Worth Crossfiring 5770?

[PGdude]

Hey guys I currently have a Q6600, 5770 CuCore, 4GB of XMS2 and a G31 based Gigabyte motherboard.

I contemplated getting an X38 motherboard on the member's market so I can clock the Q6600 (Need to improve my fps in BC2) and with the extra graphics slot, I could crossfire with another 5770 in the future.

Would I be better off just selling the 5770 then getting a much newer card like a 6950?


Is this sensible or should I just wait for a new machine in a year or two? My computer pretty much does everything fine at the moment, and BC2 is pretty much the most demanding game I play, though I'm waiting for BF3 to hit the stores.

 

[Freddie1980]

If it does everything you want it then I believe you have answered your own question. My rig is very similar to yours (Q6700 @ 3Ghz, 4Gb DDR3 1333Mhz, Radeon HD5770 1Gb stock) and the only game that giving me grief at the moment is X3 Terrain Conflict (at 1920x1200, max settings 8x AA etc but knocking the AA down to 2 solves a lot of problems) I found BF2 runs just fine for me and I played through Crysis and Warhead at 1920x1200 at high just fine (I'm not daft enough to think a 5770 can cut it against Crysis at the highest settings) and I don't really plan on playing through this game again any time soon. For me a PC is about playing games and enjoying them I don't give a monkey about what my Furmark score is or what I get Haven, if my games look good and play well and that's all I need.

I tend to think The Withcer 2, BF3 and the new Elder Scrolls game will overwhelm my currant system so I'm planning on upgrading once Intel's Ivy Bridge and the new 28nm video cards come around i.e end of the year. I tend to think Ivy Bridge will be a good time to upgrade since it's bring a lot of new standards to the table - PCI-E 3.0, intergrated USB 3 more SATA 3.0 ports, 22nm etc, etc and the next range of video cards will give 80% more performance on current hardware.

 

[PGdude]

If it does everything you want it then I believe you have answered your own question. My rig is very similar to yours (Q6700 @ 3Ghz, 4Gb DDR3 1333Mhz, Radeon HD5770 1Gb stock) and the only game that giving me grief at the moment is X3 Terrain Conflict (at 1920x1200, max settings 8x AA etc but knocking the AA down to 2 solves a lot of problems) I found BF2 runs just fine for me and I played through Crysis and Warhead at 1920x1200 at high just fine (I'm not daft enough to think a 5770 can cut it against Crysis at the highest settings) and I don't really plan on playing through this game again any time soon. For me a PC is about playing games and enjoying them I don't give a monkey about what my Furmark score is or what I get Haven, if my games look good and play well and that's all I need.

I tend to think The Withcer 2, BF3 and the new Elder Scrolls game will overwhelm my currant system so I'm planning on upgrading once Intel's Ivy Bridge and the new 28nm video cards come around i.e end of the year. I tend to think Ivy Bridge will be a good time to upgrade since it's bring a lot of new standards to the table - PCI-E 3.0, intergrated USB 3 more SATA 3.0 ports, 22nm etc, etc and the next range of video cards will give 80% more performance on current hardware.

I read your post and see wisdom. Thanks. I'll hold off the minor upgrades and wait for a big one.