Single 5870 or 5970 ?

[Darren_uk]

Hello, Need some Help ,At the Moment i am Running 2 XFX ATI 4870 XXX 1gig in Crossfire,

I would like to upgrade & also Just Have a Single Card ,Would Going for a Single Ati 5970 be a good Move & being it Has 2 Cores this mean it be Same as Cross Fire & Enable the Tick in the Control Panel?
also is a Single 5970 Stable & not too much Trouble.
Any Advice Please.
Regards,
Darren.

Specs
amd 965 q Cord at 3800mhz
1920 x 1200 dell ultra sharp

 

[scotty365]

From what I understand and have read then yes you will get some improvements in favour of a single 5970 vs 4870's in crossfire. Also the single 5970 card won't have any of the issues caused by problems with crossfire.
Not sure about the 5870 - I'd have to research
Hope this helps

 

[koooowweeee]

just get a gtx480 problem solved oh and the driver issues ATI have

 

[Mojo]

+1 for the 5970, great card

 

[Macro]

Agreed, lovin' mine...

 

[R.C.Anderson]

From what I can remember reading in reviews (this was a while ago though) is that a 5870 is similar, however a little better than a 4870 x2 or 4870 CF.

 

[kylew]

just get a gtx480 problem solved oh and the driver issues ATI have

Considering he already has 2 ATi cards in crossfire and seems fine with them, I'm sure he's fully capable of installing a set of drivers without PEBKAC cropping up.

 

[kylew]

From what I can remember reading in reviews (this was a while ago though) is that a 5870 is similar, however a little better than a 4870 x2 or 4870 CF.

This is true, so a 5970 would be the better option.

 

[GJ02]

get the 5870
then when your bored at home being ill, order another like me !
seriously tho, highly reccomend 5870's
if you have the coins get a 5970

 

[PaulyD]

I would go for a 5970 as well, getting a 5870 won't be much if any of an upgrade from 4870 crossfire

 

[braveheart]

+1 for 5870 cos it cool card Ive use.... plus cooler with good fan as GTX470/480 has smaller fan that can make hotter if play in heavy load.

 

[Darren_uk]

Thanks ,its Seems i be going for a Ati 5970 being i have Watercooling & i see OC doing anice 5970 water block for 80 pounds!

 

[magick]

just get a gtx480 problem solved oh and the driver issues ATI have

problem definitely not solved if you want silence as the 480 are noisy as hell aren't they?

 

[arc@css]

Most users tend to say the noise has been blown (sorry, no pun ) out of all proportion, but yes, they aren't regarded as quiet cards!

 

[guadizba]

Most users tend to say the noise has been blown (sorry, no pun ) out of all proportion, but yes, they aren't regarded as quiet cards!

I know someone who has one and the noise is daft,
imagine them on SLI and on load.

the heat of the case also goes up a bit during play of demanding games.
but I guess i'm just a guy bothered by these things.

 

[marc512]

just get 2 460gtxs.