GTX 480 $599(preorder), HD5970 $659 (in stock)

[valtterieranen]

Single GPU setups are better performing, Multi-GPU get better frames.

Fraps disagrees with you. Equal frame intervals at 60fps, and 46fps behaves the exact same on crossfire and single GPU.

[psychowes]

http://www.techpowerup.com/117336/In...elerators.html

the box kind of reminds me of the back of those old xps laptops

[dragomirc]

Rumors start to be better.
According to SOURCE GTX 480 could be low as $450.
And according to SOURCE gtx 470 could be low as $349

EDIT

Note that high demand might easily make shops push this price even further but Nvidia's suggested retail price should end up around €450 including VAT. Higher prices will be reserved for some dual card that is supposed to come in the next few months.

EDIT2:

There’s good news and bad news; the bad news is that the GTX 400 series has been pushed back to April 6th. The good news is that it’s only in reference to retail supply and not the actual NDA; so come the 26th of March we’ll all know what performance will be.So while it’s not great news in the event you want to pick up a GTX 480 on the 26th it doesn’t change the fact that come 10 days time we’ll know how the model performs.

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[Shervin]

You must've gotten a unique card that doesn't micro-stutter huh. You lucky *******.

I had no stuttering issues with my 2x gtx 260s or 8800gt x2
Either I did not have stuttering or I did not notice it.. just like how some can see the difference between 120hz smoothness and 60hz... just like how some see the rainbow effect from my dlp and I dont.

[QuadDamage]

Fraps disagrees with you. Equal frame intervals at 60fps, and 46fps behaves the exact same on crossfire and single GPU.

MS is not about the actual framerate but how it feels. You look at the fps counter and you see constant 60fps but the game feels like as if it was running at 30fps. It is very noticable especially when you move left and right quickly ie in Crysis.

But to be honest i can only notice MS on ATi cards and when using more than two GPU's ie 4870X2's in CrossfireX.

[Kaotika]

MS is not about the actual framerate but how it feels. You look at the fps counter and you see constant 60fps but the game feels like as if it was running at 30fps. It is very noticable especially when you move left and right quickly ie in Crysis.

But to be honest i can only notice MS on ATi cards and when using more than two GPU's ie 4870X2's in CrossfireX.

He said frame intervals, not FPS, which FRAPS can show if you want it to log your FPS, frame intervals shows the microstuttering if it exists on said game/configuration

[QuadDamage]

I said i can feel it, it doesn't matter what FRAPS shows.

[Kaotika]

I said i can feel it, it doesn't matter what FRAPS shows.

Then it's placebo effect, or possibly the possible extra input lag from any multi-GPU AFR solution

[stys]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=243190
It's there. Again . After me debunking you on 3870X2 MS, you rolled in before 4870x2 was out to announce it would not microstutter. It did. . Wrong for the 3rd time now. Huge issue. Tell the the guys at xtreme it's "placebo" or "mouse lag".

[TigerHawk]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=243190
It's there. Again . After me debunking you on 3870X2 MS, you rolled in before 4870x2 was out to announce it would not microstutter. It did. . Wrong for the 3rd time now. Huge issue. Tell the the guys at xtreme it's "placebo" or "mouse lag".

Interesting. I certainly don't notice it though, and games feel much smoother with this card than they ever did with my old GTX260 so......

Guess it just depends on the person. I can say a certain food tastes awesome and is the most delicious thing in the world, 5 other people could say it tastes like ass.

Just the way the cookie crumbles I guess. Bottom line is if each individual is happy with their own setup or not, no one else's opinion matters but your own anyways.