warchild119 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 hey guys i want to build a pc to work as a gaming pa and a THPC .I bought an Asus Rampage II Extreme and a I7 920 cpu.Tomorrow will order the memory whic is corsair dominator TR3X6G1600C8D,but i'm not sure what video card i should get.A friend told me to stick with sli because is better than crossfife.Dont have a clue of the difference. i want something i can connect to my lcd tv via hdmi.I found some video cards that have the hdmi through an adaptor but dont if it will be the same as having a video card with the hdmi already built in.. any help is appreciated.. Link to post Share on other sites
ctran503 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) hey guys i want to build a pc to work as a gaming pa and a THPC .I bought an Asus Rampage II Extreme and a I7 920 cpu.Tomorrow will order the memory whic is corsair dominator TR3X6G1600C8D,but i'm not sure what video card i should get.A friend told me to stick with sli because is better than crossfife.Dont have a clue of the difference. i want something i can connect to my lcd tv via hdmi.I found some video cards that have the hdmi through an adaptor but dont if it will be the same as having a video card with the hdmi already built in.. any help is appreciated.. Do you have a price line? just wondering...alot of cards will work because we barely use the full potential on these massive graphics cards... if you dont have any priceline go for a gtx295...lol... what kind of power supply do you have? Edited September 24, 2009 by ctran503 Link to post Share on other sites
terry1966 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) don't think you'll need sli or xfire. so i'd go with the best single card you can afford, i'm very happy with my gtx275. edit :- I found some video cards that have the hdmi through an adaptor but dont if it will be the same as having a video card with the hdmi already built in.. never seen an hdmi built in but it makes no difference, with an adapter it works great. Edited September 24, 2009 by terry1966 Link to post Share on other sites
warchild119 Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 Do you have a price line? just wondering...alot of cards will work because we barely use the full potential on these massive graphics cards... if you dont have any priceline go for a gtx295...lol... what kind of power supply do you have? my price line is $350 tops and my psu is a hx850 Link to post Share on other sites
el kido Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 A 5870 is roughly about $370 and those cards are amazing. If not I believe they have a 4870X2 for about $340 now and those speeds are identical to a 5870. Dont waaste money on dual cards. So xfire or SLI, it doesnt matter Link to post Share on other sites
ctran503 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) A 5870 is roughly about $370 and those cards are amazing. If not I believe they have a 4870X2 for about $340 now and those speeds are identical to a 5870. Dont waaste money on dual cards. So xfire or SLI, it doesnt matter good luck finding one...lol...everywhere that got it in stock is out of stock almost instantly. The only place to have some in stock is Zipzoomfly...but i would stay away from Diamond brand cards...lol....there a reason why they are still in stock. They do have built in HDMI in the 5870's which is a nice option. :-) Edited September 24, 2009 by ctran503 Link to post Share on other sites
warchild119 Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 A 5870 is roughly about $370 and those cards are amazing. If not I believe they have a 4870X2 for about $340 now and those speeds are identical to a 5870. Dont waaste money on dual cards. So xfire or SLI, it doesnt matter i saw on ebay Sapphire ATI Radeon HD4870 HD 4870 VAPOR-X 2GB 100268Lfor $205.00 plus shipping. is this a good price or a good card? Link to post Share on other sites
brandon Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Not at all. You can get a 4890 for that price. And if you intend on buying an expensive video card, I would go with an established retailer. Also, +1 for the 5870. Performance will improve as the drivers get more mature. Link to post Share on other sites
el kido Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Your gonna get jipped lol This is $145 This is $200 this is $329 This is $390 I say the 4870 is a great price. It will handle all today's games at 1080P resolutions easy and will last you another year before you decide upgrading. The 4870X2 is great but a power hog. It will last you atleast 2 years like the 5870. But remember, new cards come out every year and tend to be double the performance. Either you get a disposable easy on the pocket 4870 or go bold Link to post Share on other sites
RAH Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I would say something like this. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814125266 Built in HDMI, though my 3850 plays my 42" with the adapter just fine. Even could get two, if you want for 3 bills. Link to post Share on other sites
warchild119 Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 what you guys think about the SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD 4870 2GB GDDR5 ? is going for $226.00 Link to post Share on other sites
el kido Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 thats a rip off, you can get 2 4870 for the same price and double performance. Link to post Share on other sites
warchild119 Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 thats a rip off, you can get 2 4870 for the same price and double performance. give me the link to check it Link to post Share on other sites
warchild119 Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 im looking for a videocard with built in hdmi output Link to post Share on other sites
caintry_boy Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814102826 Link to post Share on other sites
ctran503 Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 heres a sapphire 4890...its only a 1gb..but it works... :-) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...2-848-_-Product $175 AR Link to post Share on other sites
KRAM Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Or you could pump your price up a tad. Nice deal on a GTX 295 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=120473497135 Link to post Share on other sites
warchild119 Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 was looking and found this for 290.00 BFGEGTX2851024OCBE GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512 what you guys think? Link to post Share on other sites
KRAM Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 (edited) Good price if it's new. I still think you out to go with the GTX 295 though. I bet if you ask the seller nicely he would ship it to you for $400. Edited September 28, 2009 by KRAM Link to post Share on other sites
warchild119 Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 Good price. I still think you out to go with the GTX 295 though. I bet if you ask the seller nicely he would ship it to you for $400. yeah but 400 is alot and still got more things to buy. Link to post Share on other sites
KRAM Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Is the GTX 285 new or used? Link to post Share on other sites
ctran503 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 (edited) was looking and found this for 290.00 BFGEGTX2851024OCBE GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512 what you guys think? Well you did buy a Asus RIIe....thats a $400 mobo...you should treat it like a $400 mobo... Good price if it's new. I still think you out to go with the GTX 295 though. I bet if you ask the seller nicely he would ship it to you for $400. Edited September 28, 2009 by ctran503 Link to post Share on other sites
warchild119 Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 i noticed that the core speed on the ati chips is higher than the nvidias,but nvidias cost more. whys is that a chip lower on speed cost more? Link to post Share on other sites
warchild119 Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 Is the GTX 285 new or used? its new... Link to post Share on other sites
KRAM Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 its new... Does that include shipping cost too? You can get one new at newegg with free shipping and with $30 mail in rebate the cost of the card is $295.99 Link to post Share on other sites
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