because the 58xx and 5970 are impossible to find right now
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no it isnt its generally the same price or a little more for the same performance 2X 5770 = 1x 5870
Originally Posted by philhalo66  because its generally half the price for the same performance |
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Most definitely. The 5770's aren't that much more powerful than a 4870. I know I got a very noticeable improvement when I added my 2nd 4870.
Originally Posted by Benjie I understand when I see someone getting 2x 4850 certainly its because the best value....But why would some people crossfire 2 x 5770 instead of getting a 5970 or 5850 ?? I am getting a 5770 should I consider a mobo with crossfire ? |
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Eh ?, completly depends where u look at, on ebuyer the 5770 is around £120-130 and the 5870 was £300-320 (when they was in stock)
plus with the 5770 they scale very well under crossfire
Originally Posted by Bitemarks and bloodstains no it isnt its generally the same price or a little more for the same performance 2X 5770 = 1x 5870 |
plus with the 5770 they scale very well under crossfire
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Because two 5770 cost me about $320 and clearly beats the 5850 (~$300), beats the 5870 in most cases (~$400), and the 5970 costs almost twice as much ($600+). Rocket science?
Originally Posted by Benjie I understand when I see someone getting 2x 4850 certainly its because the best value....But why would some people crossfire 2 x 5770 instead of getting a 5970 or 5850 ?? I am getting a 5770 should I consider a mobo with crossfire ? |
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OK so that puts the price of 2 5770s in the 5850 range but the guy said half the price for same performance
Originally Posted by GekzOverlord Eh ?, completly depends where u look at, on ebuyer the 5770 is around £120-130 and the 5870 was £300-320 (when they was in stock) plus with the 5770 they scale very well under crossfire |
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tbf i got the numbers mixed up i ment x2 5770 roughly the same or less then the 5850
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yh definetly aint no whre near half for the same performance, i would like to know where there getting there cards from
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Originally Posted by Bitemarks and bloodstains OK so that puts the price of 2 5770s in the 5850 range but the guy said half the price for same performance |
yh definetly aint no whre near half for the same performance, i would like to know where there getting there cards from
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To my understanding:
A single 4870 beats a single 5770 by a little bit.
Two 5770s in CF beat two 4870s in CF by a little bit (because of better scaling).
But essentially, they're equally powered on average.
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For now...
Originally Posted by BlackOmega Most definitely. The 5770's aren't that much more powerful than a 4870. I know I got a very noticeable improvement when I added my 2nd 4870. |
A single 4870 beats a single 5770 by a little bit.
Two 5770s in CF beat two 4870s in CF by a little bit (because of better scaling).
But essentially, they're equally powered on average.
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from what i gatherd thats about right, allthough i thought it was roughly between the 4870 and 4890 but i could be totaly wrong, yup they do cf better then the 4870 and the drivers havent matured yet, so i say the 5770 x fire is definetly a worthy investment on a budget, eventualy ill get tri xfire whenever i get some cash, the scalability of the 5000 series is insanely awesome
off topic, since only 1gb can be used on any of these xfire situations, if a 2gb model of the 5770 comes out, would i be able to use 2gb with 2 other 1gb models and get the performance from a 2gb model
Originally Posted by smoothjk To my understanding: A single 4870 beats a single 5770 by a little bit. Two 5770s in CF beat two 4870s in CF by a little bit (because of better scaling). But essentially, they're equally powered on average.
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off topic, since only 1gb can be used on any of these xfire situations, if a 2gb model of the 5770 comes out, would i be able to use 2gb with 2 other 1gb models and get the performance from a 2gb model
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i was exaggerating obviously
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Originally Posted by Bitemarks and bloodstains OK so that puts the price of 2 5770s in the 5850 range but the guy said half the price for same performance |
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You'll be able to crossfire them and they will scale well, but I don't think that 1GB extra on one card improves your performance much compared to two 1GB 5770s.
Originally Posted by GekzOverlord off topic, since only 1gb can be used on any of these xfire situations, if a 2gb model of the 5770 comes out, would i be able to use 2gb with 2 other 1gb models and get the performance from a 2gb model |
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i was thinking on higher resolutions like 3x 2560x1600 eye finity, thats the only time the 2gb will help in a situation, since only 1gb can be used from all 3 1gb models i was hoping that in theory if the main xfire card was a 2gb model and the rest was 1gb that the 2gb would have priority in this case
Originally Posted by HACO You'll be able to crossfire them and they will scale well, but I don't think that 1GB extra on one card improves your performance much compared to two 1GB 5770s. |
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Doesn't xfire only use the mem of one card? If so a 2gb in xfire is better than a 1gb...
Originally Posted by HACO You'll be able to crossfire them and they will scale well, but I don't think that 1GB extra on one card improves your performance much compared to two 1GB 5770s. |
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thats what im hoping, cos then in theory i could get 2x 1gb 5770 and if ever released get another 2gb model
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Originally Posted by dopey Doesn't xfire only use the mem of one card? If so a 2gb in xfire is better than a 1gb... |
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