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Crossfire'd 5970 - $600 good value?
Hiya, i'm wondering if a pair of Radeon 5970s, overclocked, with water blocks included (and original fans/packaging) and a 'bonus' Nvidia 470 to boot is worth $600. I don't plan to keep the Nvidia i don't think. He tells me that was installed for 'Physix' - do many games make good use of that?
It seems like a very nice deal. The guy is also a top notch bloke, and will, i'm sure, help me set it up/put it together. He showed me his over the top set-up and he showed me how cool these two ran with BF3 on Ultra. They were kept very cool, so i'm confident their longevity is unaffected by his overclocking.
I had planned by first water-cooled system next time around, and this seems like a good way to start.
I assume most readers here are American. Dollars are AU$, but the exchange rate is similar. Note that these things cost rather a bit more in AUS than USA new.
Thanks all :)