Shameless solicitation for gpu guru $.02 :D

aphellyon · Oct 1, 2009

Got my EVGA classy in, my i7 920 ordered, 1.2K PSU, HDs and ram on the way... but I'm not sure about the gpu. Since I need to pull the trigger on my gpus in the next week, waiting around for the 3xx series isn't an option.

So I was thinking of either going with 2x 275s and then upgrading to 3xx whatever next year or going with 2x 295s and keeping them for a while. What's the current performance difference between these two set ups. I've found a few benchies, but they all date back Jan, when quad sli was a joke. Ummm... still might be, for all I know. Anyways, any help/linkys/opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Relevant info:

Hope to oc the 920 to 4.x
GPUs will be wc'd (full blocks)
Currently game at 19x... but will likely go up to 25x post xmas
will be folding...

Badbonji · Oct 1, 2009

If you are dead set on a GTX380 w/e, then one GTX275 will do. And I wouldn't waste a water block if you upgrade it in 2 months and cannot re-use it...

ratbuddy · Oct 1, 2009

aphellyon said:
Got my EVGA classy in, my i7 920 ordered, 1.2K PSU, HDs and ram on the way... but I'm not sure about the gpu. Since I need to pull the trigger on my gpus in the next week, waiting around for the 3xx series isn't an option. So I was thinking of either going with 2x 275s and then upgrading to 3xx whatever next year or going with 2x 295s and keeping them for a while. What's the current performance difference between these two set ups. I've found a few benchies, but they all date back Jan, when quad sli was a joke. Ummm... still might be, for all I know. Anyways, any help/linkys/opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Relevant info:

Hope to oc the 920 to 4.x
GPUs will be wc'd (full blocks)
Currently game at 19x... but will likely go up to 25x post xmas
will be folding...

If they're just placeholder GPUs and you'll be going with 3-series, I'd just get GTX 260's instead of 275's. They aren't that far behind in performance and you save quite a bit of cash. Save it for the 30" LCD

aphellyon · Oct 1, 2009

Good points both, thanks. I'll definitely consider that if I go the "place holder" way.

What about the 295s? Quad-sli worth anything? I've read plenty about stuttering and cpu bottlenecking issues... and have seen the lackluster gaming benches. Has anything changed since Jan/Feb?

jason4207 · Oct 1, 2009

If I had that kind of money I'd get a 5870 or even 2 of them as place holders.

GTX260/275/280/285 on the nVidia side...2 of em if you want. Check the classies for a good deal.

I wouldn't bother w/ Quad-SLI.

aphellyon · Oct 2, 2009

jason4207 said:
If I had that kind of money I'd get a 5870 or even 2 of them as place holders.

GTX260/275/280/285 on the nVidia side...2 of em if you want. Check the classies for a good deal.

I wouldn't bother w/ Quad-SLI.

Heh, two 5870s as place holders... :clap:

Careful where you post that bro, some forums'd take your head off for that.

Yea, I decided against quad... couldn't find anything that great about it. Ended up going with a brace of 275s... got one cheap and the other with rebates. I prolly won't put them under water though. I'll wait for the 5xxx and 3xx series to settle out, then upgrade.

BeHappy · Oct 2, 2009

About to put my 275 under the river, so i'll let you know the performance increase (if you're interested).

aphellyon · Oct 2, 2009

BeHappy said:
About to put my 275 under the river, so i'll let you know the performance increase (if you're interested).

Please do. What blocks are you running with?

Zantal · Oct 2, 2009

Get 2 GTX260 and no game will run under 40 fps, even crysis runs at 50 fps most of the time on my rig . . .

so just buy 2 used 260s which you can then re-sell for nearly the same.

btw never go quad sli, most ppl report high stuttering and it requires a lot of power (something like over 900W for sure)

it'll take some months anyway till we see the GT300, when it'll come out we will know how good it performs compared to ati.

if you buy the 5xxx series now as a placeholder you might resell them at a lot less in case nv will be better than ati.

Aztroth · Oct 2, 2009

Zantal said:
if you buy the 5xxx series now as a placeholder you might resell them at a lot less in case nv will be better than ati.

tbh, it's not a question of IF NV will be better, its by how much, and what will the cost be? I like ATI, but even I will admit that NV has the better performing cards.

Zantal · Oct 2, 2009

Aztroth said:
tbh, it's not a question of IF NV will be better, its by how much, and what will the cost be? I like ATI, but even I will admit that NV has the better performing cards.

5% more is a good reason for increasing price by 50% XD

ratbuddy · Oct 2, 2009

Zantal said:
5% more is a good reason for increasing price by 50% XD

Ya mean like ATI did with the 4890 vs 4870?

freeagent · Oct 2, 2009

^^

Those 4890s are only 200 bux in cnd money now!

For what its worth, its a pretty solid card for the price :thup:

I would have gotten a 260 or 275 to use while my 295 is being repaired (hopefully to a single pcb

) But Im glad i bought it.. Of course when my 295 decides to work, I prefer that but.. Its a fun little card! Does over 1ghz too (not much tho

)

aphellyon · Oct 5, 2009

Aztroth said:
tbh, it's not a question of IF NV will be better, its by how much, and what will the cost be? I like ATI, but even I will admit that NV has the better performing cards.

Yea, I'm really looking forward to the ATI/nVid showdown with their next gen cards. I just hope nVid can reign in their pricing a little.

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