ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series discussion

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Although the HD4850 and HD4850 CF Benchies are really sweet to look at, i saw a benchmark in mascaras thread where he compared a single 4850 to a 9800 gtx, and it lost by a bit.

The 4850s @ $199 each CF make $399 approx
if one performs worse than the 9800 gtx, isn't it assumable that the 9800gx2 will beat 4850s in CF

The 9800GX2 can be had for $399 now so wouldn't that still be the better buy over 2x4850?

I love ATI and I hope that they will come out on top, I mean I'll have to see all official benchmarks before making my decision, but am I right thus far?

Keep in mind, several sources now have claimed that 4850 CF outperforms the GTX280.