4850 crossfire worth it?, Help me decide ?! |
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4850 crossfire worth it?, Help me decide ?! |
 Nov 7 2009, 02:20 PM
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Right i have a big problem, i had already bought myself my hd4870 for my new gaming build but the packaging it came in was plainly crap... looked like a fat man had used it as a cushion for the entire journey to my house... (lol) Still the place where i buy my parts from have stopped the 4870 line and i was wondering if it was worth me either A) Paying the extra for an Asus HD4890 or B) Paying a little bit extra and buying 2 hd4850's on my Asus M4A79XTD Motherboard ( Xfire both pci-e run at x8 )
4850's - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/168023 4890 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161725 Both come to roughly £150 (uk) -------------------- AMD Phenom XII 550 Unlocked -> X4 B50 @ 3.3ghz 1.3v
Stock Cooling (upgrading to T.R.U.120 :P ) G.skill 1600 mhz cl 7 @ 1760Mhz Cl 8 1.65v Asus M4A79XTD EVO motherboard XFX HD 5770 @ 900/1350 Antec Earthwatts 750W Antec 900 with extra 120mm side fan 1TB Samsung F3 SpinPoint |
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Nov 7 2009, 02:34 PM
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 Will work for fud.  Posts: 656 Joined: 25-March 08 From: rockford, IL Member No.: 31,740 |
Since the 4850 is lower model of the 4870 i would go the route of 4890. two weak cards usually don't give the umpf of a high-end card, not all games always properly recognize dual gpu's.
plus in the long run, you can add another 4890 and would smash multiple 4850's This post has been edited by cirro: Nov 7 2009, 02:36 PM --------------------  |
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Nov 7 2009, 02:54 PM
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 The End is Nigh Posts: 607 Joined: 27-January 09 From: Moberly, MO Member No.: 65,995 |
get the 4890 and skip the headaches of crossfire. .. 1 4890 performs better anyway
-------------------- IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, CALL IT VERSION 1.0 Xfire - shallowbay10 Steam - ShallowBay10 PlayStationNetwork - ShallowBay10 Rig: -Antec Three Hundred w/ 3 blue LED fans -Biostar 790GX -AMD Phenom II 940 @ 3.8ghz 1.48v -Corsair Hydro h50 Water Cooling -2gb OCZ Platinum 800mhz -evga 9800gtx+ -WD 500gb hdd -WD 1 tb hdd |
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Nov 7 2009, 03:59 PM
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 New Member Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 22-October 09 From: Caribean Member No.: 69,176 |
+1
If you reaaaaally wanna get to experiment with CF then go for it, but otherwise hd4890 is the way to go |
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Nov 7 2009, 06:39 PM
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 Posting Nut  Posts: 7,220 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Pennsauken, NJ Member No.: 20,152 |
neither 5770
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CPU Cooler: Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 Black w/ 2x Scythe Ultra Kazes Memory: 2x2gb DDR2 OCZ Reaper OC'd: 1000mhz 5-5-5-15 (2.3v, nice and cool) Videocard: (Heavy lifter)Diamond 4870x2 2GB (Physx)BFG OC 8800GT 512MB OS Harddrive:Western Digital Veloci Raptor 300gb 10,000 Rpm SATA | PSU: PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750W Monitor: *Debranded* HP 24" 2408H | CD/DVD: Samsung SH-S223F | Keyboard:Razer Tarantula | Mouse: Razer Lachesis |8800GT|<3<3|5750|<3<3<3|5770|<3<3<3<3<3|4870x2|<3<3<3<3<3|5870|<3<3<3<3<3 (VideoCards I'd buy, excluding special deals. Bold means have owned/own) _____________________________________________|\/|YT|-|0$ HAS SPOKEN!________________________________________________ |
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Nov 7 2009, 06:55 PM
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The End is Nigh Posts: 607 Joined: 27-January 09 From: Moberly, MO Member No.: 65,995 |
QUOTE (IVIYTH0S @ Nov 7 2009, 09:39 PM)  neither 5770 id take a 5770 over both options. This post has been edited by ShallowBay: Nov 7 2009, 06:55 PM -------------------- IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, CALL IT VERSION 1.0 Xfire - shallowbay10 Steam - ShallowBay10 PlayStationNetwork - ShallowBay10 Rig: -Antec Three Hundred w/ 3 blue LED fans -Biostar 790GX -AMD Phenom II 940 @ 3.8ghz 1.48v -Corsair Hydro h50 Water Cooling -2gb OCZ Platinum 800mhz -evga 9800gtx+ -WD 500gb hdd -WD 1 tb hdd |
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Nov 7 2009, 10:38 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 16-October 09 Member No.: 69,103 |
QUOTE (ShallowBay @ Nov 7 2009, 10:55 PM) id take a 5770 over both options. i agreeeee |
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Nov 8 2009, 01:57 AM
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 Clock Me Higher Posts: 802 Joined: 19-September 08 From: Australia Member No.: 64,151 |
I once contemplated this. I was best off getting the better single card instead of going for crossfire.
