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blackjack23 · 09-01-08

get a 4850X2 when it coms out later this year:
http://wordpress.com/tag/4850x2-pricing/
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...=8348&Itemid=1

^those are links

4850X2 is more power than u need and it'll run crysis

**grunion** · 09-01-08

4870X2/4870 tri-fire is a good thing, 4870X2/4850 would be a waste.

The only bench I ran before my X2 went boom, 06 score.
I played COD4 alot with tri-fire, 200 fps average/500 fps max @ 19*12.
I'll most likely get a 1 gb 4870 to tri-fire with my X2, tri-fire is the sweetspot IMO.

**Robilar** · 09-01-08

I was a bit puzzled by the score though grunion

Thats with your quad at 3.917 and X2 + 4870?

Here is my X2 with quad at 4ghz

mine scored alone a bit higher. given my cpu was slightly faster and XP is a bit quicker with 3dmark06 over vista but I expected a big leap.

**grunion** · 09-01-08

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Originally Posted by Robilar

I was a bit puzzled by the score though grunion

Thats with your quad at 3.917 and X2 + 4870?

Here is my X2 with quad at 4ghz

mine scored alone a bit higher. given my cpu was slightly faster and XP is a bit quicker with 3dmark06 over vista but I expected a big leap.

XP > Vista

Makes me wonder though if tri-fire was even working

Had to be, COD4 saw massive improvements.

texasreefer · 09-01-08

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Originally Posted by StormX2

sad to hear that aobut hte DFI boards not liking the X2's
so if the X2 series wont crossfire with anything but an X2
what about a second card for physx?

what are the stipulation's for that?

I had inquired about the review of the X2 done by Drivenheaven.net. THey had answered me on a qustion I had about a photo in which the testbed had an Ageia PhysX card in with the X2.

"Physx cards work fine with ATI graphics cards. In terms of 3DMark, i never use it, but my understanding is that the Physics tests would increase in score. Graw 2 receives added features and image quality so its not about "scores" as such, more the experience you have when playing... basically it is far better with PhysX enabled."

**Robilar** · 09-01-08

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Originally Posted by grunion

XP > Vista

Makes me wonder though if tri-fire was even working

Had to be, COD4 saw massive improvements.

Xp usually only adds about 800 points though over vista and since service pack 1 on vista, sometimes less.

One 4870 vs two in crossfire (I tested both ways) gave over 2000 points in score differences.

Inuyasha1771 · 11-14-08

Sorry to revive an old thread, but say you had a 4850, would it be possible to crossfire that with a 4870? I know nothing of Crossfire, since I've always been an Nvidia bum.

TnB= Gir · 11-14-08

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Originally Posted by Inuyasha1771

Sorry to revive an old thread, but say you had a 4850, would it be possible to crossfire that with a 4870? I know nothing of Crossfire, since I've always been an Nvidia bum.

Yes it is possible.