So I just bought skyrim, looks amazing, but I need more powa! I have a ASUS EAH5830 DIRECTCU/2DIS/1GD5 video card plugged into a ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890GX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI motherboard. I originally just bought this video card with the plan to buy a second identical video card when it became cheaper and the need would arise for more juice. But the card seems to be discontinued... So what should I do? Anyone know where I can still get this card at a reasonable price? Or is there a good card of similar capability I can sli to the card I already have without too much of a bottleneck in power between the 2 cards?
Hi, It looks like there are a few for sale on amazon.com. Not sure how much the card was originally however one card new is being sold for 370 and another for $185 http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...p?ie=UTF8&qid=1322248358&sr=8-2&condition=new
Is it possible to crossfire a different video card if it has the same processor(ie an asus radeon hd 5830 with a sapphire radeon hd 5830)?
Hi, Yes, I have read on many sites that you are able to crossfire 2 different brands of the same video card without issues.
update: i bought a sapphire radeon hd 5830 to crossfire with my asus radeon hd 5830, results? EPIC. Before, I was running skyrim on minimum graphics detail, low res and was getting piss poor fps, now its running on maximum graphics setting, my monitors natural resolution, and a high fps, went from an unplayable system to epic for just a $90 graphics card....
