xfire is ati, sli is nvidia, two names for the same thing. Running two cards with identical chipsets for (almost) twice the power. So you but a radeon 5770 for now, and when it is not enough to play your games, instead of a totally new card, you buy another 5770. A cable connects the two. It is considered better to get one powerful card off the bat than two weaker cards. two cards can cause thermal issues, and you have twice the fans so more noise.
If you are not gaming then get the cheapest that supports your native resolution. Your monitor is probably 1920x1080, so the 5770 would be enough. I am using mine on a 24" 1920x1200 and get decent frames, though I am catching up playing older games. The 5870 is a damn fine card, though the 5850 holds it own quite well and saves you a few bucks. Any of the three would be great, just depends on your budget. I highly recommend xfx as they have a double lifetime warranty. If you sell the card, the new owner gets a lifetime warranty so you will get more for it on ebay. On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Ras Tafari <rastaf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > idk, its an AOC 21" widescreen guy, with no cool connectors... my 17" > sony has that. > im so hardware dumb, that i dont know what you mean by xfire/sli > > tw > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Matthew Smith <chedders...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > What is the native resolution of your monitor. That will determine your > > video card, which will determine your power supply. Do you plan to > > xfire/sli down the line? If so that will also affect your PS choice. > > > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Ras Tafari <rastaf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> ok. luckily... in a few months :) hopefully... there will be a new > >> mbpro here for me @ work. > >> so, this workhorse @ home, just needs to be a box, with a lotta ram, a > >> big ole hdd, a nice big video card, and some usb ports. > >> of course, dvd, etc... but thats all... im looking to spend ~1200-1500 > >> and thats it... i spent 899 on my last > >> circuit city sony box, and made well over 100k with it :) im looking > >> to make the same kinda investment and make even more > >> with this one .... i love spending little, getting a cheap box that > >> normal geeks would scoff at, and rather than play games > >> on it... BANG OUT a buncha sites, and make nice cake with it... > >> > >> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 9:04 AM, Cameron Childress <camer...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Matthew Smith <chedders...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> >> If you are on the fence, spec out a dell, then get the parts into > your > >> >> shopping basket on newegg. Do a price comparison. Is the hundreds > of > >> >> dollars you save worth it, or is the extra expense worth it for > >> something > >> >> that arrives at your door ready to go and has tech support attached. > >> > > >> > Sometimes you can also find one or two components that will save you > >> > substantial money. You could spec out a Dell and put very little RAM > >> > in it, then buy the RAM from NewEgg. That gives you a machine you > >> > didn't have to assemble, you just have to swap out the memory > >> > yourself, which is pretty easy to do. > >> > > >> > I mentioned previously that my new laptop will be a Mac. I plan on > >> > buying it with minimum RAM because buying pre-installed memory > >> > upgrades from Apple is WAY more pricey than buying it yourself. > >> > > >> > -Cameron > >> > > >> > . > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:314768 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
