5870 Two-way CF or 5970 ??

[billtaco]

Hi, everybody:
i will buy my new videocard recently
my current one is 260+
CPU: i7 920
RAM: DDR 3 1333 6G
EX 58
power may be not enough : 850W...
I may choose:
1. 5970
2. 5870 CF (2-way)
3. GTX ....?? (480 is strong enough ??? of course, i dont know , it's not out now...)
some reports: 480 = 1.05 * 5870 ????
so any one may help me to choose one of the three ..
Thanks a lot ...

 

[That's_Corporate]

5970

Never make things more complicated than they have to be.

 

[damstr]

Isn't 1 5970 cheaper then 2 5870's? Plus if you get a 5970 you have room to add another card if you ever wanted to.

Just have to find the 5970 in stock somewhere.

 

[harmattan]

A single 5970 will be better as long as it OCs ok. Cheaper, less complicated, less space, binned chips etc.

Only reason I have dual 5870s is because they're both already waterblocked.

Mine's for sale... http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1503193

 

[Ravynmagi]

How are the drivers working out for the 5970 vs two 5870?

As a 4870 X2 owner, it felt like I seemed to have more driver issues than 4870 Crossfire users had. So I'm very nervous about the 5970.

 

[friend'scatdied]

5870 isn't worth the money, alone or in pairs.

The 5970 is really worth the money. If you can find one that isn't substantially marked up, I'd go for it.

 

[MaxSten]

But if you have a game which doesn't support CF then the 5870 option right? And isn't there huuuge issues with CF and EyeFinity still - so in those situations a 5870 would be best?

 

[Digital Viper-X-]

are you sure you're not waiting for the 485 / 495 you were so interested in, in this thread?
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1503177

or maybe you're just trollin =p