1 4850 vs. 2 3870

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I'm about to buy my comp...i mean I'm literally 5 mins away, but I need some help!
Here's the breakdown...
My first choice is 2 x 3870 in crossfire = $65 for each one after the $45 MIR = $130 for two
or
1 x 4850 = $190

 

anyone have benches handy? i looked but couldn't find good comparison.
THANK U!!!!

 

edit found this:
http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/ [...] index.html
looks pretty freaking awesome.......for $65 each.


Message edited by adreen on 11-27-2008 at 01:03:46 AM
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4850> 3870x2 > 2x 3870
You should be able to find one cheaper then $190 tho...

Reply to shaundwm

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts [...] .html?prod[2120]=on&prod[2116]=on
You decide.

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Reply to doomsdaydave11

shaundwm wrote :

4850> 3870x2 > 2x 3870
You should be able to find one cheaper then $190 tho...


if u can find one cheaper than 190 in canada i'd really like to know where!!!!
so far no luck :(
newegg is like 149.99, US only :S

Reply to adreen

HD4850 any day... the x2 and Crossfire configurations require the 3D application to support it. If not then the second GPU is a sitting duck and you will be getting much worse performance than a single HD4850. Besides the HD4850 will support Hardware Acceleration of video encoding applications in the next revision of the 8.12 Catalyst drivers. So if you are into any kind of video encoding this could be worthwhile, a little more futureproof and much faster in games.


Message edited by darkguset on 11-27-2008 at 01:58:13 AM
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There's a canadian newegg too... newegg.ca :)
(newegg is down right now it seems.)

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Reply to doomsdaydave11

ya...but the canadian newegg is madddd expensive.
zzzzzz
no deals on 4850!

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