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Old 01-04-09   #21 (permalink)
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You can but the 4870 slows it down to the speed of a 4850.

whe3ls: I'm planning on doing this after Phenom II comes out and I upgrade, so like.. in a couple weeks or so lol
Nothing slows down, mem amount would be reduced if you were mixing different mem sized cards.

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i think your best bet would be with a single X2
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Nothing slows down, mem amount would be reduced if you were mixing different mem sized cards.
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...review-16.html They tested it right here.

I can't get an x2, they cost too much. Dual 4850's will do the job just fine.

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http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...review-16.html They tested it right here.

I can't get an x2, they cost too much. Dual 4850's will do the job just fine.
Well Hardware Cun00bs are a bunch of idiots.
I tested it here with no downclocking at all

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I would have to agree with grunion and get a 4850x2 and call it a day.

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