Gaming GPU choice

[joker41]

How much performance will i be able to notice with

ASUS EAH4870/HTDI/1G Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

or

X2 ASUS EAH4870/HTDI/1G Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

Will there be a noticeable jump in FPS and reliability? or am i just going to have bragging rights. my monitor will be

SAMSUNG 2232BW+ Black 22" 2ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 8000:1(1000:1) - Retail 1680 X 1050

 

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: joker41
How much performance will i be able to notice with

ASUS EAH4870/HTDI/1G Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

or

X2 ASUS EAH4870/HTDI/1G Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

Will there be a noticeable jump in FPS and reliability? or am i just going to have bragging rights. my monitor will be

SAMSUNG 2232BW+ Black 22" 2ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 8000:1(1000:1) - Retail 1680 X 1050

X2 won't get you bragging rights here for 16X10, because the 4870 is more than sufficient for that resolution. Save your money.

 

[Wreckage]

You could even go with a 4870 512 at that resolution, if you do want to spend the extra go for a factory overclocked card with a good non-reference cooler.

 

[vj8usa]

Yeah, crossfiring 2 4870s isn't worth it at 1680. If you have a CF capable board, though, it might be worth it to get a second card a while later once prices are much lower (sort of like what happened for 8800GT owners that had SLI boards).

 

[joker41]

Alright, then im pretty much set in my build now. Im sure it can handle an mmorpg among other things.

Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 Wolfdale 3.33GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8600 - Retail

G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

ASUS EAH4870/HTDI/1G Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (bare drive) - OEM

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - OEM

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM

 

[cdnbum88]

I think you will be pretty darn happy with that build.

 

[Creig]

Heck, if you're going that far, why not change out your DVD Burner for a Blu-ray reader/DVD burner? Should be at least one Black Friday deal on a drive.

 

[exar333]

Might not be a bad idea to get 8GB of RAM while it is cheap; you are getting a 64-bit OS. I don't see RAM getting much cheaper and DDR2 will only go up in price as DDR3 production ramps up.

Good build.

 

[Tempered81]

Nice build, but I don't see an aftermarket CPU cooler in there!

edit: and 1066 ram, if you plan to overclock your CPU.