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DVA6377
Captain, B747-400
Joined on September 11 2008
Everett 250 Club
Seven Century Club
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Killdeer, ND
726 legs, 1,861.2 hours
308 legs,
565.1 hours online 706 legs,
1,825.6 hours ACARS 14 legs,
24.8 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 27 2010 12:45 ET by Logan Lynch
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http://www.evga.com/articles/00528/
Just out!
Ok sorry should have read it better but it's up for pre-order Got all excited haha
Logan LynchCaptain, B747-400
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DVA5919
Captain, MD-11
Joined on May 13 2008
Everett Century Club
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club
Commuter Conquest
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"...and don't call me Shirley" Hillsboro, OR USA
494 legs, 1,357.8 hours
4 legs,
3.7 hours online 493 legs,
1,355.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 27 2010 14:44 ET by Jack Vogel
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Hmmm, I was just about to buy a 285, maybe should wait.
PHEWWW, they are expensive
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AFV149
Senior Captain, B777-300
Joined on February 21 2007
International Tourist
98 legs, 439.7 hours
97 legs,
428.2 hours online 95 legs,
433.5 hours ACARS 268 legs, 1,196.8 hours total 4 legs dispatched, 27.0
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 27 2010 15:31 ET by Aggrey Ellis
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Interesting review here. Looks like it beats the HD 5870 in some situations but loses in others.
http://www.techspot.com/news/38385-nvidia-geforce-gtx-480-review-fermi-arrives.html
$100 more than the HD 5870 and uses 28% more power but then again I am an ATI fanboy.
Aggrey EllisSenior Captain, B777-300
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DVA6920
Senior Captain, MD-11
E-MAIL
Joined on January 24 2009
Century Club
"Another day in the office..." Parker, CO USA
163 legs, 828.1 hours
28 legs,
44.1 hours online 162 legs,
816.9 hours ACARS 5 legs,
9.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 27 2010 17:34 ET by Tom Sanders
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I just pre-ordered the EVGA 470 SuperClocked. I didn't get the 480 because I can't justify that bump in speed for 150 bucks. I don't think it ships for another couple weeks, so I might upgrade to the 480 if I see reason enough to.
Tom SandersSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA7899
Captain, B737-800
Joined on October 29 2009
Online Double Century Club
Long Beach Century Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"PMDG or go home :)" Springfield, MO USA
304 legs, 743.8 hours
283 legs,
682.2 hours online 303 legs,
740.0 hours ACARS 30 legs,
47.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 27 2010 18:11 ET by Skylar Macminn
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I have the 5870, but will HAVE to upgrade to the more expensive one once they come down O_o -- looks pretty cool.
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DVA6920
Senior Captain, MD-11
E-MAIL
Joined on January 24 2009
Century Club
"Another day in the office..." Parker, CO USA
163 legs, 828.1 hours
28 legs,
44.1 hours online 162 legs,
816.9 hours ACARS 5 legs,
9.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 27 2010 18:24 ET by Tom Sanders
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Skylar looking at what details they have out, would you do the 470 or the 480. I only play FSX, don't really see myself playing any much more. I could swing the extra 150 if it really would help, but I don't see it doing that.
Tom SandersSenior Captain, MD-11
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AFV149
Senior Captain, B777-300
Joined on February 21 2007
International Tourist
98 legs, 439.7 hours
97 legs,
428.2 hours online 95 legs,
433.5 hours ACARS 268 legs, 1,196.8 hours total 4 legs dispatched, 27.0
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 27 2010 18:27 ET by Aggrey Ellis
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You're really wasting your money Skylar. Wait for ATI's response. They're probably going to produce something to counter the new Nvidia cards. Kind of like how the 4890 is an improved 4870.
Aggrey EllisSenior Captain, B777-300
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DVA5919
Captain, MD-11
Joined on May 13 2008
Everett Century Club
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club
Commuter Conquest
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"...and don't call me Shirley" Hillsboro, OR USA
494 legs, 1,357.8 hours
4 legs,
3.7 hours online 493 legs,
1,355.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 28 2010 02:29 ET by Jack Vogel
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LOL, its always a game of leap frog, but if you just sit and wait cuz there will be
something better and faster soon, well, you'll never HAVE anything to enjoy now.
