at that res crossfire scaling won't be that good so another reason to get the 5770
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at that res crossfire scaling won't be that good so another reason to get the 5770
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Not being mean but seems a waste to be using such decent hardware at such a low res, get a new monitor soon 
£550???????????????????????????
This is what you want mate..
pitty about the second pci-e slot only running at 4x speed if he ever wanted another graphics card.
the asus in his spec provides 16x for both slots.
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£550???????????????????????????
This is what you want mate..
Could go with this but switch the Mobo to
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-203-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495
Doesnt come with USB3 and Sata 3 but it does 8x/8x xfire.
Definatly do this, will save you switching mobos after delivery like I had to :'(
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Or go for this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-226-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1693
It also does 8x/8x xfire/SLI, but with two USB 3.0 port and two SATA 6Gb/s as extra, at the cost of extra £15.
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I would wait until the Phenom II X6 1055T is released in the next week or two as it hopefully should help reduce the price of the X4 965 and Core i5 750. Also the 890FX motherboards are being released very soon IIRC.
If the OP does not mind going for Crossfire at PCI-E 2.0 8X/8X they could get one of the cheaper 790X and 890GX based motherboards. The 870 chipset should also support symmetrical Crossfire at PCI-E 2.0 8X/8X:
http://www.techpowerup.com/119709/ASRock_Intros_870_Extreme3_Motherboard_with_CrossFire_Support.html
If the OP does not mind going for Crossfire at PCI-E 2.0 8X/8X they could get one of the cheaper 790X and 890GX based motherboards. The 870 chipset should also support symmetrical Crossfire at PCI-E 2.0 8X/8X:
http://www.techpowerup.com/119709/ASRock_Intros_870_Extreme3_Motherboard_with_CrossFire_Support.html
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