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I posted a thread about this a couple of days ago asking people if I should go with either two 5770s in CF or a single 5870 for my new custom built computer. My motherboard has two PCIe x16 2.0 slots, so it's CrossFire ready. I'm going to be running the Intel core i7-930 at 2.8GHz with 6GB of...

You hit the nail on the head. I'm going to be playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2, on a Samsung monitor in 1920x1080. BFBC2 is one of the most demanding shooters on the market right now (aside from Metro 2033). I definitely want a powerful graphics solution, because I intend on utilizing my...

I see what you mean. The price difference between the two 5770s and the 5870 is about $100. The 5770s are going for $167 apiece on Newegg, and the 5870 I'm looking at is $429.

That's very true. I've been looking at some of the benchmarks that compare the 5770 crossfire and the 5870. The 5870 was pushing out a few more FPS than the 5770 crossfire, so I think I might go with the 5870, even though it's significantly more expensive.

do you mean that if I play a game that doesn't support multi-GPU rendering, I'll only be getting the performance of one HD 5770? In that case, I think I'd be better off going with the HD 5870.

As far as for the graphics setup though, I've been looking at this card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102872 should I go with that card or should I CrossFire two Radeon HD 5770s?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006 That's the power supply. 750 watts.

The motherboard isn't the best, the PCIe x16 slots are only 2.0, and to fully utilize the 5870 I should get a motherboard that has PCIe 2.1 shouldn't I?

Hey everyone, I'm new to the forum and I'm going to be building my own PC soon, but I need to decide upon what graphics solution I want to complement my PC with. My price range is somewhere in the $300-$400 region. Here is some of the hardware that's going to be in my machine: Motherboard...