cheapest crossfire

[bodovc]

hi guys what is the cheapest way into 2 crossfire graphics cards?

 

[Raikiri]

x1650xt I guess, bit pointless though. Anything below x1950 pros would be a waste.

 

[thefishdude]

2 saphire pros £264 total

 

[LoadsaMoney]

2 saphire pros £264 total

Id go for those as well, cracking performance for the price.

Welcome to the forums bodovc.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

2 saphire pros £264 total

 

[bodovc]

thanks guys, i think this was a 'noob'question unfortunately and down to my ignorance so thanks for taking the time to answer a banal question.

cheers

 

[SidewinderINC]

would these be more powerful than a single card of around £264?

 

[f1racer]

I have one of the Sapphire X1950Pro's and I'm getting 80fps with BF2 every gfx option max'ed @ 1680x1050, a fantastic budget card.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

x1650xt I guess, bit pointless though. Anything below x1950 pros would be a waste.

what he said x1650xt crossfire is laughable with another card adding about 5 fps

 

[SidewinderINC]

would these be more powerful than a single card of around £264?

can anyone answer this?

Cheers

 

[Tom|Nbk]

can anyone answer this?

Cheers

yup they would be there a fair bit faster than a x1950xt cracking bang for buck.

 

[FrankJH]

would these be more powerful than a single card of around £264?

The X1650's are about £120 inc VAT, and the X1950's are around £160inc VAT

To be honest for the little amount of difference I would go for a single X1950 and see how you go , I have a X1900 XT (admittedly 512MB version) being used on a 1920*1200 res screen and it handles most things brilliantly

Using a single card you will have less heat and noise issues as well as having a decent upgrade path in the future if you need it - rahter than the hassles of dual cards and having to throw them both out if they arent good enough for what you need.

Just My opinion mind