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Windows 7: Go Crossfire or Go New?
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01 May 2011
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Windows 7 Home Premium [64-Bit] Bulgaria/EU |
Go Crossfire or Go New?
Hi guys.
A VERY DIFFICULT CHOICE FOR ME lies ahead. I have saved up a little cash and I want to replace my Radeon HD 4850. I have the sapphire version, which is VGA and DVI but the 512 MB of memory are starting to loosen my performance up in terms of framerate and load times...
My only question is - do I crossfire another one or two 4850's into this one to boost up my FPS, or do I just screw that and get a new videocard? If you're for a new GPU, make sure you mention what you think will be good.Also, I'm not spending any more than 250-280 bucks on it, so if you're suggesting a new GPU keep it somewhere within that price range.
P.S.: My motherboard is GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2C.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Multirama PC Expert [Bulgaria]
OS Windows 7 Home Premium [64-Bit]
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33 GHz
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2C
Memory 4094 MB DDR2
Graphics Card SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 (2 GB VRAM)
Sound Card Realtek ALC883 @ Intel 82801GB ICH7 - High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster BX2235 [21.5" LCD with LED Backlight]
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard A4 Tech X7 G800 (Gaming Keyboard)
Mouse Razer Lachesis (4000 DPI, Blue Version)
PSU Cooler Master GX750 - 750W
Case Multirama (Black / 2010 Revision)
Cooling Stock + Cooler Master
Hard Drives Hitachi HDT721075SLA360 - 750 GB
Internet Speed Spectrum Net "Start" [15 Mbps]
Other Info Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch S (Graphics Design Tablet)
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01 May 2011
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#2 | |
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Go new. Two 4850's is around the 4890/5770 speed area but 512MB simply doesn't cut it any more.
A GTX 560 ti or AMD 6950 should be around your price range. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Computers by SmartEyeball
OS 8 Pro x64
CPU i7 3770K 4.6GHz
Motherboard ASUS P8Z77 WS
Memory 16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400mhz
Graphics Card 3x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce *TRI SLI*
Sound Card ALC898 / 5.1 receiver/ ATH-AD900 Headphones
Monitor(s) Displays x3 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
Screen Resolution 5760*1200/ 1920*1200 / 1920*1080
Keyboard Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine MX Black // Filco Ninja TKL
Mouse Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
PSU Corsair AX1200W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Noctua NH-D14
Hard Drives 2x Intel 520 240GB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0) * 2TB WD Caviar Black
Antivirus MSE
Browser IE, FF
Other Info GT Extreme V2 Sim Racing Cockpit + 40" LCD and K/B Mouse stand ▼
Fanatec CSR Elite Wheel + Clubsport Pedals + CSR shifter/7GS ▼
Buttkicker v2 Seat Rumbler with Dedicated 5.1 and Sub Woofer attached to frame ▼
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Bloody Big Grin
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01 May 2011
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium [64-Bit] Bulgaria/EU |
Thanks. The 6000 series sound good. Also, since I know little about bardware, does my motherboard fully support a GDDR5 or DDR5 gpu? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Multirama PC Expert [Bulgaria]
OS Windows 7 Home Premium [64-Bit]
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33 GHz
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2C
Memory 4094 MB DDR2
Graphics Card SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 (2 GB VRAM)
Sound Card Realtek ALC883 @ Intel 82801GB ICH7 - High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster BX2235 [21.5" LCD with LED Backlight]
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard A4 Tech X7 G800 (Gaming Keyboard)
Mouse Razer Lachesis (4000 DPI, Blue Version)
PSU Cooler Master GX750 - 750W
Case Multirama (Black / 2010 Revision)
Cooling Stock + Cooler Master
Hard Drives Hitachi HDT721075SLA360 - 750 GB
Internet Speed Spectrum Net "Start" [15 Mbps]
Other Info Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch S (Graphics Design Tablet)
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01 May 2011
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#4 | |
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Yep, not a problem at all.
