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sparrow500

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07-21-2008 at 09:31:17 PM

Hey peeps . ok I have been a big Nvidia fan but the cards they are making just arnt cutting it. So i have started perfering Ati. Now i was looking at the Msi R4870 core clock is 780mhz. memory is 2000mhz
it has Gddr5 512 mb and 256 bit interface ( now that is wat is troubling me the 256 bit interface i mean Nvidia have 512 bit interface . ive got a core2 quad 3,00ghz. can some one plz help should i get the MSi R4870 willt he 256bit make a diff. i will run 2 so ya. help plz

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galta

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07-21-2008 at 09:49:12 PM

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I am not sure if I understood your doubts but today the scenario on gpu is the following:

- the most powerful card is GTX280. However, it makes absolutely no sense in price/performance terms. No 10.1 DX support as well.
- the second most powerful card position is shared between ATI 4870 and GTX260. There are small differences in performance if you run AA or not, if the resolution is too high or not etc., but on average they're performance is equal. ATI's card however, is much cheaper than GTX260, and has 10.1 support.

256, 384 or 512 bits makes no differences for you or for your cpu. It relates to how the manufacturer solves the problem of increasing bandwidth when gpu is accessing video memory. Broadly speaking, nVidia prefers to increase the number of bits, while ATI prefers to move to better memory (GDDR5).

In the end, however, yo should consider you motherboard and if you intend to run a second card or not.

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