Stupid question regarding CROSSFIRE

[Madhatter4]

Ok I currently have a ATI Radeon 4850 for all my gaming needs. All my games play perfectly with excellent frame rates. My question is, would I see a huge increase in framerates if I settup another Radeon 4850 in crossfire configuration?

 

[paperfox]

Crossfireing another card should bring about an 80% or so increase average to your frame rates. (just off of my memory)

Edit: found this chart
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/charts/gaming-graphics-cards-charts-2009-high-quality/compare,1533.html?prod%5B2838%5D=on&prod%5B2840%5D=on

 

[Shadow703793]

Highly dependent on the games. At any rate, most of the time, CrossFire does help to bump up the min frame rates.

 

[redgarl]

Dual 4850 is one of the most rewarding crossfire setup you can get for the money. Two 4850 in crossfire beat a 4890 by a good margin and is 11% slower than a 4870 in crossfire. My 2 4850 OC are faster than a GTX285 which cost twice the price I have paid for my cards.

 

[4745454b]

Do you have a CF capable board and PSU?

I don't get it. If everything is fine, why are you looking for a second video card? I get good frame rates in the one game I play, TF2. When I bought my 20" monitor, I was afraid I would have to get a new video card seeing as I run an 8800GS. I was happy when I didn't have to turn any details down, even after moving from 1280x1024 to 1680x1050. The reason I mention this is because after seeing my framerates, I stayed with my 8800GS and didn't bother looking for a new card. Whats going on that you need a new one?