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AdamDBurns   05-06-2009 at 03:13:36 PM

Hi i was wondering which would be better in crossfire x mode: 3x Sapphire radeon hd 4850 512mb or 2x hd 4870 512mb

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arkadi   05-06-2009 at 06:25:19 PM
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What Rig you got, and what monitor? At hi res 1gb card's scale better.

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AdamDBurns   05-06-2009 at 06:35:48 PM
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its a Rig i built myself so here are the specs

AMD Phenom x4 9950 black edition
ASUS M3A78-T Mobo
samsung hd200hj 200GB
I dont have a graphics card as i had to sel it to change to xfire x but i do use the onboard HD3300 Graphics

and i usually FSX, world in conflict, call of duty 5 and far cry 2
I hav a set resulution at 1440 x 900 on a Packard bell 19" wide screen monitor (dont know the model nomber but i think it is part of the Maestro 190w series)

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zipzoomflyhigh   05-06-2009 at 07:09:41 PM
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Your processor would bottleneck either of those configurations and they would both be overkill for a 19" monitor.

------------------------------ P965/Q6700@3.2 8MB HD4850 OC Edition
4GB Corsair XMS 800
Vista64/Win7
Fatality 550w/Antec 300
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AdamDBurns   05-06-2009 at 07:48:08 PM
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Yeah but i plan to run a T620 SyncMaster on the highst resolution and how would my prosessor bottlenekck that or put it this way what prosessor wouldnt bottleneck that?

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zipzoomflyhigh   05-06-2009 at 11:04:04 PM
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You would need at least a Phenom 2, QXXX, or i7 of at least 3ghz.

------------------------------ P965/Q6700@3.2 8MB HD4850 OC Edition
4GB Corsair XMS 800
Vista64/Win7
Fatality 550w/Antec 300
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zipzoomflyhigh   05-06-2009 at 11:06:01 PM
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U should look at the 4890 Saphire Toxic edition. Its 1000mhz core clock makes it a beast at $264. You could add another down the road when you upgrade your mobo and cpu.

------------------------------ P965/Q6700@3.2 8MB HD4850 OC Edition
4GB Corsair XMS 800
Vista64/Win7
Fatality 550w/Antec 300
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arkadi   05-06-2009 at 11:15:20 PM
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My point exactly. That why i asked about your rig and monitor in first place :). even with one card, like the 4890 your cpu will bottleneck, over clocking can help but not 4 the 2/3 card solution. Most of the ppl manage with way less than that....you will do just fine :).

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