new build

[Wacko OC]

Im looking to do a new build and wondering about what video cards to get.
Ive been using nvidia stuff and was wanting to get a 280gtx in sli. But also wondering about maybe trying ati cards this time. Which one gives better performance in both gaming and benching? And is there anything i should wait for to be released?

[zanzabar]

if your going multi card then to get a good MB u need xfire since u would want an intel chipset

[[cTxP]Riggs]

Cant go wrong with a 4850/4870 xfire

[Wacko OC]

does the 4870/4850 perform better than the 280gtx's?

[Tonucci]

Nope, 2x gtx280 is substantially faster all around. If you dont mind the price of course...

Intel chipsets are better but I think they ironed out some of the worst nvidia chipset issues tho.

[Wacko OC]

Whats the better nvidia chipsets? 790i or 780i?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Whats the better nvidia chipsets? 790i or 780i?

neither :rofl: dont buy nvidia motherboards, its akin to shooting yourself in the foot

[perkam]

2x4870 will cost less than 1xGTX 280 and manage to overcome the 280 by greater than 50% margin.

Perkam

[adamsleath]

if you have money to burn gtx 280 sli...some1 has to say it :hehe:
bang for buck goes to ati.
more rhetoric

[Wacko OC]

So what intel chipsets would you all suggest? I'm going to be using e8500 btw

[Logos4]

X48 if you wanna go CF, P45 if you wanna use only one card...although that's pure theory, due to the ability of X48 to run 2 x 16 lanes PCIe versus 2 x 8 for P45 (where P45 can run 1 x 16 on single card mode). There are discussions about that in P45 threads...

[Th1x4nG]

but since P45 is also PCI-E 2.0 the x8-x8 is basically the same as x16-x16 on PCI-E 1.x right?

There will be no performance difference between P45-X48 for crossfire I think.

Go with 2x4850/4870's indeedy :)

[[cTxP]Riggs]

I think there was a comparison for them on tweaktown, dont remember where it was though. Crossfire scales a bit better on the X48 over the P45.

[zerazax]

Either way though, dual card will perform better than single card. No definitive tests have been done on the matter.

P45 seems to OC a little better but X48 is no slouch either. An E8500 should have no problem hitting 4+ GHz on either board.

[Morais]

I agree with Logos4. P45 is the best chipset for single card owners and x48 the best for crossfire.

[Wacko OC]

well since i am looking to do dual cards, would the Blackops board be a good choice?

[fasttruck860]

Excellent board with great features, but can be picky about ram. Read through the thread here in XS. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=187199&highlight=black+ops

[Wacko OC]

So does anyone have any 4gb kits that work at rated timings? Or 2bg kits that can oc well?