4870x2 or 4870 Crossfire?

I would go with the 4870x2, as one card seems to work better than two. I've never actually used crossfire but reading the forums for awhile people tend to prefer single cards over two cards.

Get two 4870s. It's cheaper than a 4870x2, has better drivers than 2-core GPUs, and if one dies, the other will be ok.

I thnk it's better to get 2 hd4870 in crossfire because they cost cheaper than one x2. But it is true that the x2 uses less power and it doesn't really outperform the crossfire cards. They perform the same. And if you lose one you'll always have another that performs great all by itself. And two cards in crossfire have less microstutter than x2 cards.

I have not seen a 4870 crossfire vs 4870x2 lately. I don't imaginethe difference is much, if anything.

The drivers are better for two 4870's, but run into problems in the board partner messes around with a custom bios. The two 4870's will also be cheeper.

It's really up to you. Now a days the performacne difference is nill. Get whichever you want, whichever saves money, whatever. You can't really go wrong. 2 Cards gives you spare carsd when you upgrade etc. A single card is more forgiving of your motherboard setup. Crossfire propper will have better drvier support in the coming years though, if you want to go that way. 4870's will be around as a 'budget' card long after the 5000's replace the x2 at the top of the line.

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