Hey, guys,
Looking around, I see WAY more AMD discussions than NVIDIA. I've always bought NVIDIA cards(except my Voodoo Banshee, lol), so it's what's comfortable and familiar to me. I'm not loyal to NVIDIA, it's just that I understand what the names mean in their upgrades.
I use a TripleHead2Go analogue for some years now; but it seems that the AMD line makes this unnecessary. (Would it somehow be a BOTTLENECK, btw, were I to switch to an Eyefinity board?) I prefer to run at 3840x720.
It's very difficult to find relevant, direct comparisons in benchmarks between each rival's equivalent boards when it comes to surround/eyefinity resolutions. One thing that sticks out though, is that AMD is strongly promoting wide resolutions, and Nvida's pretty silent about it. The other thing that sticks out is that AMD boards that I'm guessing are equivalents run for frikkin' HALF the money!!
I'm ready to purchase either a 6870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.731484
or a 570
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130595
If these are rough equivalents(?), the 6870 seems like a no-brainer. I've learned that you get what you pay for, though.
Do AMD boards die quick? Do they crash all the time? Is there something they can't do, that Nvidia cards can?
Your input would be appreciated. Thanks alot.
Pokletu.
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