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2x3870 crossfire + 3850 for physics?
powsmowl replied to nghisus's topic in Video Cards and Monitors
The Crossfire is definetly good, but if the 3850 as a PPU is going to be worth it...dunno. My suggestion would be try it, and if it doesnt work just send the 3850 back. -
Hmm, 380W is definetly enough for that system. I know plenty of people (German forum) that run GTXs on Seasonic 380W PSUs with no problems.
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Any case that will fit the GTX/Ultra will fit the X2
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Yep, good for you guys I guess... Im still going 3870 CF unless a GDDR4 version of the X2 comes out.
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Thats what I meant! Becuase of the shorter PCB no Watercooler or other Aftermarket cooler would fit it.
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Nah mack, it may be better for people who will want stock cooling etc, but no aftermarket X2 coolers will fit that thing!
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Cant wait to see your X2, Viper.
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I dunno, but I was pretty sure the only review with the new drivers is the one @ andantech.
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Well, Im pretty sure this card is going to be good, since Crossfire scales extremely well under DX10, and any game can be made to run CF with a little finesse. And if you read the review @ anandtech, they used the new beta driver, because of which the card was postponed by one week..and with that driver they pretty much beat the Ultra in every game, including Crysis!
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No, it still is Crossfire. Games that do not support Crossfire will run worse on the X2 than on a single 3870.
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Yeah, since Crossfire more or less works everywhere (Your game doesnt work? Just rename the .exe to any game known to work with CF), Its a great card! Much better than nVidias dual-PCB monster. Once the price sinks a bit, this will be an amazing deal. Im only going to get one if it comes out as a GDDR4 version, otherwise im going to stick with my plan of 2x 3870s.
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Out of those two, Id get the 900, because the way you described your current case, if you slapped some lights onto it with a window, you would have a TT case. Other cases to look at would be the CoolerMaster Stacker (831 being my personal favorite) and the CoolerMaster Cosmos 1010.
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If you flashed them to the same bios first, then Id say yes.