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2Gb AMD Radeon HD 7850 PCI-e 3.0crossfire any good?

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May 25, 2014 2:37:10 PM

im looking on buying two of the 2Gb AMD Radeon HD 7850 cards and running them in crossfire on my new pc set up

just wondering if anyone has used them b4 or could susgest anything around that price range to run in crossfire

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May 25, 2014 2:49:15 PM

You may, but a 280x would be cheaper and faster. Also, next gen games are gonna need lots of VRAM and 2GB isn't gonna cut it anymore. Note: Memory isn't doubled in Crossfire.

Also Crossfire is chock full of issues with frame pacing and utilization so a single card is always preferred.

Own a single 7850 myself, while it is a great card, it is reaching the end of its lifespan.
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May 25, 2014 3:32:22 PM

see i was thinking the 7870 2gb tbf and i thort it would run the same s a 4gb in crossfire?
tbf i was hoping on goign radeon i have a geforce 660ti atm but its lack of power to cope under a heavy demand it quite poor and crashes alot

whay elce would be good to run in crossfire im looking around 100 a card tbf
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May 25, 2014 7:20:58 PM

why still go for crossfire? everybody will back this up: one good card is better than 2 average cards in crossfire. if you can afford it, go for 280x, if not, if 200 is your absolute limit i say go for 2 7870ghz cards in crossfire, this being the exception to the crossfire rule because they are just as powerful as a 270x but half the price.
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May 26, 2014 1:25:43 AM

i dont know ive never ran crossfire before but i want to see what its like tbf i was thinking the 7870 as its the same card tbf
my (closes)o pc store has teh 7850 on offer for 10 eatch and i wont need to swap my psu for a uprated one iv only got 650w
i think ill try the 7850 then if i want to upgrade onto 7870 i jhsut want rid of this nvidia card and i can sell my current gpu to buy anotehr 7850 so tencicly im paying for one of them
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May 26, 2014 5:24:38 AM

that's all well and good, but like i said, no point in buying 1 7850 and crossfiring if you can just spring for a better card right at the start
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