barch88 Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 Looking for a new card(s) for my build. I'm wondering how two 5770's will hold up vs one 5850 (don't have the money for two 5850's). Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 Looking for a new card(s) for my build. I'm wondering how two 5770's will hold up vs one 5850 (don't have the money for two 5850's). Thanks. why not get the one 5850 and then when the time's right get the second since it'd be a better configuration?? The 5770 may be somewhat equal to the 5850 BUT if crossfire doesn't like a particular game, there goes half of your investment Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rourkchris Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 I agree with IVI, I think your best bet here would be to buy a single 5850 now and you can always add a second down the road. It's going to cost you roughly $320 for a pair of 5770s. A single 5850 would be about $260. You can overclock the 5850 to 5870($380) performance levels in most cases. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E.A Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 why not get the one 5850 and then when the time's right get the second since it'd be a better configuration?? The 5770 may be somewhat equal to the 5850 BUT if crossfire doesn't like a particular game, there goes half of your investment I agree with IVI, I think your best bet here would be to buy a single 5850 now and you can always add a second down the road. It's going to cost you roughly $320 for a pair of 5770s. A single 5850 would be about $260. You can overclock the 5850 to 5870 performance levels in many cases. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barch88 Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 Alright guys, I'll do that then. Appreciate the input, thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krieg1337 Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 The thing is, starting with Crossfire is bad(Except if its with the high end cards!) because next time you want a new GPU, you will have to buy a brand new one and get rid of the old ones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fight Game Posted October 16, 2009 Posted October 16, 2009 This question comes up often and the answer is always the same. Always buy the single best card you can get. Unless some rare occurance where you running a really high resolution and you know almost every application you are running uses sli/xfire to its fullest (gl with that). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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