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Should I get another 6870?

Poll Results: Should I get another 6870?

 
  • 80% (4)
    Yes
  • 20% (1)
    No
5 Total Votes  
post #1 of 5
Thread Starter 
I don't have enough money to move up to a 7870 or higher, so I was going to get another 6870 to crossfire. Will this configuration work with a phenom 980 be at stock (3.9ghZ)? The crossfire setup would be in a x16/x16 configuration.
post #2 of 5
Go for it, I'm pretty sure a Phenom II @ 3.9 Ghz won't bottleneck your cards at all.

Now keep in mind, you'll only be limited to 1 GB of Vram so you still wont be able to max out games like BF3 that require more than 1GB Vram.
    
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post #3 of 5
resolution? PSU?
post #4 of 5
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Originally Posted by PontiacGTX View Post

resolution? PSU?
This aswell, didn't even think about it.

I would recommend atleast 600W for cross firing those cards.
    
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post #5 of 5
Thread Starter 
It's a 680W, I wasn't really worried about that.

Thanks for the help guys!
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