what will i choose?

[badtaylorx]

no its only 2d surround unless you have 3d capable monitors ..... i guess when it comes down to it were pitting a farrari vs a lamborguini...

just for the record amd is the farrari tho.......

 

[S_I_N]

well if AMD is farrari then Nvidia is Ferrari and blows ur knock off away

hahahaha all in jest true about the 3d monitors while I didnt look at his perticular ones he listed I assumed 3d ones. we shall have to agree to disagree on this and let others chime in instead of posting back and forth. it just distracts from the topic.

 

[LukeDaly]

its 3d surround and yes its da shitz havent seen AMD in person but I have seen Nvidia in person and its amazing. I still stick with my origional reco. and say 2 580's nice and smooth 3d surround and physics to ice the cake.

will they be good enough for the triple monior setup yah reckon?

 

[S_I_N]

yes they'll perform very well.

 

[LukeDaly]

yes they'll perform very well.

the 580's will also take up less space

they will cost 1100 with Ek waterblocks, do you think its worth the extra £100 to get the Hydro Copper 2 version dude?

 

[S_I_N]

if I was to do it I would deffo get them with blocks included. EVGA does a pretty decent job applying paste and such so there would be imho no need to take it apart

 

[LukeDaly]

if I was to do it I would deffo get them with blocks included. EVGA does a pretty decent job applying paste and such so there would be imho no need to take it apart

all i can say is S_I_N i hope your right

 

[S_I_N]

this is 480 comparision but should suffice as the 400 series was known to run hot

 

[cinek2]

2x 580s - wouldn't go for the 400 series

 

[S_I_N]

2x 580s - wouldn't go for the 400 series

no wasnt suggesting them either just the only comparision graph I could find in short order to show the hydro blocks perform well against the EK blocks

 

[Timbaloo]

The single slot EVGA 580s are very sexy.

 

[LukeDaly]

The single slot EVGA 580s are very sexy.

I agree, but looks dont really mattter they are just a bonus

 

[Philib]

Any reason why you dont want to get a single 590 and then get another when the price comes down a tad?

 

[S_I_N]

Any reason why you dont want to get a single 590 and then get another when the price comes down a tad?

dual gpu cards in sli ahve been known not to scale well in some games. better bet would be 2-3 580's and be done with it.

 

[yassarikhan786]

2 580's > 1 590 by quite a bit.

 

[LukeDaly]

dual gpu cards in sli ahve been known not to scale well in some games. better bet would be 2-3 580's and be done with it.

apparently the new radeon cards arrive in january, would you wait?

 

[S_I_N]

apparently the new radeon cards arrive in january, would you wait?

thats a good question but givin AMD's track record of late ....NOPE !!!!!

 

[LukeDaly]

thats a good question but givin AMD's track record of late ....NOPE !!!!!

Sin you have finally made me decide (trust me that takes alot!) 2x hydro copper 2's will be the way to go, but i guess i may aswell wait until tuesday and see what intel offer us

 

[SmoulderingCircuits]

If you've been keeping up with the Youtube reviewers then you'll know Saphire's 6970 BF3 Flex Edition is fast as/ faster than a 580, so get 3 of those

 

[LukeDaly]

If you've been keeping up with the Youtube reviewers then you'll know Saphire's 6970 BF3 Flex Edition is fast as/ faster than a 580, so get 3 of those

who you watching?