- Jul 4, 2013
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Hi
I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card for upcomming games. Currently I have a single 7870 which I could crossfire, my friend is also offering me a really good deal on two 7950s which I could crossfire, I could also get a single 280X. All of which would be more than powerfull enough for 1080p.
Also my 7870 is one of the Tahiti LE versions do I need to crossfire it with annother Tahiti LE version or would it work with any 7870? I also know that Tahiti LE versions cossfire with 79xx series which is another option. But It doesn't seem worth buying a 79xx series to crossfire with a 7870 if they're going to run at the speed of the 7870 though (is this the case?), might as well buy another 7870 which is much cheaper if that is what will happen.
My question about crossfire in general is. Last time I did crossfire was with two 6850's the problem I had was that in Skyrim was when a new scene was loaded the FPS would drop down to 10-15 for a few of seconds before going up, so I sold the 6850s and got a 7870. Is this normal for crossfire setups? I don't want to do crossfire again if this is the case, because even with a lower overall fps it still seems better visually not to have periods of low fps.
Thanks
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
MSI P67A-G45 (MS-7673)
VW246 (1920x1080@60Hz)
PowerColor's HD7870 PCS+ Myst Edition 2GB
112GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
112GB OCZ VERTEX2 SSD
I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card for upcomming games. Currently I have a single 7870 which I could crossfire, my friend is also offering me a really good deal on two 7950s which I could crossfire, I could also get a single 280X. All of which would be more than powerfull enough for 1080p.
Also my 7870 is one of the Tahiti LE versions do I need to crossfire it with annother Tahiti LE version or would it work with any 7870? I also know that Tahiti LE versions cossfire with 79xx series which is another option. But It doesn't seem worth buying a 79xx series to crossfire with a 7870 if they're going to run at the speed of the 7870 though (is this the case?), might as well buy another 7870 which is much cheaper if that is what will happen.
My question about crossfire in general is. Last time I did crossfire was with two 6850's the problem I had was that in Skyrim was when a new scene was loaded the FPS would drop down to 10-15 for a few of seconds before going up, so I sold the 6850s and got a 7870. Is this normal for crossfire setups? I don't want to do crossfire again if this is the case, because even with a lower overall fps it still seems better visually not to have periods of low fps.
Thanks
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
MSI P67A-G45 (MS-7673)
VW246 (1920x1080@60Hz)
PowerColor's HD7870 PCS+ Myst Edition 2GB
112GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
112GB OCZ VERTEX2 SSD
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