Graphics 3x XFX 6970 2GB watercooled or 2x EVGA GTX 580 3GB watercooled

Hello guys,

Sorry titles wrong ment 2 choices not 3.

Have a question about gpu's for my new rig, I do not have a clue what so ever what to choose, I have come up with these 2 choices.

3x XFX 6970 2GB watercooled - £1056

2x EVGA GTX 580 3GB watercooled - £1100

I want to know which set of cards are better.. not listen to fanboys arguing..

Many thanks, Luke

 

erm. i THINK the 6970 would be better performing not sure

cos i dont think theres that much of a gap in performance between the single cards on most games

 

If you want to know which set of cards are better, look at reviews. I seriously doubt anyone on here has done a side-by-side comparison of 3x6970s with 2x580s.

Finally as you say you have no idea what to choose I think it would be good if you clarified whether or not you have multiple screens, as that would really be the only purpose for dropping 1k on graphics cards right now.

 

Im gona spend the money and get 3 dell u2410's at some point

 

I think I would go for the 580's based on lower power requirements being just 2 cards and less heat, performance wise I would say theres nothing in it at that sort of level.

 

You might want to wait until you buy the screens then, and get the best graphics cards you can at the time. Current graphics cards are very heavily pushed by 5760*1200, even in Xfire and SLI.

Otherwise, like bulldogjeff, get the fewest cards you can get away with unless your computer lives in the fridge and you don't mind the electricity bills.

 

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6970 win on speed while 580's win on power consumption.

If your spending about 2k on cards + monitors the electricity bill isn't an issue while watercooling will deal with the heat so I'd say 6970.

 

I have one atm will be ordering another next week, would the 580's use less power?
and any ideas on if three 6970's is much extra performance?

 

The 3 x 6970's will show better performance.

 

i'd wait for new cards to come out before dropping £1K on the 6970s/580s

 

the new cards arent out for ages tho, and i kinda need them its my work machine.

 

hello,
what sort of motherboard do you plan on useing please?
cheers.

 

What work are you going to be using it for?

 

590's?

 

Rather than spending a fortune on GPUs and getting three smaller monitors, I'd spend a little more on monitors and get a nice 30" with an accompanying monitor (unless there's some reason you need three 16:10 screens for work), and then run it off two 6970s, watercooled. When overclocked they'll be capable of any game at top settings. This way, you won't come across a game that lacks decent tri-screen support (and there are plenty). Therefore you'll still have a single lovely screen to play on.

Although I agree with others, just wait around a month or two, and you'll have the new series GPUs out (or announced) which should smash the current cards, with lower power consumption and lower temperatures (and hopefully more overclockability).

 

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3x 6970's will definatly give better performance!

 

hello bud,
just looked at the reveiws, a very nice bit of kit
cheers.

 

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The screen definately needs to be an ips monitor and 30" ips monitors are big money (well dell anyway). How do you know it will only be a month or two? the latest I can wait would be to the start of december.

 

I would pick up a single 30" Dell display over 3 24" Displays.
Some years ago i picked up my 30" for £700, I know some people have managed to pick up the newer 30's for less than that.

Sam