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    Posted: 11 Jun 2010 at 8:45pm
I am really stuck on what to get, either the ATI Radeon HD 5870 or the Nvidia Geforce GTX 480.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlEA8E9NomM
^^ The 5870 Triumphs ^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XdsEblVhkc&feature=channel
^^ The 480 Triumphs ^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx69O-HY9DI&feature=channel
^^ The 480 Got Owned By the 5870 ^^

It seems like the 480 owns the 5870 in tessellation. BUT a quick fix is to turn the tessellation down. The 480 is also power hungry, while the 5870 isn't.

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What resolution are you sporting? I'd say 1680 x 1050 and lower, go with the 5870. 1080 and above, go with the 480. 
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That third video shows the 480 beating the 5870 in 2 out of the 3 benchmarks, and barely losing in the third, unless I'm missing something?

And why post Youtube videos for just 1 game and 2 benchmark programs? Why not just post up benchmark compilations for a large number of games to get a better average comparison?

Also, improved drivers have been released for the 400 series.
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Posts: 207 		  Quote AustinHiggs Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 12 Jun 2010 at 6:30am
It seems to me that from all of the reviews, the 5870 is far better when it comes to scenery, and the 480 when it comes to textures. I think i may go with the 5870, but you said that the 480 has updated drivers, so I'm not sure.

EDIT: I will be gaming at 1900x1200 (or closest to)

Edited by AustinHiggs - 12 Jun 2010 at 6:32am
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Oops double post

Edited by AustinHiggs - 12 Jun 2010 at 7:01pm
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The 480 may be more power consuming but it has alot of amazing reviews. Alot of people on the forums who have bought it have loved it and it is certainly a great card. I don't know where these reviews are from but the 480 is certainly better than projected.
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be careful about the reviews you watch, look for an nvidia or ati logo and see who its from, everyone loves a little exaggeration
ps i didnt watch the links, im at work, but as a general statement, you are better off comparing the data from 10+ different reviews from different sources before using them to make a decision
 
that said, id go for the 480
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Whats the difference between the 5780 and the Vapor-x Version? I have found a review, but is it worth it?

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1120/1/
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those are non-reference cards.. so complete crap... put some wires up to a nice pile of dog poo, and slap it inside your PC  and bamm! you have the same thing..
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The difference is it's another excuse to charge you more..
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Bullseye, I like the sig, and the only difference between them is slightly upgraded cooling, so the regular 5870 would be better.
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Lol thanks, so let me get this straight. They are making you pay more for a video card that runs hotter?
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Bullseye, the sad part is, that you cant even cook eggs on them! Some guy on youtube tried XD
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Posts: 880 		  Quote Bullseye Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 14 Jun 2010 at 12:23am
Lol I'm pretty sure you can cook eggs on quad sli 480 with a crappy case and a standard heatsink and fan!

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Posts: 207 		  Quote AustinHiggs Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 14 Jun 2010 at 5:44am
Yeah, tell DST that he should take the water cooling off of his graphics cards, thats leik, 4 grillz in one!!!1!!1!!
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Lol we might start a fire if that happens!
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