Nvidia 580 and 570 Your thoughts?

[BLindsay]

580 compared to the 480 is def. a step in the right direction but i think ATI is going to take the performance crown with the high end 6k series given that the 580 cant fully beat the 5970

[ryoohki]

Why wait... while PC gonna have Console ports for at least the next 3 years. GTX 580 can run any games at 2560x1600. The only moment that PC gaming will rush again is when console generation change and the first port see the light

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by ryoohki

Why wait... while PC gonna have Console ports for at least the next 3 years. GTX 580 can run any games at 2560x1600. The only moment that PC gaming will rush again is when console generation change and the first port see the light

Because i run my games at 5760x1080 and any current single card cant handle it

[ryoohki]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

Because i run my games at 5760x1080 and any current single card cant handle it

Well that's extreme And possible only because dev works with 5 years old hardware.. (console)

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by ryoohki

Well that's extreme And possible only because dev works with 5 years old hardware.. (console)

the other reason i cant run a single nvidia card is because i run 3 screens (1920x1080 times 3 thus my crazy resolution) and for nvidia you have to have a pair of cards in SLI for 3 screens. ATI will do it from 1 card but realistically you need 2 for performance reasons

That aside, gaming on 3 screens is super bad@ss. Gives you a wider field of view so like in a first person shooter the middle screen is whats in front of you and then on the others you see whats to your left and right. Racing games are pretty cool too




Anyone looking for a video card at this point might as well wait till the high end 6k series come out, they are looking pretty promising and if nothing else they should drive the prices down on current cards

oh and supersix4

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-887-_-Product

Same price but you get a $30 rebate ontop of that price, dunno if the one from amazon has that as well. At that price point 2 6870's or 2 GTX 470's are something to consider as well

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

Anyone looking for a video card at this point might as well wait till the high end 6k series come out, they are looking pretty promising and if nothing else they should drive the prices down on current cards

I hate waiting even if its just till next week not sure if its true but from what I've read online the 6970 is going to be under $500 which would be crazy even if its only marginally better then the 5970. Hopefully they truly do have enough to go around for next week.

I wonder why BFGtech stopped doing cards I haven't seen any of their cards since like the 8800 series.

[PrivatePixel]

Originally Posted by supersix4

I wonder why BFGtech stopped doing cards I haven't seen any of their cards since like the 8800 series.

From Wikipedia:

On May 21, 2010, John Slevin the chairman of BFG Technologies, announced that they would no longer be developing graphics cards, as it was not profitable for them.

As of August 2010, BFG is in the process of liquidation, initially only for the GPU business but eventually expanded to include the entire company. As a result of this, BFG is not honoring RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) requests for warranty service, repair, or replacement any longer, instead returning the product to the customer with a short letter explaining the situation.....The BFG brand name and certain assets of the company were subsequently acquired by Best Data, who also owns the Diamond Multimedia brand.

That's a bummer (speaking as an unhappy Diamond card owner).

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by supersix4

I hate waiting even if its just till next week not sure if its true but from what I've read online the 6970 is going to be under $500 which would be crazy even if its only marginally better then the 5970. Hopefully they truly do have enough to go around for next week.

I wonder why BFGtech stopped doing cards I haven't seen any of their cards since like the 8800 series.

wait for the 6990

And i think BFG went bankrupt but id have to double check

[ryoohki]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

the other reason i cant run a single nvidia card is because i run 3 screens (1920x1080 times 3 thus my crazy resolution) and for nvidia you have to have a pair of cards in SLI for 3 screens. ATI will do it from 1 card but realistically you need 2 for performance reasons

That aside, gaming on 3 screens is super bad@ss. Gives you a wider field of view so like in a first person shooter the middle screen is whats in front of you and then on the others you see whats to your left and right. Racing games are pretty cool too




Anyone looking for a video card at this point might as well wait till the high end 6k series come out, they are looking pretty promising and if nothing else they should drive the prices down on current cards

oh and supersix4

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-887-_-Product

Same price but you get a $30 rebate ontop of that price, dunno if the one from amazon has that as well. At that price point 2 6870's or 2 GTX 470's are something to consider as well

That what's i tought... Yeah i know it's badass , but my gaming rig is connected to my projector with a 106' screen so it's big enought (altought not as wide).

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

580 compared to the 480 is def. a step in the right direction but i think ATI is going to take the performance crown with the high end 6k series given that the 580 cant fully beat the 5970

Yeah this should have been what the 480 was. Even though ATI will take the cake with the 6 hopefully this puts Nvidia back on track.

I actually might get the 580 if ATI plays the games they did with supplying cards like with the 5970.

Best deal I've seen for a 5970
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeo...1828309&sr=8-2

499.99 I'm actually thinking about buying it.

[ryoohki]

Originally Posted by supersix4

Yeah this should have been what the 480 was. Even though ATI will take the cake with the 6 hopefully this puts Nvidia back on track.

I actually might get the 580 if ATI plays the games they did with supplying cards like with the 5970.

Best deal I've seen for a 5970
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeo...1828309&sr=8-2

499.99 I'm actually thinking about buying it.

If you're sensible to noise, don't it's on par or worst than GTX 480

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by ryoohki

If you're sensible to noise, don't it's on par or worst than GTX 480

Guess you haven't heard my 1.1kw psu boot up it sounds like someone started a tractor ... But yeah as good a price as it is I guess I can sit on my hands till the 6 launch because if its better and more available then thats probably the better choice. As I said just a post ago I will be majorly POed if ATI screws us with poor availability they should be taking advantage of having a better product and trying to get it in as many hands as possible.