Best setup for a Radeon HD 4870 x2 CrossFire config?

wow...you most certinally dont need 2 4870 x2 in xfire to play wow, that is overkill at its finest. a 4870 or probably a 4850 (depending on resolutions) should be more then enough.

Ok then one 4870 x2 then

CPU scaling with the HD4870X2
http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=770

CPU - Q9550 $320
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Motherboard - Asus P45 $119
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
RAM - 2x2 GB DDR2 800 1.8v $57 after rebate
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Case - Coolermaster 690 $80
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Power supply - Corsair 750w $110 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Hard drive - Western Digital 640GB SATA- $80
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DVD burner - Liteon SATA retail $26
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Operating system - Vista Home Premium 64bit $100
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Thanks Dirt for the build out.


Does anyone else have anything that like to add or change?

It looks good to me   The only thing i would say is that the p45 chipset will have a small bottleneck if put in crossfire (x8x8 instead of x16x16). However if you aren't planning on xfiring in the future (and a 4870x2 should last you a very good long time, espically if WoW is your game of choice) then go for it.

Good luck with the new computer  

With that said what should I switch to , so that if I do at some point want to run an Xfire config?

X48 Chipset MOBO.......

Asus Rampage Formula, or for a bit less "fluff" Asus P5E Deluxe

Should I be able to have a stable 60 fps with this setup in world of warcraft?

Also ty all for your help.

I heard there were some issues with WOW and the 4870x2....something worth looking into.

Thank you for the info, I will check out the WOW boards.

x48 mobo and get a quad oc to past 3.4ghz+ to gain full benefit of the card.

OK another question, does it matter what 4870 x2 card I go with ? Asus, Diamond...?

Ok if I go with the Asus Rampage Formula mobo X48 chipset, what quad oc cpu should I go with and what Ram?

I'm building a gaming rig as we speak. Don't know what your budget is, but here's the parts to my third build-
Asus Rampage Formula
Q9550 - excellent value, whatever your budget!
WD Caviar 1TB HD
Sapphire Radeon 4870x2- you don't need 2, honest.
8 gigs Mushkin XP Ascent RAM
CoolerMster Cosmos 1000RC case
Zalman CNPS9700 CPU cooler
4 Scythe SFLEX case fans
Vista Ult. 64 bit
PC Power&Cooling 860 watt Turbo Cooler PSU.

I am building this for a handicapped relative who loves gaming. I have a similar build less the 4870x2(Have the 4870) and a 750 watt PSU versus this builds 860 watt PSU. I play Crysis, Crysis Warhead, Bioshock, COD series, Half-Life series. Crysis, even with the 4870, bogs down periodically, but is still beautiful to play and watch. All other games play flawless on a "28 HannsG monitor. Another excellent value. A gaming friend has a 4870X2 Sapphire on a very similar rig like mine and he says Crysis plays flawless, highest settings on all eye candy. I'll be putting in a 4870x2 in my rig as soon as I finish this whammer-jammer. Good look on your build. Try Crysis Warhead, a great game that plays real well.

My build as of right now  


Mobo-- ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA
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CPU-- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
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PSU-- CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V
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RAM-- OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066
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Videocard-- ASUS 2G Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Hard drive - Western Digital 640GB SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

DVD burner - Liteon SATA retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Operating system - Vista Home Premium 64bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


I am not sure on my case yet I may go with the Antec 900. My other system is using that case and I have enjoyed it. I am also going to use the on board sound card.

OK last question what should I use for the CPU Fan ?

Just a heads up, I am end game raider in World of Warcraft, I just built my system:

Sapphire ATI Radeon 4870X2 2 Gig
Intel Q9550 2.8ghz Quad Core
Western Digital VelociRapor 10000RPM HD
Asus Rampage Formula MB
1100w power supply
8 Gigs OCZ memory

For the everyday World of Warcraft gamer you will run at a steady 60FPS, unless of course you are in Dalaran with full shaders enabled or in a 25 man Raid with full spell details. You will drop to about 30 FPS, still playable by all means but you will not run at a steady 60 FPS, 25 man raids with full details is extremely taxing to your system. So for all of you out there saying NOT to go cross fire, if you want the biggest and the best man up and get your second 4870X2 (and upgrade your chip to the highest Quad GHZ you can afford.)

^wow.... This tread was 2 months ago, it is LONG sense dead and buried. Lets not resurrect it.

If I have valuable information that I think might be helpful to a reader im going to post it, old thread or not. Don't be a post Nazi.

lmao lmao llmao lmao lmao lmao lmao lmao a 4870 x2(or 2 4870s) for WoW just for WoW u could run WoW maxed with a 8800

KraZZy KiiD, your obnoxious post clearly portrays your validity in this matter... If you read my post it clearly states that you can run at max settings. HOWEVER, in certain situations end game raiding with full spell details, shaders, and with mods running(recount) it will drop you to about 30 fps which as i said before is still playable. There is no arguing this matter, its a fact I run the exact configuration this post is talking about.