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Old 08-08-08   #1 (permalink)
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Default 2x4850 or 4870 plus Phenom X4?
ok ive narrowed it down to two choices, my specs are below. im wondering which i should go for. two 4850's or a single 4870 and an upgrade to a phenom X4 2.5GHz
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Well you've already got a tri core with the new architecture, so I say go for dual 4850s.
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Well you've already got a tri core with the new architecture, so I say go for dual 4850s.
yes but i am wondering which will give me the better performance boost in games etc.
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games wont see to much a difference between 3 cores and 4. and more graphics power is always better
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2x 4850 in your case
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4800 Series Crossfire performance

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Two 4850's for sure.
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alright, then its settled, thanks guys, plus rep for all =]
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