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4870 1gb xfire questions

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right i need to make a decission reasonalby quick
my mobo ASUS P5Q PRO is able to xfire ati cards but is unable to sli nvidia so ive read.
im currently using a evga core 216 with no issues what so ever, this was bought after my sapphire 4870 512 was rma'd and a new one was sent out and then i sold it.
looking at the price of the 1gig 4870's here im wondering should i make full use of my mobo and get 2 of these and xfire and loose the core 216.
is there any point in me doing this ?, will a xfire setup make much of a difference compared to the 1 core 216 ?
many thanks in advance
 
Depends what resolution you run, and yes 2 x 4870's will be considerably faster than a 260-216.
 
regardles of screen size the answer is yes do it.

then at a later date get a larger screen to maximise the potential of your new cards.
At this price they're cheaper than chips
 
magicroundabout said:
then go and hit the buy buton on x 2 cards
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im scared ! she is going to kill me, possibly leave me ! lol

hmm just thought, the p45 boards have 2 x16 pcie slots but wont run xfire at x16 for each, i think its 8 and 8.
how much of an effect would this make

its looking like 1 4870x2
 
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hmm well im about to do the same well already have one 4870 just need another, and i believe that shouldnt make much difference as they currently dont need the x16 at teh moment
 
What minimum power supply is recommended for such a setup with two cards?

Thinking of possibly adding a 2nd 4870 1GB and currently using an FSP 700W psu.
 
thanks hex
now i just need to know if 2 will fit on my mobo, just looking now and it looks like a 2nd card will eliminate my xfi soumnd card in the pci slot
infact i think it will take out both my pci slots, thats sound and network cards !?
 
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mosleypup said:
thanks hex
now i just need to know if 2 will fit on my mobo, just looking now and it looks like a 2nd card will eliminate my xfi soumnd card in the pci slot
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It'll be very very tight to use that last PCI slot, if at all.

You might have to flog your X-Fi and change to a PCI-E soundcard and use the slot above the first GPU.

And why not just use the onboard networking?
 
no really she wont ! lol
my computer is just over a year old and ive spent about £200 less on upgrades than i paid for it ? ? ? ? ? ?
 
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