4870 CF question

[kppanic]

I'm actually surprised he would say that considering he has an Xfire setup?

yeah and I definitely regret going CF. If I knew better I would have gotten a faster CPU, an E8400 for that money and would have gotten a much better increase in performance @ 1680x1050.

At this level, E8400+4850 > E2180OC+4850CF, period. I've seen, heard and tasted both setups.

OP has a nice CPU and a nice card, and is more than enough for that res.

If another person started a thread and asking to spec him/her a graphics card for a 1680x1050 res gaming, everyone would jump in and say 4850/4870 or equivalent would be more than sufficient. Turn the question around, the OP is actually asking "would I need a 4870x2 or a 4870CF for 1680x1050?"

Clearly the majority of the answer would be a solid "no".

 

[1kiwi]

"would I need a 4870x2 or a 4870CF for 1680x1050?"

Well the concept of 'a need' is relative. If we refer to the orginal question (not the question you have made up to fit your argument):

will adding a second 4870 to my system increase performance a lot?

The actual answer is: In certain games, yes. This is regardless of whether we feel the OP actually needs the performance increase.

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

Basicly the people on here have answered "NO" to do you need the performance increase.
"YES" is the answer to will there be a performance increase.