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Nov 8 2009, 02:43 AM
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 Certified Geek Posts: 1,934 Joined: 17-August 06 Member No.: 18,501 |
Proformance aside, CF or SLI is a headache, works with some games....has problems with others, i'd have a single card just for convenience
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Nov 8 2009, 03:31 AM
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Geek Posts: 541 Joined: 5-October 06 Member No.: 32,178 |
Man I must be missing something. I have two 4850's running in crossfire in my x48 board and and moved my 4870's in crossfire to my new x58 board. Have not had a single problem running crossfire yet. I sometimes wonder around this place if the people giving advice have ever actually tried the things they speak of.
-------------------- 1: DFI Lp 590, X2 6000, Saphire ATI 4850, OCZ 600 S/X ps, OCZ PC 6400, SB X-Fi Extreme Audio, 5xHD's, ZEROtherm BTF90
2: ASUS Crosshair, X2 5200, 8800 GTS 320, OCZ 600 G/X ps, Mushkin PC 8500, 2x 7200.10 250gb, Noctua 120 3: DFI Lp LT X-48, Q6600 GO, 2 x ATI 4850 CF, OCZ 700 G/X ps, OCZ 9200 Flex2, SB X-Fi Extreme Audio, 2x 7200.10 250gb, H2O 4: EVGA E758-TR, Intel Core i7-920, 2 x ATI 4870 CF, CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6gb(PC3 12800), CORSAIR-750TX ps, 2x ST3640323AS 640GB, H2O |
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Nov 8 2009, 06:27 AM
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 Total Nerd Posts: 2,243 Joined: 4-July 08 From: New York Member No.: 63,263 |
QUOTE (ShallowBay @ Nov 7 2009, 10:55 PM) id take a 5770 over both options. +1 -------------------- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.84GHZ
Patriot Viper PC2-8500 4GB 1066MHZ Powercolor ATI Radeon HD3650 Stock ASUS P45 P5Q Pro <3 Bang for Buck |
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Nov 8 2009, 07:00 AM
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The End is Nigh Posts: 607 Joined: 27-January 09 From: Moberly, MO Member No.: 65,995 |
QUOTE (Bubbaxm2 @ Nov 8 2009, 06:31 AM) Man I must be missing something. I have two 4850's running in crossfire in my x48 board and and moved my 4870's in crossfire to my new x58 board. Have not had a single problem running crossfire yet. I sometimes wonder around this place if the people giving advice have ever actually tried the things they speak of. its a well known FACT that there are problems with scalability and reliability with Crossfirex AND sli.. just because YOU havent had problems on the select few games you have played, doesnt mean there arent problems This post has been edited by ShallowBay: Nov 8 2009, 07:00 AM -------------------- IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, CALL IT VERSION 1.0 Xfire - shallowbay10 Steam - ShallowBay10 PlayStationNetwork - ShallowBay10 Rig: -Antec Three Hundred w/ 3 blue LED fans -Biostar 790GX -AMD Phenom II 940 @ 3.8ghz 1.48v -Corsair Hydro h50 Water Cooling -2gb OCZ Platinum 800mhz -evga 9800gtx+ -WD 500gb hdd -WD 1 tb hdd |
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