Intel Q9450 vs Phenom 9850 - ATI HD3870 X2

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Well, my profession is a bit different and doesn't mesh... there is the spiritual, and then there is the concrete, that which is provable through observation. It is important to keep those separate, otherwise violent eruptions will occur.

Just test these new cards that you have ordered. I wouldn’t be surprised if you will see very similar FPS on 1680x1050, AMD would probably be a little higher on 1920x1200.
AMD would also have higher on min FPS. I know that it can differ depending on what race track that is used. If it is a track that isn’t heavy then this will favor Intel.
If the memory on the computer are slow than this will hurt AMD more than Intel

EDIT: You don’t need to test two 4870X2 cards, it’s enough with one. Why did you buy two when you only(?) are playing at 1920x1200 ?