Blako Posted February 20, 2008 CID Share Posted February 20, 2008 read this slowly: I know people are going to get confused with that 3870 X2 with one GB Vram which is really 512MB + 512MB crossfired and the 3870 X2 512MB which sounds like 256MB for each GPU and since each 256MB is holding identical data it will run out of video memory just as fast as a 8600gt 256MB Even if you have no plans to buy from Nvidia wait until 30 days after the 9600GT has been released before buying a card. That should be enough time to allow AMD to drop their prices on the 3850 series to compete with Nvidia. JH2688, what is your price range again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH2688 Posted February 20, 2008 Author CID Share Posted February 20, 2008 I know people are going to get confused with that 3870 X2 with one GB Vram which is really 512MB + 512MB crossfired and the 3870 X2 512MB which sounds like 256MB for each GPU and since each 256MB is holding identical data it will run out of video memory just as fast as a 8600gt 256MB thats a tough one to comperhend, so what your saying is that only way to get the full 1 GB of Vram is by having 2 cards at 512 MB? my price range seems to keep going up. i started off at around $100, but i think ill be willing to go little more $200. I dont think its nessecary to go that high. P.S. One thing i dont like is that there are so many cards that are the same thing but there all different. why cant ATI and Nvidia just make there own cards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH2688 Posted February 20, 2008 Author CID Share Posted February 20, 2008 maybe this one, get the best bang for my buck http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blako Posted February 20, 2008 CID Share Posted February 20, 2008 Concerning SLI and crossfire, I once read a explanation that really made sense to me and I'm going to repeat it here. Imagine two cards are working together (sli or crossfire) to generate a scene of a car rotating on a showroom floor. Since both video cards are rendering that car, the two video cards are holding the same data. This means that your video ram is not being shared between the gpu's, thus you don't get double the Vram. so many cards that are the same thing but there all different Its like Ford makes a truck, and car dealers add a chrome package. It provides yet another hurdle, to check the reputation of the video card distributors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blako Posted February 21, 2008 CID Share Posted February 21, 2008 Nvidia's GeForce 9600 GT Tested As for the HD 3870, currently available starting at 180 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted February 22, 2008 CID Share Posted February 22, 2008 One thing i dont like is that there are so many cards that are the same thing but there all different. why cant ATI and Nvidia just make there own cards? Think about how much revenue they are taking in by selling the chipset to most anyone w/ the means to buy in quantity , and manufacture the card. The truth in my experience w/ video cards is you get what you pay for, and not anything more. If for no other reason than there is much more to the card than just the chipset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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