DX11? Christ, we're barely moving on to DX10 as it is. Most games are still DX9 compatible.
I'm still looking for a reasonable graphics card for my new rig. Something powerful enough to be viable right away and with enough staying power that I won't have to replace it for a while... and something £200 or less.
@Odin: If you like ATI, you could pick up a Radeon HD 4890 for quite a bit less, and it's the fastest card ATI made from it's last-generation line (the 4800 series). Alternatively, check on prices for the HD 5850 cards.
I'm not sure about NVidia's line - check TomsHardware.
@Odin: Take a look at the 5770 or 5750. I just picked up a 5770 for $170. At current exchange rates, you could get two 5770's for £200. I've also been an Nvidia user forever, but the reviews of the Radeon 5000's are hard to ignore.
NVidia's upcoming Fermi-based cards had better be some seriously bad-assed hardware if they don't want their clocks cleaned for the next year.
Granted, this is basically two 5870 cards in crossfire, but glued to one board - but the rendering power of the gods in a single pci-x slot? Priceless (okay, actually $600, but still). Meanwhile my HD 4870 seems so... retro :-( #atiradeonhd5970
As a bicyclist myself I've got to ask: Where the hell is that guy locking up that bike? Baghdad?
Thats a bit overkill if he's just running into the store or stopping for a bite (which is the only time I ever chain up to a street sign or the like). Kinda defeats the purpose of having two spots to chain to when one guy runs two different locks through the whole thing. #gizmodoremainders
@tande04: I run a very tin cable through my front tire for longer events, but that thing is just overkill. Also the bikes are meant to be secured with one on each side, so this setup still works. #gizmodoremainders
@tande04: China. You can still get a bike stolen here in the time it takes to visit an ATM - even with it chained to a pole and a wheel lock. #gizmodoremainders
@Toastie: Yeah it still works, just not as well as it could have.
You can get two bikes on a sign too, one on each side, but then you end up fumbling around the other guy's stuff, getting stuff looped, and maybe tangled. None of its a big deal, it can just get to be a hassle. A hassle that could be avoided had jackass not locked his bike down like fort knox when he's just getting a pack of gum. #gizmodoremainders
This article seems to be sensationalizing things a bit. High-end cards have, for quite some time, required both 8- and 6-pin power connectors, AND have been quite massive. It's difficult to tell from the image, but I don't believe it's much bigger, if any at all, than my GTX285. #atiradeonhd5970
Jeez - I just bought one 30" monitor and it is HUGE - I feel like I am getting a suntan sitting in front of the thing - I can't imagine 6 unless I get a job at NORAD. #atiradeonhd5970
@pencil sharpener: That is an x2 card with 2 GPUs on it already. You can crossfire it with another card for an x4 configuration if you've got that kind of ca$h. Considering an x1 ATI 5000 series card will run Crysis at max settings an x4 rig isn't really necessary unless you are trying to compensate for something. #atiradeonhd5970
@pencil sharpener: You could use two of them, as each board is already home to two seperate GPUs (and their memory) and a Crossfire link connecting those.
So two boards would bring you up to the limit of Crossfire 4x #atiradeonhd5970
I seem to recall reading that this requires displayport monitors in order to run all the displays as one. Does anyone know if that's true? #atiradeonhd5970
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I'm still looking for a reasonable graphics card for my new rig. Something powerful enough to be viable right away and with enough staying power that I won't have to replace it for a while... and something £200 or less.
Yeeeeah I'm asking a lot there aren't I? #atiradeonhd5970
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I was thinking a GTXsomething or other. I generally lean towards nVidia cards.
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I'm not sure about NVidia's line - check TomsHardware.
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yeah but it probably takes #atiradeonhd5970
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Granted, this is basically two 5870 cards in crossfire, but glued to one board - but the rendering power of the gods in a single pci-x slot? Priceless (okay, actually $600, but still). Meanwhile my HD 4870 seems so... retro :-( #atiradeonhd5970
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Thats a bit overkill if he's just running into the store or stopping for a bite (which is the only time I ever chain up to a street sign or the like). Kinda defeats the purpose of having two spots to chain to when one guy runs two different locks through the whole thing. #gizmodoremainders
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You can get two bikes on a sign too, one on each side, but then you end up fumbling around the other guy's stuff, getting stuff looped, and maybe tangled. None of its a big deal, it can just get to be a hassle. A hassle that could be avoided had jackass not locked his bike down like fort knox when he's just getting a pack of gum. #gizmodoremainders
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Can you Crossfire 2 or 3 of them?
That would be completely Redonkulous!
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So two boards would bring you up to the limit of Crossfire 4x #atiradeonhd5970
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