The one thing I would double check is your Power Supply. Quote: 500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended - 30 AMPS on the 12v rail. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Computers by SmartEyeball
OS 8 Pro x64
CPU i7 3770K 4.6GHz
Motherboard ASUS P8Z77 WS
Memory 16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400mhz
Graphics Card 3x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce *TRI SLI*
Sound Card ALC898 / 5.1 receiver/ ATH-AD900 Headphones
Monitor(s) Displays x3 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
Screen Resolution 5760*1200/ 1920*1200 / 1920*1080
Keyboard Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine MX Black // Filco Ninja TKL
Mouse Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
PSU Corsair AX1200W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Noctua NH-D14
Hard Drives 2x Intel 520 240GB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0) * 2TB WD Caviar Black
Antivirus MSE
Browser IE, FF
Other Info GT Extreme V2 Sim Racing Cockpit + 40" LCD and K/B Mouse stand ▼
Fanatec CSR Elite Wheel + Clubsport Pedals + CSR shifter/7GS ▼
Buttkicker v2 Seat Rumbler with Dedicated 5.1 and Sub Woofer attached to frame ▼
=
Bloody Big Grin
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01 May 2011
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Southern California |
+1 on the power supply but also on the case dimensions at the intended PCi slot and please allow for the power connections as well. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck, ask me about rig #2 !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, still love my FX 8120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 16 gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 9-9-9-27 @ 2000
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 6 case fans 140mm & 120mm, Thermaltake h2o extreme
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Sea. Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Sea. Freeagent go's/usb
(1) WD 2 tb Green 64 sata III
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to bareable
Other Info 4 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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01 May 2011
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#6 | |
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the 6 series power connections are on the side rather than the back end so it shouldn't be a factor unless his case is very very narrow, but be sure you have enough space for it to fit length ways.
the 6950 2gb is an amazing card, currently testing one at work in some quirky builds for custom work and they are amazing, the nvidia at the same price point just doesn't compare in any way. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number .
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01 May 2011
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#7 | |
windows 7 professional x64 England |
does your board only have one pci express slot as you would have to buy a new board for crossfire and so it would probably be worthwhile in the long run to upgrade, I was looking at buying the Sapphire ATI Radeon 6950 2GB, so would suggest that one to | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS windows 7 professional x64
CPU Intel Core i7 3820 3.6GHz
Motherboard asus p9x79 deluxe
Memory 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz Performance Memory
Graphics Card ATi Radeon HD 6950 2GB
Sound Card realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 24" Samsung P2450
Screen Resolution 1920x1080p
Keyboard Razer lycosa limited edition
Mouse Razer Deathadder Respawn
PSU Antec 750W High Current Pro PSU
Case Casecom CL-86 Case
Cooling Corsair H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Hard Drives 120GB-OS-OCZ Agility 3 SSD
500GB-Programs-Western Digital Caviar Blue
2TB-Storage-Western Digital Caviar Green
Internet Speed 60MB virgin media fibre optic
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01 May 2011
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Southern California |
For sure one card at this/your juncture. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck, ask me about rig #2 !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, still love my FX 8120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 16 gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 9-9-9-27 @ 2000
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 6 case fans 140mm & 120mm, Thermaltake h2o extreme
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Sea. Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Sea. Freeagent go's/usb
(1) WD 2 tb Green 64 sata III
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to bareable
Other Info 4 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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01 May 2011
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#9 | |
windows 7 professional x64 England |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS windows 7 professional x64
CPU Intel Core i7 3820 3.6GHz
Motherboard asus p9x79 deluxe
Memory 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz Performance Memory
Graphics Card ATi Radeon HD 6950 2GB
Sound Card realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 24" Samsung P2450
Screen Resolution 1920x1080p
Keyboard Razer lycosa limited edition
Mouse Razer Deathadder Respawn
PSU Antec 750W High Current Pro PSU
Case Casecom CL-86 Case
Cooling Corsair H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Hard Drives 120GB-OS-OCZ Agility 3 SSD
500GB-Programs-Western Digital Caviar Blue
2TB-Storage-Western Digital Caviar Green
Internet Speed 60MB virgin media fibre optic
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02 May 2011
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Southern California |
Best to just stick with the one 6 series card and not to crossfire the 4 series. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck, ask me about rig #2 !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, still love my FX 8120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 16 gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 9-9-9-27 @ 2000
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 6 case fans 140mm & 120mm, Thermaltake h2o extreme
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Sea. Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Sea. Freeagent go's/usb
(1) WD 2 tb Green 64 sata III
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to bareable
Other Info 4 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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