5870 X 3 Worth it?Post Date: 2010-01-17 |
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tanamerra 
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 Topic: 5870 X 3 Worth it?Posted: 17 Jan 2010 at 10:36pm |
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Currently have 2 5870's in crossfire. Thinking about adding a third. Would it greatly improve performance on games like Crysis?
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DST4ME
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Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 3:22am |
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what res?
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tanamerra
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Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 9:23am |
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DST4ME 1900X1200 res
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Kyu
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Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 11:49am |
no not really. nothing that will wooh you.
and remember nvidias will always run better on crysis. so try to pick something else to use on testing graphics quality for ati cards
unless you really like crysis and playing it out of real enjoyment.
then Im jealous cause I never found crysis fun, it's a pretty game but not a good game
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Bullseye
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Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 1:42pm |
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lol it's AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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tanamerra
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Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 1:45pm |
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Kyu, I do like Crysis and like to play with my kids. i know Crysis is supposed to be better with Nvidia cards but had Nvidia cards on previous rigs and prefer ATI. Can't try anything else right now as my Hailstorm is back at DS for some upgrades which is why i was thinking about having them add a third ATI card.
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sirsiddius
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Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 2:43pm |
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Probably not,
And adding a 3rd card dramatically increases the chance of microstuttering, which is the bane of all gamers. |
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tanamerra
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Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 3:04pm |
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Thanks. will stay with the 2 i have.
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Kyu
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Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 6:26pm |
ah ic, yeah crysis is popular just some random amount of people didn't like it (me)
got really boring for me, but I'm glad you enjoy it.
graphics on it is great, but yeah like before 3 won't give you a Woooh reaction amount of increase in performance.
unless you jump on eyefinity with higher res.
then it's a different story
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DST4ME
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Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 6:54pm |
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@ 1900 x 1200 with 2 x 5870 with highest settings and 2x aa you should get between 50 to 60fps which is what you want.
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MyNameisBrian
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Posted: 19 Jan 2010 at 2:03am |
Besides the amazing graphics, I didn't like it either! :D |
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Damon
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Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 5:06pm |
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1. What is the difference between the regular 5870 and the XFX - HD version that is offered for slightly more??
2. Is it worth the $75 for the XFX version??
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philiporphillip
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Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 5:36pm |
i agree .. i was all hyped about trying out crysis with my new DS pc, but after a while, i got bored of it. i'm playing modern warfare's multiplayer more now.
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Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 6:06pm |
no. the 5870 oces very well itself and higher then what xfx gives you and xfx does not have a great track record in nvidia stuff IMO. |
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Bullseye
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Posted: 28 Jan 2010 at 1:13am |
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lol so why make something no one will buy?
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Posted: 28 Jan 2010 at 2:35am |
some gamers are really hardcore .. i have to say they like showing what they've got. just check out youtube.
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Bullseye
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Posted: 28 Jan 2010 at 3:13am |
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hm. We have a 4 Dinom house with tennis courts and swimming pools so I get where he comes from lol.
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Bullseye
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Posted: 28 Jan 2010 at 3:16am |
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http://www.onlineconversion.com/area.htm that is the site for conversion rates in area
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leon
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Posted: 08 Feb 2010 at 8:57pm |
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i got the xfx b/c i like xfx thats it.. lol
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