PcJunkie

Thanks for all the replies everyone! I was under the impression 8 gigs of ram only supplied each core with one gig... not so? Waco & Black64: Crossfire isnt that great huh? I have to admit that I'd rather not have any hassles with my machine. It's just intriguing to have 2 cards in there working together. Elcapitan: Thank you for the link sir!!!! Spikesoprano: I do a little editing. Nothing major though. Just WoW raid videos. I am bad about opening a hundred different programs tho... ten thousand browser tabs, vlc, utorrent,at least one game, etc lol wevsspot: Wouldn't a card that was used for mining be pretty beat up internally? I just get the vibe that its hard on the card. Its constantly grinding away at a high gpu usage isn't it? Iviyth0s : The card isnt struggling at all. I just want to beef up my rig and possibly add some years of use to it. My last rig lasted my about 4 years and I've completely lost touch with how things have evolved. It was literally a week after I built this setup that the R9 line was released. I was completely unaware of the pending release lol. So Im not really sure how long that 7870 will last me.... Thanks again guys... I would like to know more about cards that have been used for mining. If anyone has input on that I'd be grateful to learn.

Hey guys, I have a Sapphire 7870 ghz ed running a 27" 1080p Lcd television, an FX 8320 clocked to 4.0ghz and 8 gigs of G skill Sniper 1600 ram. I want to upgrade soon. I know im doubling my ram for sure. Will it be best to buy another 7870/7850 or should I move into the R9's? I only have the funds to purchase one card. I cant buy two new R9's in other words. I also have a bronze EVGA 500w psu, will it hold up also? THe reason I mentioned the tv is b/c IDK how it compares to an actual monitor. Should I be looking to replace that guy too? One last question about Crossfire compatability, The charts show that my 7870 is only compatible with a 7850 or 7870 in crossfire. However I read a post, somewhere stating that one of the R9 cards uses the same generation of chip that the 7870 does... Is that true and does anyone know which card it is?