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Hello.

I'm wondering if I should buy another 4870 to run in XFire with the one I already have, or if I'm better off selling my 4870 that I have now on Ebay and buying a 4870X2.

I'm running a 30" monitor at 2560x 1600 and motherboard wise, I'm using a Gigabyte X48-DQ6 with a Intel Q9550 Processor with 4 gigs of ram.

Would I be better off getting one 4870X2 or running 2 4870's in Xfire?

At the 2560x1600 resolution, which setup am I going to get better FPS with? The Xfire of the single 4870X2?

Thanks so much!

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Hello and welcome to the forums mate

There u go:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/sho [...] i=3372&p=4

------------------------------ Q6600@3.4+ TT V1 Cooler,SAPPHIRE HD 4870X2,ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA,4GB OCZ DDR2 800,LG W2452V 1920x1200
Reply to Maziar

I'd say get the other 4870 n put 'em in xFire. They give better performance than the X2

Reply to rags_20

Noob ^^^^^^

Why would you use 4slots on a motherboard and also leave you no potential upgrade options lol????

And nto only that but the 4870x2 still awaits a new interconnect to be activated to increase its internal bandwidth I believe.

Aside from the fact it has twice as much memory.

4870x2 mate, you can't go wrong..

------------------------------ Na na na na na na na na HATMAN!
Reply to Hatman

or...can u....wat if his psu isnt enough or something

Reply to V3NOM

+1 to hatman

and 4870 CF performs less than x2

Message edited by sarwar_r87 on 08-17-2008 at 12:18:09 PM

------------------------------ x2 5600+@2.8; 2GB RAM 800Mhz; xfx 9600GT xt; 320GB HDD; 420W thermaltake PSU
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