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Old October 3, 2008, 09:51 AM
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I actually am finding that the 280 is obliterating the 4850CF with my setup.
i'm getting 10-12 more fps in crysis.
Because Crossfire still doesn't work worth a damn in Crysis AFAIK.
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Old October 3, 2008, 10:54 AM
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Because Crossfire still doesn't work worth a damn in Crysis AFAIK.
Oh and don't forget Crysis is also a game thats historicly runs better on nVidia cards.

Frankly, you shouldn't base ANY videocards performance based on one game/benchmark. That being said enjoy your 280GTX Card
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Old October 3, 2008, 11:18 AM
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Old October 3, 2008, 02:40 PM
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I actually am finding that the 280 is obliterating the 4850CF with my setup.
i'm getting 10-12 more fps in crysis.
Well, yes, but play some other games...

Not that it'd matter, both are well past the 60 fps mark anyways :)
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