from a price/performance standpoint.

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should i go with an Intel/Nvidia setup?

 

of should i go with an ATI/AMD setup?

 

This is for gaming of course.

 

I know intel processors are better than AMD processors (as long as both are quad-core and have the same clock frequency)

But, ATI graphics cards are cheaper than NVidia graphics card, and they are very close in performance.

i could get two Radeon HD 4870 cards and have them in crossfire, for not much more than the cost of a single Nvidia GTX 280.

Though, i could find a 9800 GX2 for about $380 with mail-in-rebate which comes pretty close to the Radeon HD 4870 price.

 

At the moment for me, it seems like Intel with a 9800 GX2.

 

What do you think i should use in my gaming rig?