Single 560ti vs 6870 CF

[N1vek215]

just upgraded my system to a 2600k, with 8gbs of 1600 Ram, and all the bells and whistles. Thing is I'm debating whether to buy another 6870 and do crossfire, or just sell my card(which I got for $130 from a sale a bit ago) and get a single 560ti. FPS are great... but not as great as I could expect BF3 runs around 50fps and dips every once in a while when on high to ultra settings. I know I could always SLI later but I don't really want to spend too much seeing as I already broke the bank for my upgrade.


Any help is appreciated.

 

[Brackle]

just upgraded my system to a 2600k, with 8gbs of 1600 Ram, and all the bells and whistles. Thing is I'm debating whether to buy another 6870 and do crossfire, or just sell my card(which I got for $130 from a sale a bit ago) and get a single 560ti. FPS are great... but not as great as I could expect BF3 runs around 50fps and dips every once in a while when on high to ultra settings. I know I could always SLI later but I don't really want to spend too much seeing as I already broke the bank for my upgrade.


Any help is appreciated.

The 6870's in crossfire would be alot faster.

 

[Stanfiem]

6870's CF are pretty much on par with the 580's (a little slower in some games.) I say buy the second card since you already have one. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/301?vs=330

 

[happymedium]

6870's in xfire are 20% faster than a gtx580. Just make sure you buy the 2gb cards, like I did.

 

[EquaLiZr]

hell, even 2x 6850's are fairly matched against 1 GTX 580. Some games loose, some win. Thats the path i chose and saved a ton too.

 

[dlewis4]

6870's were awesome... i just wish i had the 2gb cards....

I just sold my 6870's and upgraded to CF 6970's....

 

[K1tty]

Would one 1gb card and one 2gb card work alright?

 

[EquaLiZr]

they would work as 2x 1gb cards if you did that.