EVGA Geforce GTX 280 419 after rebate

[hell_of_doom227]

If they hit $350. That is good, but the power supply requirements for 2 is way way way too much.

I would need to get a new power supply too. :(

Rosewill 950W for $150. It has 2x6pin and 2x8pin cables. It really good quality PSU. Had Rosewill 850W 4x6pin cables, worked like charm and it still works great.

[nekrosoft13]

Yeah, but you can also get the 4870x2 for $499...

look here
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=1713150#post1713150

Like i said i'm still considering it, but 4870x2 would cost me 550, i don't want 512 frame buffer

but also those other points still are valid

[hell_of_doom227]

How can you tell you moron, its not even released.

Based on ATI history in driver and HD3870X2 support.

[Lfctony]

look here
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=1713150#post1713150

Like i said i'm still considering it, but 4870x2 would cost me 550, i don't want 512 frame buffer

but also those other points still are valid

True,true...

[nekrosoft13]

tiger lowered the price as well

419 AR
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3930691&CatId=3669

[mojoman0]

Not like mine. :p

A couple years ago I paid $150 shipped for one of the best CRTs ever made, as a refurb. 22", 2048x1536 @ 85Hz. I found one at another store for $900 brand new.

Its probably 5 years old now, but I still haven't found a reason to pay $600 for an LCD that has a lower max resolution and looks like crap at anything but that resolution.

If this thing ever dies on me I'll invest in a good LCD... or maybe I'll just bust out my old 19" NEC CRT. That thing will still do 2048x1536 @ 60Hz. :lol:



How was the shipping not over $150 by itself?!

[weeds]

tiger lowered the price as well

419 AR
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3930691&CatId=3669

If you go through the CompUsa site and use paypal, you can get another $20 back.
http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/126749

GTX 280
http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3930691&CatId=3669

GTX 260
http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3952602&CatId=3775


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[Xion X2]

look here
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=1713150#post1713150

i don't want 512 frame buffer


Frame-buffer is overrated when it comes to the ATI lineup.

In the screenshots below we have Qarl’s Texture Pack III installed which is a mod for Oblivion which installs very high resolution textures in the game. This means it will eat up even more RAM on our video cards, yet, watch as the Radeon HD 4870 X2 CrossFireX eats it up and chews it out like it was nothing...

Now check these out, up to 60 FPS at 2560x1600 with 24X CF ADAA enabled and the Texture Pack installed, just flat out impressive...

We all know AA was broken with the Radeon HD 3000 series. Well, it is broken no more, AMD has fixed AA performance well, and not only that, but they’ve offered up a new mode which doesn’t even tax memory bandwidth at all called Custom Filtering AA.

With the enormous shader power present with Radeon HD 4870 X2 and CrossFireX we were more than able to utilize 12X and 24X CFAA modes in Age of Conan. Also, as we saw, we could easily run with these modes in older games like Oblivion and Call of Duty 4. Who would have thought we’d ever be seeing Oblivion at 2560x1600 with 24X AA? This means you can load up old games and set crazy high AA settings. AMD deserves huge kudos for really kicking AA up a notch. They have made high levels of AA playable at high resolutions. We are talking about free 8X AA at 1920x1200 with the Radeon HD 4870 X2

At 1920x1200 we were playing Age of Conan at the highest settings possible on the ATI hardware, 24X CFAA plus Adaptive AA with the highest in-game settings. At 2560x1600 we were able to turn on 8X AA plus Adaptive AA as well, providing better image quality than GTX 280 SLI.


http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTUzMSwxMCwsaGVudGh1c2lhc3Q=

The Radeon HD 4870 outperforms even the mighty GeForce GTX 280 with 8X multisampling...
http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/14990/7

If you like running AA, then you should like the 4870 or 4870x2. Frame-buffer be damned--it is just not as important if you can use other means to implement AA with.

[MowTin]

Wow, my 8800 GTS must be worthless by now :(

I guess I'll keep it and use it for a 2nd PC when I order the 280.

[Heinz68]

Wow, my 8800 GTS must be worthless by now :(

I guess I'll keep it and use it for a 2nd PC when I order the 280.
You better BUY one before they start giving them away.
hell_of_doom227 (http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=116409) already found some for less than $300

[mojoman0]

I think he meant 300 more with the money he gets back

[mullet]

look here
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=1713150#post1713150

Like i said i'm still considering it, but 4870x2 would cost me 550, i don't want 512 frame buffer

but also those other points still are valid


http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/video/rv770-3-part0-p1.html

2x1024 MB GDDR5 SDRAM in total of 16 Hynix chips on both sides. Chips are designed for max. clock rate of 1000 (4000) MHz.

[Destroy]

It would appear at this typing, the prices have gone up to $450, no more $420 deal. Or is the rebate still on?

[mythy]

depends, i really want to see more reviews

there so few things that i would miss out going ATI

1) not a big ATI driver fan
2) would miss nHancer
3) no SSAA
4) Multi-GPU, always more work then single card
5) can't really set Multi-GPU profiles in detail
6) no AA compability options for games that have AA issues
7) number 5 and 6 would have to wait month + for ATI to maybe add profile
8) 1gb buffer would probably cost me 550

Some positives
1) better 2D quality
2) better color reproduction
3) better video decoding
4) better multi display configs
5) better performance

[hemmy]

Some positives
1) better 2D quality
2) better color reproduction
3) better video decoding
4) better multi display configs
5) better performance

BS, this is total user preference.


I have owned tons of video cards and I can say that is just not true.

[hemmy]

Many of the strange things in his list are obviously his opinion though, but claiming better 2D quality is just retarded.

[mythy]

BS, this is total user preference.


I have owned tons of video cards and I can say that is just not true.



no the 2D is not BS not even close. Put a Nvidia card and a ati card in identical rigs and hook them to the same monitor and I can tell you what one is what. Its not hard really theres a distinctive color and sharpness difference. Then again any Maxtor will take the crown so I guess it goes Maxtor, ATi, Nvidia as far as 2D goes. Personally the Matrox Millennium P650 has the best 2D I have ever seen to date!

Some positives
1) better 2D quality (I guess you'll never belive this one...)
2) better color reproduction (Don't believe me buy a spyder and check the calibration your self!, Proven!)
3) better video decoding (still winning the HQ video bench to date, Proven!)
4) better multi display configs (ok my opinion...)
5) better performance (R700 stomps GTX280, Proven!)

[Q]

Many of the strange things in his list are obviously his opinion though, but claiming better 2D quality is just retarded.

Not completely. Basing 2D quality on a BRAND is just retarded (IMO), but not on an individual card basis. I've had low end cards on both sides of the fence with AWFUL 2d quality, mainly in the form of blurry text. USUALLY you see better components being used on the actual output of higher end cards, but its not a rule or anything. My 6800 Ultra had mediocre 2d quality, but I could never complain about the quality of my 8800 GTX.

[ginfest]

Ya the 2D is BS ;)
I have just gone from a 4870 to a 260 and it looks every bit as sharp and vibrant as the 4870. And now my games have no flickering and min framerate slowdowns :)
Oh and the heat and noise !

Got any proof of Point 2 ?