Not sure if I would benefit alot from a 4870x2, I game at 1920x1080. I would like a card that will be able to run current and future games (at least in the next year or so) at max or close to max settings. Just not sure how much of a performance increase there will be with an x2 at that resolution.
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4870 or 4870x2?
- Thread starter doox00
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It depends of the games you play and the Crossfire support.
I would personally go now with the plain 4870 and upgrade down the road with a faster single GPU video card.
IMO, it is very expensive and inefficient to buy for future proofing. It is better to buy cheaper and upgrade more often.
Of course, it is not everybody who likes to open their PC and upgrade often...
I would personally go now with the plain 4870 and upgrade down the road with a faster single GPU video card.
IMO, it is very expensive and inefficient to buy for future proofing. It is better to buy cheaper and upgrade more often.
Of course, it is not everybody who likes to open their PC and upgrade often...
Ya its a tough call with the gts 512 you got now which will still get the job done in alot of games at that rez. I'd say if you dont play fps games much or at all then just sit tight until next gen or at least until theres a game you really like that you can play smoothly. If you do play alot of shooters or want as much AA as possible the 4870x2 would be a noticable upgrade, but like I've told a few other guys whove asked the same question I would wait a month to let the new 55nm gt200 card come out and also let the 4870x2 price go down a bit too. Price war FTW
What games do you play dooXo?
What games do you play dooXo?
It depends of the games you play and the Crossfire support.
I would personally go now with the plain 4870 and upgrade down the road with a faster single GPU video card.
IMO, it is very expensive and inefficient to buy for future proofing. It is better to buy cheaper and upgrade more often.
Of course, it is not everybody who likes to open their PC and upgrade often...
I typically upgrade my video card once or twice a year.. but has not been much worth upgrading for awhile now. Perhaps I will go with just the 4870.. decisions decisions.