1 x GTX 260 vs 2 x HD 3870 X2

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Goliath666

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soo i was looking at cards and the GTX 260 is a generally badass card but as i was browsing i saw a good sale on the 3870x2 1GB soo i was thinking if i ran two 3870s in crossfire giving me 2GB that would be pretty bad ass rite? i can throw more in general to the two 3870s then the 1 gtx260.

what do you guys think?
 
yeah but two 3870 X2 would be power hungry have you got a PSU that will be able to feed them???:chk:
 
i know crossfired 4850s will outperform crossfired 3870s but two 1GB 4850s cost 350-400 while two 3870s i can get for about 269. im loooking to beat a 260GTX if the 4850s where more cost efficient i would def get them.
 
gazaway said:
Crossfired 4850's will outperform crossfired 3870x2s. Just lettin u know. It will also be cooler.
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wow really????

i am really surprised by that because how can two 4850's outperform what is effectively FOUR 3870's
 
It's the fault of the drivers and he fact that the 4850 is quite a bit more of a powerhouse then the 3870 and 3870x2. Another factor is drivers in correspondence to the game of choice. COD4 heavily favors single card configurations while other games favor crossfired/SLI configurations.

Here's a little chart for you to check out, notice how poorly the drivers are configured for crossfired 4870s. It's still true to date that the crossfired 4850s will outperform/equally perform crossfired 4870s.
Compare ATI Radeon HD 4870 CF , ATI Radeon HD 4850 CF , ATI Radeon HD 4870 , ATI Radeon HD 3870 4CF
 
gazaway said:
It's the fault of the drivers and he fact that the 4850 is quite a bit more of a powerhouse then the 3870 and 3870x2. Another factor is drivers in correspondence to the game of choice. COD4 heavily favors single card configurations while other games favor crossfired/SLI configurations.

Here's a little chart for you to check out, notice how poorly the drivers are configured for crossfired 4870s. It's still true to date that the crossfired 4850s will outperform/equally perform crossfired 4870s.
Compare ATI Radeon HD 4870 CF , ATI Radeon HD 4850 CF , ATI Radeon HD 4870 , ATI Radeon HD 3870 4CF
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Hmm interesting :doh:
 
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