4870 xfire v 5870

[nalla]

hi all just wandering, i currently have a 4870 and was thinking of upgrading my gpu, is a 5870 better than 2 4870's, its just that a 5870 are about £330 and a second 4870 only £99.

im not bothered about dx11 just yet.

 

[RavenXXX2]

Yeah 5870's are way to much at the moment, go with another 4870. 5870 is better in some games than xfire 4870 but overall there is not much between them.

 

[magicroundabout]

check out my build log in my sig.

i went from 2 x 4870 512mb to a single 5870.
performance wise they're the same but because it's a single card/gpu solution gaming is much smoother and you haven't got the power/heat issue you get with the old 4870's.

i'd recomend getting one deffinitely

 

[straxusii]

I went from 4870 512MB and got about a 70% increase so I guess +1 for the 4870CF=5870

 

[LoadsaMoney]

£99 to beat a £340+ 5870 in some, and around same performance, tad slower in some, bargain tis that.

 

[magicroundabout]

£99 to beat a £340+ 5870 in some, and around same performance, tad slower in some, bargain tis that.

nice quick edit

 

[reiyushin]

I'll be doing likewise with my 4890

 

[Disjunto]

I was in the same situation with 4850/5850, went for the second card, as it was a lot cheaper. Will probably end up upgrading to 2x5850 though

 

[Ritsugamesh]

I'd say get a 4870 and if you find that crossfire isn't working you can sell both of your 4870's and make back at least the £99 and then look at a 58xx series card.

 

[magicroundabout]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=15547822&postcount=30

 

[nalla]

cheers for the advice think i will be getting the 4870 then,