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Crossfire 2x4870s or a 4870X2
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Crossfire 2x4870s or a 4870X2
I currently have a 3870 in my rig, and the time has come to upgrade it. Please give me your opinion on whether I should go for two 4870s in crossfire or a 4870X2, because the cost for both isn't very far apart.
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One 4870x2.
Same performance, but uses less power and produces less heat than two seperate cards.
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cant you xfire a 4870x2 and a 4870?
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I'd vote for crossfire, but I'm biased. I prefer two cards as they both are kept cooler by having their own heatsink and fan, and I personally think it looks cool (yes I know its a silly reason)
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One 4870X2 because then you have room to upgrade later.
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depends on the applications
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yea one 4870X2.....about the tri-fire tho....i don't recommend it.....i guess it doesn't work as it suppose to.....i think grunion tried....and gave up
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x2 def, then if you want another x2, quad x, if you got a little money latr, another 4870 and your gold... Plus, it'll take up less room.
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Wouldn't 2 4870 1Gb beat a 4870x2 2Gb since its ram is mirrored? I know that the 1Gb 4870 has a significant lead over the vanilla 4870. I haven't been able to find any reviews to support this however.
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