4850 to work with my 4870?

[kal20mx]

I have a 4870 1gig card and someone is selling me a 4850 512mb for 50bucks will it work better with just my 4870 since i know that i will clock the card down when i pair it to a 4850. Is this a good deal for me since I wont go dx11 maybe until march.

 

[paperfox]

you are correct in that your 4870 will downclock to a 4850. 4850 crossfire is like having a 5850 in performance and all for just $50? seems worth it to me. But only for a month or two? maybe consider holding back on getting DX11 then. Check to make sure you can even run crossfire and that your PSU can handle the load (550w).

 

[sayantan]

Its a great deal even if your 4870 downclocks,but the actual performance willl depends on your mobo's cf scalability and your cpu...but still at $50 its the best deal you have !!!!

 

[DokkRokken]

For 50 bucks, that's a swell deal. Plus, you could likely sell it for the same price, or even more later on if you go through a hardware forum. There's always people looking for another 4850 to Crossfire.

 

[kal20mx]

Ah ok my Mobo supports Cf 8x8 and my psu is 600watts so i can run that. 3 months is what im going to wait for either getting me a 5970 or maybe even fermi who knows.