** OFFICIAL ** Intel DX38BT & DX48BT2 BoneTrail Thread

[Randy]

i have two 4870's in my computer now and they don't cover up any SATA ports (and they're quite a bit faster than a GTX280 when in CrossFire mode - a little faster than a GTX260 with one card running). the video cards' PCB's are as long as the motherboard, but ATI heatsink shrouds are rounded at the end and leave space for my SATA cables. i'd post pictures of my setup, but it's gotten real cramped in my Antec 900 and my formerly beautiful case is starting to look messy inside. i'm saving up for a Cosmos S 1100 right now and should have one within a month. then i'll post beautiful clean pics.

I went the crossfire route a few months back, but drivers and support were so weak, I dumped them (3870's). 3Dmark ran fine, but I had issues with every game I tried on it. What games, if any, do you run ? I was looking at the 4870's, but I just don't want to have to mess with a bunch of patches to get every game running.

The gaming experience with the 280 is fantastic ( and I remember saying the same thing when Diamond released the Viper550 !).