Go with 5770 X-Fire or upgrade/new system?

MajestyMephisto

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Hey Folks,

For better or worse I went with 5770 probably about a year ago with the idea of x-firing in the future. But I do wonder if should have just picked up an 5850 then. Anyhow my question.

My specs:
Q9300 on ASUS Maximus Formula
4 gigs OCZ PC2-6400
OCZ 750W
Antec Nine Hundred Case

I run a resolution of 1680 x 1050 on 22 inch monitor. Currently playing Black Ops and TF2 at the moment.

Should I pick up another 5770 and go X-Fire? Will CPU be bottle neck? Or anyone recommend a better single GPU upgrade. Or is it time to completely upgrade to new system? You can pick up a 5770 for about 120-140 online.
 

alikum

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Your CPU is fine. Just push it a little and it should be alright. CF sounds like a good idea. Games that do not support CF are usually older games which could be easily handled by a single 5770.
 

MajestyMephisto

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Not really on a budget but don't want to drop 400 on new card when perhaps a new system for say 1500-2000 would be smarter, see where I am coming from.....I have been and can OC it. Good cooling system even though NB seems to get a little hot at times.
 

sartorius

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If you're worried about the card fitting and haven't purchased it yet, you could always go for this single slot 5770 like I did.