HD 6850 Crossfire?

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DanHorniblow

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I am planning on upgrading my build, I have decided to move away from my old AMD Phenom II X4 810 and use a Intel i5 Intel Core i5 4670K with a Gigabyte Z87X-D3H motherboard

I currently have one Radeon HD 6850. looking at the current prices of 6850's Is it worth me getting another 6850 in crossfire or should I use a single GTX 660 or 670 and then sli that in the future when its time to upgrade?
 
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rolli59

rolli59

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With the current prices of HD6850 ($150+) I would go with a single GPU. 2 x HD6850 is around the performance of a single HD7950 (around $200) or GTX760 ($250) and you would still be stuck with 1GB Vram vs the higher ram on the more powerful cards.
The Old card can be sold on places like Ebay or Craigslist.
 
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Sakkura

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Even if you can find a cheap used 6850, I would still hesitate to recommend Crossfire. Crossfire has stuttering issues, and these are known to be particularly severe for older cards like the 6850. You're also stuck on only 1 GB memory.

IMO you should sell the 6850 and buy a faster single card from the current generation.
 
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