What to do with a spare 4850

[mysticsniper]

I am upgrading my nephew's computer next week and he is giving me his 4850 card. I already have an 4870. I know if I put his card in my machine, it will be like having 2 4850's, but would it be really worth it over the single 4870

 

[RavenXXX2]

Sell it.

 

[han_solo]

Probably worth crossfiring it if you're getting the card for free. Googling for reviews of this type of setup seems to suggest there's some nice performance gains to be had

 

[thingemajib]

aye, the hd3xxx/hd4xxx series would let you do a 3850/3870 or a 4850/4870 combi and get the appropriate performance increase (ie, a bit faster than two 850s but a bit slower than 870s)

although i guess your psu needs to be upto spec...

 

[mysticsniper]

My PSU is an Corsair 620w, so it shouldn't have any issues. I will see what happens in the next week, and see if it makes any difference.

 

[setter]

Sell the 4850 and your own 4870 and get yourself a new more modern card.

 

[mysticsniper]

Sell the 4850 and your own 4870 and get yourself a new more modern card.

Money is a bit tight right now, so will have to make do with what I can get.

 

[setter]

Ahh thats different, im in the same boat. Wether to sell my sli gtx 275's and move to a single 470. Damm the recession lol.

 

[mysticsniper]

I can still play all the games with no issues, but I guess there is a price to pay for the extra eye candy.

 

[setter]

Well free crossfire isnt bad, even with 4850 speeds, of course it will depend on your resolution your gaming at.

 

[mysticsniper]

1900x1200, which is great after being at 1280x1024 for the past 6 years.