input everyone.