Quote Originally Posted by safan80 View Post
While I agree that 5970 owners can wait (at least those running 1920x1200), I disagree about faster cards not being needed. 1920x1200 is cpu limited in most cases these days, but 2560x1600 is not. Check the performance of BF2:BC and Metro at 2560x1600, in most reviews the frame rates are a joke even with SLI 580s. Not only do we still need faster cards, but we also need more video memory. At my res (2560x1600) 1GB or 1.5GB per gpu just is not enough we need 2GB of video memory. Games at 2560x1600 in a lot cases minus direct console ports are fully loading the 5970 no problem, even playing the new Need for speed: HP I've experienced the Need for more video memory and it runs both gpus at 98-99%. For the 5970 user the GTX580 is a lateral move not an upgrade.

I am cpu limited at 3.2ghz in BC2, I gain 30fps at average going to 4.2ghz.
Playing at 5760x1080.