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September 21st, 2009, 04:39 PM
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I'm in dire need of a new vid card and I'm curious about PPD and vid cards out there. The Nvidia 9800 GX2 is discontinued albeit still available by some retailers for about $200.00 So, for the best PPD what would you do?
Nvidia 9800 GX2
Radeon 4890
Nvidia GTX 275
All these cards are around $200. Even though the ATI 5000 series comes out tomorrow there aren't any tests done to get their max ppd while folding which is why there is no 5850 listed in my list......yet  So, what would you do if you were me?
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September 21st, 2009, 05:19 PM
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Hmm.. well the GX2 puts out about 4-5k per core, or 9k-10k combined.
The 4890 I heard is still floating around under 5kPPD.
The 275 will do 7k-9k, but uses less power while doing it compared to the GX2.
(and tbh, I'd be shocked if the 58xx series got anything more then 6kPPD.)
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September 21st, 2009, 05:54 PM
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Just a thought. Is there anywhere that lists the cards and their estimated PPD? Think we can get a lil chart with someone of the more experienced folders adding input to fill in the blanks. Might help some of the newer folders, myself included find suitable replacements that give decent PPD for the buck. | |
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September 21st, 2009, 05:59 PM
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The 275/285 seem to be beating the 295 on that chart? Wonder if the 295 is per core, and you double that for the true ppd?
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That's probably per core. I would think you'd take that number x2. | |
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September 21st, 2009, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by nemowolf  Just a thought. Is there anywhere that lists the cards and their estimated PPD? Think we can get a lil chart with someone of the more experienced folders adding input to fill in the blanks. Might help some of the newer folders, myself included find suitable replacements that give decent PPD for the buck. | F@H forums has a few threads on that, one or two in each of the appropriate sections for ATI and Nvidia Folding.
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Originally Posted by batmeat I'm in dire need of a new vid card and I'm curious about PPD and vid cards out there. The Nvidia 9800 GX2 is discontinued albeit still available by some retailers for about $200.00 So, for the best PPD what would you do?
Nvidia 9800 GX2
Radeon 4890
Nvidia GTX 275
All these cards are around $200. Even though the ATI 5000 series comes out tomorrow there aren't any tests done to get their max ppd while folding which is why there is no 5850 listed in my list......yet So, what would you do if you were me? | You just cant't beat the GTX 275, it's actually the remodeled 9800 GTX+ and I am getting 9-10K PPD on ONE card in my new build.
Either way, Have fun!
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We'll see what prices do the next few days with the 5000 series coming out from ATI. Maybe I'll compile and updated version of the chart. Hmmmm. Oh and Karma, I went with a Coolermaster Hyper 212 HSF
