pii965be Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 i havnt really been able to find anything on the web that answerd this ???. i recently asked a buddy if he thought i should buy a 6870 to run games on eyefinity. he replied, "i would never ever ever never ever run a 6870 with your mobo, you would need to buy a 890fx board to take advantage of the hd6*** cards, if u dnt you will just be wastting your money.". so ive come to you all, to ask, is this true. if it is true, ill possibly be buying a 890fxmobo and a hd6*** card to run 3display eyefinity in the very near future. like i stated above, i wasnt really able to find anything that answered/explained this. so, if any of you could help me understand this, it would be greatly appreciated. thx guys:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 The chipset has nothing to do with how well a graphics card will perform, let alone eyefinity. I don't know where your friend came up with this information, but it is not true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyt Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 Im with Capi on this . It will work fine . An 890FX mobo would only increase performance by a tiny bit . It will work perfectly on your board . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandre Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 (edited) i havnt really been able to find anything on the web that answerd this ???. i recently asked a buddy if he thought i should buy a 6870 to run games on eyefinity. he replied, "i would never ever ever never ever run a 6870 with your mobo, you would need to buy a 890fx board to take advantage of the hd6*** cards, if u dnt you will just be wastting your money.". so ive come to you all, to ask, is this true. if it is true, ill possibly be buying a 890fxmobo and a hd6*** card to run 3display eyefinity in the very near future. like i stated above, i wasnt really able to find anything that answered/explained this. so, if any of you could help me understand this, it would be greatly appreciated. thx guys:) The first thing you should do when someone says something like this would be to ask for a source (ie ask, "What makes you say that?" or something similar) It sounds more like he is parroting something he has heard without really knowing what he is talking about. Edited March 5, 2011 by Alexandre Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
medbor Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 A 6870 might not be enough for eyefinity though, but the chipset (assuming higher than 770) is irrelevant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 i havnt really been able to find anything on the web that answerd this ???. i recently asked a buddy if he thought i should buy a 6870 to run games on eyefinity. he replied, "i would never ever ever never ever run a 6870 with your mobo, you would need to buy a 890fx board to take advantage of the hd6*** cards, if u dnt you will just be wastting your money.". so ive come to you all, to ask, is this true. if it is true, ill possibly be buying a 890fxmobo and a hd6*** card to run 3display eyefinity in the very near future. like i stated above, i wasnt really able to find anything that answered/explained this. so, if any of you could help me understand this, it would be greatly appreciated. thx guys:) Â Â Thats a Beastly card and will run on just about any board/CPU combo...and run very good. I have that exact same board you have and its a beastly board too although I have a 720BE CPU I;d still run that card and not look back...its a very nice board. Â Your so-called friend doesnt know what the heck he;s talking about. As El_Captain said...you'll be fine if you want that card then get it. its pretty powerful and will do anything you want within reason.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 Just like everyone else sd, your mobo chipset doesn't factor into this decision. But if you are set on running eyefinity, the 6870 will do it, but if you can stretch your budget just slightly, and your here in the states, then the 6950 gives you twice the vram, which eyefinity thrives on After MIR that Sapphire 6950 is only $260, what were you planning on spending on your 6870? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyamdfanboi Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 6870 will definately not be enough... i had eyefinity on twin 5850s and it wasnt anywhere near enough horsepower.. :/ i wouldnt use a single 6870 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercuryDoun Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 Just like everyone else sd, your mobo chipset doesn't factor into this decision. But if you are set on running eyefinity, the 6870 will do it, but if you can stretch your budget just slightly, and your here in the states, then the 6950 gives you twice the vram, which eyefinity thrives on After MIR that Sapphire 6950 is only $260, what were you planning on spending on your 6870? Â Â single 6870 = fail on eyefinity... single 6950 2gb, would be better but still barely good enough. Â Like everyone else said, Chipset wont matter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pii965be Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 thanks alot 4 the info fellas. As far as a budget, id like to spend less than ~$400. I was also thinking about maybe just getting another 5770 to run xfire, but i would also need a new posu. How do u guys think a 5770x-fire setup would fair against a single 6950 or 6970? MercuryDoun, you really think that a 6950 would barely be able to handle eyefinity??? I currently have a dual 23"1080p display setup. My 5770(OCed to 885/1325) keeps the framerate Above ~25 when playing FarCry2 on ultrahigh settings(no AA). I do plan on getting a 3rd display, so im deff going to need to upgrade, i just need some help to pick out what would be best for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyamdfanboi Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 i dont know where u are, but im assuming ur in the usa.. arent 460s cheap over there?? couldnt u get 2 460s for less than 400??? and if u could.. they would rape everything... provided u got some sli hacked drivers for that motherboard.. just a thought i dunno much about that.. although i will be doing that with my board as i wanna run sli 580s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pii965be Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 i dont know where u are, but im assuming ur in the usa.. arent 460s cheap over there?? couldnt u get 2 460s for less than 400??? and if u could.. they would rape everything... provided u got some sli hacked drivers for that motherboard.. just a thought i dunno much about that.. although i will be doing that with my board as i wanna run sli 580s yup, im in the good ol' USofA. I dont really want to "hack" the mobo. I just figured that i should stay with an AMD GPU, since i have an AMD cpu, that way i can get the most out of AMD's technologies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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