3870X2 vs 3870 CF ?

ebilcake · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:33

Which is faster and how is 3870CF performance on a motherboard with 16x/4x slots like most intel chipsets?

Can't seem to find any recent reviews for 3870CF.

easyrider · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:35

Get the X2 with the option to get another down the line

ACESHIGH · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:37

easyrider said:
Get the X2 with the option to get another down the line

Yep, that would be the way to go.

ebilcake · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:37

easyrider said:
Get the X2 with the option to get another down the line

No chance, 3870 CF is cheaper and I have no interest in using 3 or 4 GPU's.

easyrider · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:39

ebilcake said:
No chance, 3870 CF is cheaper and I have no interest in using 3 or 4 GPU's.

Then why ask the question!

ebilcake · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:41

easyrider said:
Then why ask the question!

Maybe because I want to know how they compare ? because I can't find any recent reviews that have including 3870CF and want to know how using 16x/4x pcie slots will effect performance, I thought that was pretty clear in the first post.

Locky · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:43

i got 18.5k with 3870cf, 20k with 3870x2....

gt_junkie · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:44

ebilcake said:
I thought that was pretty clear in the first post.

Not terribly clear. I thought it was a case of X2 or CF 3870 too.

As others have said the X2 is simpler and more compact. Even if you didn't plan to go with 3 or 4 gpu's in the future it would be the better choice.

gt

LoadsaMoney · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:45

They'd be about the same, as the X2 is 2x 3870's in Xfire.

ebilcake · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:45

TiZoR said:
i got 18.5k with 3870cf, 20k with 3870x2....

Thanks, but lets not mention 3dmark06 again ok, it's useless.

easyrider · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:46

ebilcake said:
Maybe because I want to know how they compare ? because I can't find any recent reviews that have including 3870CF and want to know how using 16x/4x pcie slots will effect performance, I thought that was pretty clear in the first post.

If you have no interest in the X2 then your only option is CF 3870 so really

the comparison against the X2 is a tad pointless really...

easyrider · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:46

LoadsaMoney said:
They'd be about the same, as the X2 is 2x 3870's in Xfire.

lol

ebilcake · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:50

easyrider said:
If you have no interest in the X2 then your only option is CF 3870 so really

the comparison against the X2 is a tad pointless really...

So using a 16x and 4x pcie slots makes no difference then does it?

easyrider · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:52

ebilcake said:
So using a 16x and 4x pcie slots makes no difference then does it?

For the cost of the x3870's you may aswell get an X2.

Its simple enough tbh.

easyrider · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:53

gt_junkie said:
Not terribly clear. I thought it was a case of X2 or CF 3870 too.

As others have said the X2 is simpler and more compact. Even if you didn't plan to go with 3 or 4 gpu's in the future it would be the better choice.

gt

Agree.

Why bother with two cards when one is just as fast.

ebilcake · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:56

easyrider said:
Agree.

Why bother with two cards when one is just as fast.

Maybe because I can pickup two 3780's for just over £160?

easyrider · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:57

ebilcake said:
Maybe because I can pickup two 3780's for just over £160?

Just over 160?

How much over?

So why not mention this in your OP?

ebilcake · 20 Mar 2008 at 18:59

easyrider said:
Just over 160?

How much over?

So why not mention this in your OP?

I made no comment in the OP that I was even going to buy them, I just wanted information.

It's ok, i'll ask somewhere else.

LoadsaMoney · 20 Mar 2008 at 19:02

Be mad not to get 2x of em at that price.

Azza · 20 Mar 2008 at 19:03

ebilcake said:
Which is faster and how is 3870CF performance on a motherboard with 16x/4x slots like most intel chipsets?

Can't seem to find any recent reviews for 3870CF.

They will both be the same if you have 3870s running at 16x/16x.

There will be no recent reviews with latest drivers because who does reviews of old cards. And prolly the reviews that you can find wont have used a 16x/4x motherboard.

I seriously dought it makes that much of a performance difference.

£160 for both cards is a bargin even if the 4x slot happened to cripple the second card. Why not buy them and then sell them both on and buy a 3870X2 if the 4x slot worries you so much?