Kamikaze127

Negative.

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jaclipse

I decided on the crossfire since I got the second for $60 but I would recommend a 4850 since it can handle aa much better and its less hassle to oc one card also

Hailscott

I'm going to agree with these two. Execpt for the Phenom II part. lol

Good choice, but I think you would benifit more from a CPU upgrade.

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Choggs396

Age itself is irrelevant. Please discuss/argue tangible aspects which are actually pertinent to the question of which card(s) to get (price, performance, features, power consumption, etc.).

Anyway. To the OP's question:

It was kind of a toss-up IMO between 3870 CF and 4850. But considering you have a single core CPU, I'd really have to agree with Hailscott above. It would probably be wise to upgrade your CPU before attempting to up your graphics power. Otherwise, you could experience bottlenecks which would not allow you to fully utilize the better/more graphics power anyway.

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ESS_Eisenkreuz

i'd be surprised if you noticed an improvement at all with that cpu.. hell, you must be bottlenecking the 3870... for the love of god, a cpu! PLZ!

nitd_kim

agreed, u definitely need cpu upgrade.

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sLowEnd

Crossfire

Might as well take advantage of that mobo and PSU of yours

Upgrade your CPU first though

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Hailscott

I was exposed..

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aznofazns

Oh i totally missed the part about the single-core Athlon... definitely upgrade that little guy to at least an X2 6000+, preferably a Phenom II though.

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ericeod

Looking at the OP's setup, I can almost guarantee he is holding out for Phenom II. So based on his question (yes I have a 3870 CF setup, but this in an unbiased recommendation...I hope) I would recommend getting a second 3870. Here are my 3Dmarks06 benchmarks:

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