XFX xXx 8800GT Or 3850 Cross fire?

[kappage]

Simple but yet a hard choice which would be better? a single XFX 8800GT or two 3850's in crossfire?

And the 3850 is this one here.
http://www.comwiz.net.au/shop_item.asp? ... 0-HTDI-512

This is not for me but for a friend their would be no way id trade in my 8600GTS xXx, it may be crap but i still love it!

[DMB2000uk]

Unless the 3850 is a slowed down one in some form or another (i didn't check), I would have thought that crossfire would have beaten the 8800GT.

Here are LR's findings:
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/591/1/

Dan

[Zertz]

Wait a few weeks for 4850?

[werty316]

Wait a few weeks for 4850?

Ditto as I would wait until the new cards are until making a video card purchase.

[kappage]

Yea i saw that review but i was more or less wondering how many games actually support crossfire, as we can see here
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/591/8/
crysis doesnt do that well on the Crossfire.

Thanks!

[Zertz]

Yea i saw that review but i was more or less wondering how many games actually support crossfire, as we can see here
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/591/8/
crysis doesnt do that well on the Crossfire.

Thanks!

Crysis this, Crysis that... Crysis doesn't do well on anything.

[Methious]

RX280/260 are on the verge of release, the 260 is rumored to be reasonably priced. (under 3 bills) the features are awesome and they have physics built in. No way I'm getting another card not in that line.

[DaddyRabbit]

All of the above posters have good kung fu ;)

The 4 soon to be released products (4850, 4870, R260, R280) are going to be cooking! If you can wait a bit you'll get more bang for your buck (or at least be able to get a 9800GTX for a lot less )

I also am of the opinion that a single (costlier) card solution is better than buying two cheaper cards to try to achieve equal performance. Now, if you are going with 3 or 4 displays then it's different. Less power and heat requirements, and less chance of driver/game issues drive this line of thought.

If it's a "must do now" situation, I would go with the GT, but the 4850s should be up for sale in the next few days. One thing though, I think you guys in OZ get stuff released (or at least "in stock") a little behind us in the US, yes? That might change things up a bit.