So I've had my 7850 since they were first released (I do feel kind of bad for paying $250 for it but whatever). It's been a great card, and it can do a 40% overclock easily, but I'm starting to feel the need for a bit more. Today you can get an MSI 7850 2gb for $110 after $30 MIR from newegg.
I've never used crossfire before, though there seem to be a lot of critics, but it's tough to sort out fact from fanboy fiction.
There is of course the question of new cards this month, but as the NDA is still in place it's really though to plan. I'm looking at $110 after rebate for a second 7850. That puts me in r7 260X range. Do you think that the 260X is going to perform better than a 7850?
I guess my big concern is that the new cards will come out, the 260x won't be worth it, but they will have cleared out all stock of the 7850 leaving me in the position of having to find a used one.
I've never used crossfire before, though there seem to be a lot of critics, but it's tough to sort out fact from fanboy fiction.
There is of course the question of new cards this month, but as the NDA is still in place it's really though to plan. I'm looking at $110 after rebate for a second 7850. That puts me in r7 260X range. Do you think that the 260X is going to perform better than a 7850?
I guess my big concern is that the new cards will come out, the 260x won't be worth it, but they will have cleared out all stock of the 7850 leaving me in the position of having to find a used one.