crossfire 6870 or sell it and get a better card around £200

Shrigers-1326999

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Hi, I was just wondering what is the best option for gaming. I have just ordered a computer as I have always wanted one but never had the money. Even though I have wanted one I basically know nothing compared to the majority of the people on here.

So my question is, with the pc I have ordered it will have:
AMD Phenom ii x4 965
AMD HD radeon 6870
8GB RAM
Asus M5A99X EVO
FSP600-80EPN Hybrind Synergy 12V Rail Design, Supports Multi Rail Handling, Max Combined Power 504W in 12V Rails

What I was wondering was would it be worth it to get a second 6870 and crossfire it or would it be better to but a single GPU for around 200 after I had sold the 6870.
I would also like to know, how would I go about setting CF up ?? How could I stop microstuttering and how would I maximise my pc's performance ?

Cheers.
 
Until AMD sort the CF drivers out I'd also steer clear of that option.
Best card in your price bracket would be the HD7870 XT/LE, it's easy to spot, the stock card has 1280 'cores' while the XT/LE has 1536, do n't confuse them, despite sharing the same numbers the XT is based on a more powerful chip and runs very close to the more expensive HD7950.
A few names to check out when shopping: Dabs, Misco, Overclockers, Scan, CCL, Novatech, Ebuyer and Pixmania.
 

Shrigers-1326999

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I was actually looking towards the CF but just wanted to see what people on here would suggest. The reason for me leaning towards the CF is the fact I have saw a lot of good comments about how the 6870 crossfires good and comes close to comparison to the 7950 or 660ti.