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| Author: | MEAHT [ 05 Aug 2011, 14:22 ] |
| Post subject: | 5870 Crossfire VS 6950 |
Hello, I wanted to upgrade my gaming rig (for BF3 ofcourse! :rockout ) and was weighing my options. Currently theres a single 5870 installed in my machine. Question here is should I get an extra 5870 to crossfire or should I purchase a single 6950? I really try to shy away from multiple card setups but an extra 5870 will only cost me $180. Judging from this comparison it seems I would currently get about double the FPS I get now, and its number 3 on the list ( benchmarked with Metro 2033 in DX11) compared with other CF setups. Especially interested in what you guys who have 5870 CF setup in Eyefinity mode have to say. Thanks Guys! |
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| Author: | MEAHT [ 05 Aug 2011, 14:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Errr...seems theres no way to |
Errrm...seems theres no way to find a 5870 for a decent price on the web, man these are in high demand! Anyone have any alternatives? |
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| Author: | Abram [ 05 Aug 2011, 17:24 ] |
| Post subject: | I went from a single 5870 1gb |
I went from a single 5870 1gb to a 6950 2gb (modded to 6970) , and the improvement wasn't tolo super, otherthan having twice teh vram to allow for higher AA. X-fired 5870s would certainly be faster. Ibrin did a series of benchmarks on those cards which can be found ... well, somewhere on the site. Therwe used to be a link at top-right, but seems to have vanished... In any case, you;d be better off with another 5870. Especially if it's that much cheaper. |
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| Author: | MEAHT [ 05 Aug 2011, 18:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Thanks Abram, I was ready to |
Thanks Abram, I was ready to go in with the Crossfire 5870 but realized I was looking at at a 6870 even though I clearly searched for "5870" :( You cant find the 5870 anywhere, and when you do its usually about 300-500$ |
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| Author: | Jackal Frost [ 05 Aug 2011, 19:11 ] |
| Post subject: | MEAHT wrote:Thanks Abram, I |
Thanks Abram, Amazon's been doing that to me lately, I'm guessing it's just bad search tags submitted by customers. |
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| Author: | skipclarke [ 07 Aug 2011, 04:08 ] |
| Post subject: | All the benchmarks and |
All the benchmarks and reviews are under "Articles". Need to add them under Hardware in the menu as well. http://widescreengamingforum.com/articles |
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