I have a chance to 1 of 2 buy one of two alienware desktops from costco one has 2 nvidia gtx 555 in sli and one has 2 ati 6870′s running in crossfire. everything elese is identical. Which should i purchase?

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I have a chance to 1 of 2 buy one of two alienware desktops from costco one has 2 nvidia gtx 555 in sli and one has 2 ati 6870's running in crossfire. everything elese is identical. Which should i purchase?

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category:PC Desktop,operating system:Windows 7

asked on 2nd Jun 2012 | 1 Answers | Answer It!

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answered on 5th Jun 2012 | |

Before you pick one of the two, consider your requirements and compare the specifications of the two graphics card sets.

You can refer to their respective specifications at http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-555-oem/specifications and http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/amd-radeon-hd-6000/hd-6870/pages/amd-radeon-hd-6870-overview.aspx#2 and select the one that gets closer to meeting your needs.

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