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is dx10.1 really needed or is it just ati trying to push developers to implement 10.1 into games.
i'm not a fanboy of any gpu manufacture i'm just a fanboy of best gpu performance from a single card, as for dual gpu solutions the microstuuter is still there on ati and nvidia cards but xfire apparently is better than sli, also i was looking at a 9800gx2 solution but againg the 4870x2 has more features to offer over the 9800x2 the features of the 4870x2 is on par to the gtx280, thats the reason i was looking at the gtx280 from start.
thanks to TheGrapeApe he has pointed me in the right direction of looking deeper and harder, and not just making a haste decision.
i used to be an AMD fanboy in the old day over intel where i did find amd cpu's was cheaper and overclocked better giving u a faster cpu for a lot less. but now intel have got thier act together and thus the change to intel.
I am like most people just want a good kick @$$ system for as little as possible but still being able to go head to head with systems 6 month down the road, i feel that the q6600 along with a 4870x2 will prob acheive that if not just stick in another 4870x2 and that should be enough.
this is my major upgrade for a few years as most of my money now goes on my 2 yr old daughter so my system must be future proof for at least 3 yrs.

well I already have a 4870 X2 order, but the GX2 holds its own at 1920x1200 and lower rare monitors over and expensive