SUBSIM Radio Room Forums - 3870 X2 full review... Yes it beats the 8800 Ultra for real

Sounds like a new generation is shaping up for a decent speed increase here, from both Nvidia and ATI. Here's ATI's latest offering:

http://www.fpslabs.com/reviews/video...3870-x2-review

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Here is the first paragraph from the conclusion:

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Final Thoughts and Conclusions

In the introduction we said that if the HD 3870 X2 performed better than the 8800Ultra then, considering price points, its release would effectively be as impressive as the launch of the 8800GT. Well, what we’ve seen today is a clear indication that the R680-based video card is definitely superior to the 8800Ultra, which maintains a street price of well over $600. MSRP of the HD 3870 X2 is set at $449 –a bargain considering the HD 3870, essentially half of the X2, goes for about $230. Now, given AMD’s recent history of availability woes, we don’t expect very many of these cards to be available for $449. Then again, a trip to the major e-tailers doesn’t exactly produce too many results for 8800GT’s at MSRP. All of these things considered, it is hard to gage whether or not the HD 3870 X2 will be successful in the marketplace....