Soldato
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Hi,
I'll get right to it. I was thinking of buying another 5870 graphics card to combine with the one I have to get a 5870 Crossfire setup.
Is it worth it?
Should I wait until the 6000 series cards are released? Will the prices drop much?
Will there be a 6000 series card better than 5870 Crossfire?
Secondly, how closely do the cards have to match? Will any 2 5870 Crossfire? Is there a benefit to using 2 of the same cards?
I think I currently have a Sapphire 5870 (I decided to try a pre-built PC and it only specified a Radeon 5870).
I was considering:
this one
or
the HD-587X-ZNDC shown here (from a competitor)
If the 2 Radeons being Crossfired have different memory and clock speeds how does it work when they're crossfired? Do they both run at the slowest clocks or do they run at their own clocks?
What are the temperatures like with 2 5870 cards? Would I need to get 3rd party coolers for them (such as the "Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme 5870")? Would that be enough?
I'll get right to it. I was thinking of buying another 5870 graphics card to combine with the one I have to get a 5870 Crossfire setup.
Is it worth it?
Should I wait until the 6000 series cards are released? Will the prices drop much?
Will there be a 6000 series card better than 5870 Crossfire?
Secondly, how closely do the cards have to match? Will any 2 5870 Crossfire? Is there a benefit to using 2 of the same cards?
I think I currently have a Sapphire 5870 (I decided to try a pre-built PC and it only specified a Radeon 5870).
I was considering:
this one
or
the HD-587X-ZNDC shown here (from a competitor)
If the 2 Radeons being Crossfired have different memory and clock speeds how does it work when they're crossfired? Do they both run at the slowest clocks or do they run at their own clocks?
What are the temperatures like with 2 5870 cards? Would I need to get 3rd party coolers for them (such as the "Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme 5870")? Would that be enough?