FSX does always push us for more, as I just bought an i7 975 processor and now
have to build up a system I'm not sure if I'll settle for a GTX 285 or get the
cutting edge
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DVA7373
Captain, B757-200
OLP
Joined on May 31 2009
"Howdy" Southeastern United States
72 legs, 187.6 hours
32 legs,
85.4 hours online 67 legs,
153.2 hours ACARS 2 legs,
3.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 28 2010 22:22 ET by Nicholas Taylor
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Aggrey Ellis wrote:
Interesting review here. Looks like it beats the HD 5870 in some situations but loses in others.
http://www.techspot.com/news/38385-nvidia-geforce-gtx-480-review-fermi-arrives.html
$100 more than the HD 5870 and uses 28% more power but then again I am an ATI fanboy.
How can you trust a review of a card that has yet to be released...
Nicholas TaylorCaptain, B757-200
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DVA4295
Captain, B767-300
Joined on April 05 2007
Online Century Club
Double Century Club
Stratford, CT USA
212 legs, 397.9 hours
194 legs,
368.4 hours online 190 legs,
356.7 hours ACARS 3 legs,
6.7 hours event 19 legs dispatched, 10.0
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 28 2010 23:40 ET by John Alusik
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From tom's hardware: "AMD took the price-performance crown with the 4000 series, and after looking at the reviews online, things won't be any different with the 5000 series. Plus, why get a GTX 480 when the 5970 uses roughly the same amount of power but offers much better performance?"
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Gamers-On-Nvidia-GTX-480,10003.html
John AlusikCaptain, B767-300
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DVA7899
Captain, B737-800
Joined on October 29 2009
Online Double Century Club
Long Beach Century Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"PMDG or go home :)" Springfield, MO USA
304 legs, 743.8 hours
283 legs,
682.2 hours online 303 legs,
740.0 hours ACARS 30 legs,
47.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 29 2010 01:37 ET by Skylar Macminn
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The biggest issue I have with my ATI card over a Nvidia is the fact that I still get very "shiny", more or less flickering textures as I move -- things that shouldn't really be shimmering, but do anyways. Now a stock NVIDIA card does have these issues to an extent, but a simple NHANCER run fixes it easily -- sadly ATI cannot do that.
Tom Sanders wrote:
Skylar looking at what details they have out, would you do the 470 or the 480. I only play FSX, don't really see myself playing any much more. I could swing the extra 150 if it really would help, but I don't see it doing that.
Honestly, I am all about being able to stretch out and say "look at what I can do even though I won't use half of it under normal circumstance" -- I personally would shell out the cash for the 480 just because it's that much nicer, but tbh if you have a budget in mind, stick with it -- the performance boost probably isn't that big enough to warrant the $150 extra.
Generally speaking I am a NVIDIA fanboy, but the ATI cards are really nice and up until the new 470 and 480, ATI had the cutting-edge technology -- which means ATI will remain ahead when they develop their next card series.
It's a tough call. All you can do is keep your budget in mind, and buy whatever the latest technology is at THAT SPECIFIC MOMENT -- and not look back
I will say, since I play multiple games -- the 5870 was a great investment over the older GTX 285 2GB.
FSX is all about the more memory you have, the more you profit. 1.5GB is going to be better than 1GB -- end of story, however the ATI technology is quite amazing...
To illustrate just how hard of a time I had deciding, I have an ATI Sapphire 5870 gamer edition, but my case is GREEN with a NVIDIA logo all over it
Jack Vogel wrote:
LOL, its always a game of leap frog, but if you just sit and wait cuz there will be
something better and faster soon, well, you'll never HAVE anything to enjoy now.
FSX does always push us for more, as I just bought an i7 975 processor and now
have to build up a system I'm not sure if I'll settle for a GTX 285 or get the
cutting edge :)
I'd go with newer technology. Yes, the 5870 only has 1GB of ram, but it will outperform that 285 any day of the week. Some minor things like shimmering you will have to adjust to (which can mostly be mitigated if you play with), and that's about it.
GDDR5>GDDR3
The more and more I think about it, the more I appreciate getting the 5870 over a nvidia card, and I <3 nvidia.
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