Is it really worth purchasing another 4850

[maverick786us]

If you take a look at my signature, it looks like a perfect gaming rig (Maximum resolution 1680 X 1050).

However when I played Crysis, I was slightly disappointed. At medium settings and AA 4 the game was smooth but at various states and cutscene it was crabby and even freezed for few seconds (Maybe because I installed that game in a different partition instead of C Drive due to lack of space).

At AA8 it freezes all the time, its not possible to play at all. So I was just wondering if I purchase another HD4850 and take the benifit out of multiple cards it might not only improve my gaming perfomance will be future proof for high end games that will be released within an year or maybe 2. So I need your suggestion, is it really worth to spend some extra money and get another HD4850, how much will it benifit in high end games like Crysis series and other games?

 

[K1tty]

There was a substantial bump in performance for me adding in another 4850. However, this was at 1920x1200. It was also substantially more powerful than the gtx 260. Heck for around $130 why not right?

 

[maverick786us]

Will there be any possible bump at 1680 X 105o resolution too?

 

[GonzoP]

Will there be any possible bump at 1680 X 105o resolution too?

A second 4850 will help and specifically with adding more AA. The problem for you is Crysis which you singled out. Xfiring a second 4850 is not going to net you more than a 30% framerate gain maybe even less depending how high you turn up the details.

 

[needmorecarnitine]

Will there be any possible bump at 1680 X 105o resolution too?

Definitely

However, since you are asking, I'm guessing that you already know that you might be kinda disappointed. Thinking of buying another card just for Crysis? Just save your money till that card disappoints in several games then sell it and buy a new one.

 

[Valset]

Will there be any possible bump at 1680 X 105o resolution too?

yes, crysis is not good a scaling though so do not expect too much. for myself I would probably do it but I like the eye candy. most people would find it hard to justify a dual gpu solution at your resolution.

 

[maverick786us]

Definitely

Just save your money till that card disappoints in several games then sell it and buy a new one.

Not just for crysis. I am taking crysis as a starting point. It is a game which has braught even the best card on its knees. So I was just wondering that if another 4850 could improve the perfomance of crysis, it should run future games which are going to be released within an year or tow.

But like the previous gentleman said that its hard to justify multiple GPU for my resolution. So I am gonna stick with my present configuration. Maybe during the time of christmas if there is a huge drop in the prices of 4850 then I might consider one and use it for cross Fire

Thanks a lot

 

[Exeodus]

I definitely would get a second card. I have two 4850's in my main rig and I love it. My 2 4850's blow away my 4870 hands down. And I only game at 1680x1050 resolution.

However the P45 might prove to be a bottleneck as it only has a 8x8 crossfire configuration. My setup is with a X38.

 

[samsonJS]

4850s at 1680x1050 isn't going to saturate 8x pci-e 2.0.

 

[techminster]

It's always worth it if you have the money