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I started a thread in the Eyefinity group about having $1,000 and thinking about Eyefinity. I think I might have to spend a bit less than that though due to some other things coming up, so I am debating several options. Help me out by picking one of the poll choices and indicating why.

Note: Most important thing for me with games is super smooth 60fps performance with AA whenever possible.

Thanks.

I hate it when stuff comes up.

Hm, since the move the phbb-whatever 3, my Opera 10 isn't able to select poll options...

I'm as stumped as you, but I'd expect the i7 prices to drop before the video cards, and you already have a beefy CPU, s I'd go for a video card.

Maybe do like me, and buy a 5870 now and and other and/or i7 goodness in the new year. Squeeze a few ore months out of 775. I was kinda in the same boat, but the i7 parts i wanted were a LOT, still. Now I'm waiting for more USB 3/sata3 boards.



Or spend it on coke and whores.

Spend it on coke and whores

+1.

if not a ps3.

Maybe do like me, and buy a 5870 now and and other and/or i7 goodness in the new year. Squeeze a few ore months out of 775. I was kinda in the same boat, but the i7 parts i wanted were a LOT, still. Now I'm waiting for more USB 3/sata3 boards.

I kind of like the idea of a 5870 because then the next time I get some cash I can do a simple and relatively cheap upgrade for Eyefinity. That said, nVidia might have a similar thing going on in early 2010 and a processor upgrade would mean no wasted upgrade if nVidia comes out swinging.

A PS3 is tempting for some of the exclusives, notably Demon's Souls, Killzone 2 and Uncharted, but as a die-hard PC gamer I wonder how much the low-res, lack of AA and analog controls will annoy me. I have "gone console" before and it never lasted long.

Arg.

Fixed poll problem.

Good stuff, seems to work OK now.

I picked PS3 because I did the same with a 360. I figured all this hardware was still a bit too new, and wanted to wait for the kinks to be worked out, so the cheapest second hand console I could find was just the ticket for the rest of this year and early next.

I already have the i7 and have barely used it, so I wouldn't recommend you get that, it's proper overkill. MOST games will still get bottlenecked by the GPU before the CPU, especially in super high res's, even on a 775 quad.

If you're not going to get everything now (monitors, gfx card, adaptors) then there's no point getting just one of them, as you need them all to get Eyefinity working.

Remember, you never NEED to spend money you have, it can always be saved :P (I know I'm boring). You say you have something coming up, wait for that, see how much you have left, and properly budget for the future. You may find drip feeding that grand into other areas may benefit you more than a single purchase can.

I said PS3 for one main reason. Since you're mostly a PC gamer, I'll presume you like games that often make you think. Disgaea 3 (PS3 exclusive) is such a game. It also does so with some good humour and enjoyable characters.

Other reasons being... a second GTX275 probably isn't worth it. Core i7 might get cheaper when new chips are released in January, the 5870/5970 might drop in price when the nVidia competition is launched... too much flux in the market... the PS3 is a more consistent variable.

But you can always save it for a while and see again in a few months.

Hey you responsible people, get out mah thread!

:lol:

I chose 5870, because that's exactly what I will be buying for myself in a week.

I don't think I am missing out on anything in the PS3 market... as I have an Xbox and am fine for that (not only that but all my friends have an xbox, so we get together and play MW2 and what not).

I also don't think a core i7 is worth it, I run an Phenom X4 965 BE and I love it!

5970 is overkill. If you need more get another 5870 in the future, but not now.

And the GTX... last gen. No more words.

I would have put in a vote for a quality home theater setup for your computer, but that wasn't an option. So instead I put in a vote for the PS3. You're computer is plenty beefy enough already anyway don't you think?

I would have put in a vote for a quality home theater setup for your computer, but that wasn't an option. So instead I put in a vote for the PS3. You're computer is plenty beefy enough already anyway don't you think?

There are a ton of games I can't run with smooth 60fps performance, which is what I want. I don't know what you mean exactly by home theatre setup but if you mean sound I use headphones and have no desire to do otherwise. I do have a large HDTV and home theatre setup for movies and such in the living room, but I don't often use it for games.

I picked 5870 - should be getting one myself when everything for my rig is available.

On the downside, 5870 cards are very hard to come by atm. Maybe better after Christmas though.

Another 5870 vote. It's at a decent price point, if hard to find. Awesome card, I love mine.

Question: What is your current console (if any)? If so, which one.

Another note, as if this post the current vote is tied with PS3 and 5870...

Question: What is your current console (if any)? If so, which one.

Another note, as if this post the current vote is tied with PS3 and 5870...

I have a 360 but never use it, it's mostly for my girl who plays Live Arcade games on it a lot. I use it from time to time for exclusives but not very often, the last game I played on it was Splosion Man in the summer.

I had a PS3 before, I bought it mostly for Blu-Ray. At some point I got another Blu-Ray player though and never used the PS3, I found Little Big Planet and some other exclusives very dissapointing and when the slim was announced I sold it due to some money issues and assumed I would buy the slim later to get my PS3 back. January could be that time, and with Uncharted 2 and Demon's Souls out is is tempting, but at the end of the day I know I will still spend 90% of my gaming time on PC and would like smoother performance there.