Best graphics card ever?

ok so i cannot run Crysis at max settings and achive over 100fps (infact it gets quite slow) can anyone tell me what graphics card supports DX10.2 and can achive an fps of over 150-200fps on crysis with all settings fully maxed out and the display .ini modified to allow trees to be drawn at full detail (including shadows) for at least 255m?

No such thing... A better one will come out tomorrow... Every day. (=_=)

You didn't say what you're using now. ATI? NVidia? Single card? Dual? (=_=)

I'm using dual 8600GT 256MB cards in SLI mode and have no problem with SL Windlight set to Ultra, no impostors at 1600x1200. Even during dance parties of 40 - 60 avatars at once. (^_^)

Have you checked out the 9000 series? (^_^)y

All well & good but NVidia doesn't support 10.1, and i stick by NVidia, ATI are rubish

There isn't anything available that can run Crysis at 100 FPS. Crysis doesn't seem particularly SLI friendly either. So you could have four GPUs running (two Geforce 9800 GX2s) and still only get 40 FPS in high quality mode.

None atm, the best single gpu card available on the consumer marker is the nVidia 8800 ULTRA XXX (by XFX); the best single case (but dual GPU) card available it's the 9800 GX2, so the most powerful (consumer) setup would be a 3-SLi with three 9800 GX2 (a total of six GPU's) ...and they aren't enough to run it with constant (read, never goes under certain FPS's) FPS with everything maximized @ hires (1900x1200 minimum), the CPU would play also a role here... but were talking about gfx cards. Anyway i don't think you would have much troubles with that setup.

But at waht 700.00?

Gotta pay to play. (=_=)y

I have a 7900 gtx extreme............And i run great. I know what you talking about.
I am not going to run out and spend that much every time a hot graphic card is released.

Indeed.. but there are ppl that just wanted to have the "max" (and enough money to play into this..), anyway the 9800 gx2 is *NOT* the best comprimise around because it's a "tweaked" card needed by nVidia to remain at the top performance list. In example the 9600GT offers alot better compromise qulity/cost. /me waiting for the "next gen" before deciding to invest more money, since my 8800 ultra is actually (more than) fair.

AFAIK- None.

In ALL the benchmarks for Crysis, even an SLI setup with two 8800 ULTRAS *CHOKED* on Crysis with everything on Ultra settings.

The game was made to be a benchmarking game. Still quite fun tho! LOVED the game! The Multiplayer left alot to be desired.

But if thegame has problems no matter how fast or great your computer is its not going to help.

as someone one said 9800 gtx 3 ways would get you a great boost. Rathewr have two of these then one 9800gx2

People are only making the graphic card compnaies rich with little understand abouthow the games proformace and graphic can works togther during game play.

Just for extreme comparison's sake, take a look at this one.

http://store.nvidia.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayPage&Env=BASE&Locale=en_US&SiteID=nvidia&id=ProductDetailsPage&productID=67049700#

I am on the mailing list for Boxx technologies, they make dedicated 3d performance computers. And this is the high end graphics card option in their configuration scheme.
1.5GB video memory Wow! Not actually sure if it would help much for virtual worlds as much as these are created for professional artists that do huge complicated renders.
And 3k $
Do you know?

PS.
Please excuse the wide window size, the link for the nvidia page is huge.
Although grease appears to have truncated it.

If we discuss just about graphic permances (and not because of the asset server problems ) this is only in part true: most of the apps (mainly games) out there are just not optimized (second life client is a valid example, because it continue to evolves so you don't have finished version to optimize), but that doesn't mean it won't run smoother with more gfx power. So yes it's a perverse circle: nvidia makes big buks selling "unneeded" gfx card, game developers doesn't not optimize enough their products because of a overstimated power available (both gpu and cpu) and there you go.

Yes, only for certain applications, while they would been beaten by a geforce for a half of that price. There's a debate about technical differences bw quadro and geforce, the hardware scheme is pretty similary if not identical, they seems then follows a different assembling production (in short words: more quality = more stability) but in the end the real difference is made by the drivers (certified to run with workstation applications, like CAD software, 3d modeling etc.).
So they supports AA on points and lines and not the FSAA (extremely good for wireframe models), hardware two side lightning (for illmuniting objects with specular, reflected light...).
To resume a quadro card is optmized for "quality" while a GeForce is designed for performances, so in a game a Geforce would runs better than any quadro out there.

PS: the quadro aren't the "hi-end" nVidia card, they are the "workstation-line" cards. So you have a quadro FX3000 that is the high end product of workstation line; and a 9800GX2 that is the hi-end product of the gaming family.

Unlike some games Sl doesnt use the full value of the computers assets. Hence if one has other purposes for the computer other then SL its understandable the need for high proformace.