Got the big bucks? Can’t close your wallet because there’s too much money in it? Can’t remember how many 0s after that first number in your bank account? Well we have the article for you.
The top dog for anyone wanting to go the Nvidia route is the 8800 Ultra, it’s a fast card but it doesn’t exactly scream performance-to-cost ratio. With pricing that starts around $600US to $700US, they’re certainly not cheap.
The HD 2900 XT is the card sitting up top of the ATI pyramid. Pricing is closer to the $400US mark for just about all brands. A pair in crossfire is going to set you back around $800US.
It’s more expensive but with the average price of an Ultra costing around $700US it’s only roughly 13%. If you see the performance increase it’s not really that big of a deal.
Since we’re going to use the Sapphire HD 2900 XT in today’s article which we hadn’t had the chance to look at before, we thought we would just have a quick look at the package and the card before we get into what really matters.
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