X1600 Pro Crossfire Or X1650 Pro Crossfire

Hi,

Just a quick question, which would be better in crossfire mode.

2 of these in crossfire mode: X1650

Or

2 of these in crossfire mode: X1600

They will both be coupled with 2gb ddr2-800 ram, and an athlon 64 3800+ on an am2 crossfire board.

Cheers Will

You dont understand, why couldnt you answer my question? i asked which was better not an alternative, im not goin to buy 1 single card i want to buy crossfire, which is better out of what i suggested.

btw i live in the uk

Cheers Will

Alright, chill your boots, be polite.

Well since 2 1650 pros are only £8 more than the 1600s you would be mad not to get them instead.

However, I also think you would be mad not to buy this X1900XT instead (for £2 less!!!)

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/118218

Crossfires not worth the bragging rights if your performance is crap

How about 2 X1600XT's? i would buy them but they are out of stock. no offense but ebuyer is SHIT, everythin i bought of them before i had to rma, not buying anything of them again.

Cheers Will

No im not

THIS.

Eats X1600/X1650 series for breakfast. Just make sure that you have a 400W+ PSU with at least 25A on a single +12V rail, or at lest 15A on two +12V rails.

I agree with IcY18, crossfiring two low/mid-range cards doesn't mean you are going to outrun x1800's or x1900's

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i would suggest the 1900XT 256mb, not the 1900GT, its worth every extra penny

Yup, peer pressure makes the most sense in this one. A 1600 just won't cut it.

Dare i ask why you are so bent on using mid range cards for crossfire?

i would suggest the 1900XT 256mb, not the 1900GT, its worth every extra penny

Yep, your right, I meant the x1900xt not the x1900gt!!!!

To answer your question - the X1650s would be better.

A single X1900XT would be better still, but if you want to get a crossfire setup, the X1650s are the way to go.

I suspect that the X1950 Pro Xfire would be better than the X1900XT Xfire, and the X1950Pro Xfire would be better than the X1950XTX (for any game which supports Xfire).

That's without any documentary proof, however.

x1650pro cause i beleive they have ddr3 where as the x1600pro only has ddr2.

You have just contradicted yourself there. You have said that buying 2x 1600/1650 will last you longer than a single x1900xt. The x1900xt is a far better card and will last longer since it preforms better.

Link

The link above shows the x1900xt against x1600xt in crossfire and they get destroyed. So answer me this, why would you buy two cards getting 60fps in hl2 instead of one card that gets 150fps in hl2 that is the same price?!?!?

And yes i am patronizing you but only because you have responded badly to ppl who have tried to help you in this topic

I can understand the OP's frustration, even though the proper answer to his question is to purchase one card instead of two. I too asked a similar question some time ago, just out of curiosity, and was bombarded with hostility and vitriol.

I have a Crossfire compatible X1600 Pro and that is sufficient for my needs. But in the future, if my needs change, how much of a performance improvement can I expect if I add another X1600?

I'm willing to bet that my x850 would compete easily with your crossfired setup.

You have just contradicted yourself there. You have said that buying 2x 1600/1650 will last you longer than a single x1900xt. The x1900xt is a far better card and will last longer since it preforms better.

Link

The link above shows the x1900xt against x1600xt in crossfire and they get destroyed. So answer me this, why would you buy two cards getting 60fps in hl2 instead of one card that gets 150fps in hl2 that is the same price?!?!?

And yes i am patronizing you but only because you have responded badly to ppl who have tried to help you in this topic

Just stop whining, your all like a bunch of babies without candy.

i dont play half life 2, and 60fps is enough for me, i want to do crossfire ok? Even if the performance is worse than a single x1900, am i not aloud to do that? its my choice, so please stop tryin to change my mind and go single, becuase your just wasting your time plane and simple.

My reason for doing crossfire with poorly perforing cards, in some people opionions, is because i want to have the experience of doing rossfire, after all, i cant help people with problems if i have never done it before can i.

I thoroughly agree

no problem kukito

'Your_Name' you are a proper nancy boy.

i have plenty of time to waste informing people of the better choices.

first of all you should have stated you wanted to do crossfire to learn from it and be able to help people out. Just asking which of the 2 cards are better for crossfire makes people assume you want to game, think crossfire doubles to performance and they automatically respond by suggesting a far better single card for the same price as 2 of what you chose.

since you are just doing it to learn from then you should be using the cheapest crossfire cards you can find.

Your name, I was wondering why you would rather go with the X1600's vs. a set of X850's. The 850's are cheaper and you will be able to get better performance, even over the 1650's. I am not trying to flame you, just pointing out that if Crossfire is your goal, the X850's seem like a better way to go, that is unless you already have one X1600.

I am only pointing this out because I made the same mistake, when my 9800 Pro burnt out, I asked one of the sales guys at the PC store what card would give me better performance, and he pointed me to the X1600, after getting it home and playing with it for about 2 weeks, I did some research online and on Tomshardware and found out that X800 series owns the X1600 in just about every benchmark.

I understand wanting to rig a Crossfire setup, I just wanted give you some info you may not have considered.

peace,
noobie, doobie, doo

Yes you are correct, they are the older generation cards, but their performance still surpasses the X1600's, in many instances, blows it away. Now in the case of SM3 you are correct, the X800 series cards do not support it. So if that is a major factor in your decision then the X1600's are the way to go.

Personally, and again this is my opinion, the performance gain and cost savings with the X850's is worth sacrificing the SM 3 feature. Besides, DX10 cards will be coming out soon, (next year) so if you are planning on playing the next generation of pc games and taking advantage of whatever features that become available then, any present day savings can be applied to whatever set up you decide to go with then.

Fortunately, and unfortunately, hardware is ever evolving and getting bigger-faster-stronger. We are in a war of ever upgrading technologies, and we are losing the battle of trying to keep up. At least this is the case with most of us.

peace and good luck with whichever set up you decide to go with.

noobalicious

OK, you also want to experience crappy performance, and constant bitching and whining, and regret of this decision. OK, cool, you do that.

Shut up u gimp no1 asked for your opinion so why did you bother reading all this and posting FUCK of u retard, go take sum prozac or sumit, sounds lik u need it

OK, you also want to experience crappy performance, and constant bitching and whining, and regret of this decision. OK, cool, you do that.

Shut up u gimp no1 asked for your opinion so why did you bother reading all this and posting **** of u retard, go take sum prozac or sumit, sounds lik u need it

You shut up, n00b. Prozac is completely right; Crossfire with low/mid-range cards is a waste of money. However, in the end, it's your money, and in that case, 2*X1650 is faster. Enjoy the buyer's remorse

NO U SHUT UP!!! WHHHHHYYYY dont you get it! its no about being right or wrong there isnt a right or wrong in this thread, or there shudnt be except you stupid nerds wiv outragous post counts have to turn it into a debate when all i asked was a SIMPLE question!.

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