Crossfire 5870

[rhsnipes]

More speciffically, what good will it do me?

What's the real reason to crossfire this...

I'll be playing this year Two Worlds 2 and TES Skyrim. Will I need crossfire for this u think? Can u think of any game I need to crossfire in order to get the most of it?

 

[Helltech]

I would wait till those games are out before you decide that.

If you mod Skyrim with extremely large texture mods in 2012 era, you can expect to need more beef, but besides that I would think 5870 would be plenty, resolution depending of course.

 

[Pc Guru_07]

Crysis 1080p extreme setting and metro,Just cause 2 .Only games which will make proper use of that setup.All others games will run just fine at max setting.Though that cpu will bottleneck another 5870 badly.

 

[megamanx00]

Wait till those games are out. If your card is running everything you want just fine right now there isn't a reason to add another one. I added another 5870 to my rig just because I wanted Gothic 4 to be smoother, and even though it was worth it to me it's hard to tell someone to add another $300 card to smooth out one or two games when one is just fine. I also had to slightly reduce my overclock from 3.7 to 3.6 due to the added heat in my case. If you're gaming at 1080p or above then go for it if the cost is no big deal to you or if you play games where one isn't cutting it. If one card runs everything you want just fine then wait till it doesn't ^_^.

 

[rhsnipes]

Crysis 1080p extreme setting and metro,Just cause 2 .Only games which will make proper use of that setup.All others games will run just fine at max setting.Though that cpu will bottleneck another 5870 badly.

U mean I would need a 6 core cpu or one with a faster bus? Thabks for the exampls too!





I'll have to wait until the need arises for sure then. Btw my resolution is 1080p. Any other anyone please lmk. This is my first build and its the most interesting stuff to me now.

 

[Pc Guru_07]

Nah AMD six cores are of no use.Intel CPU is needed to eliminate potential bottleneck when crossfiring 5870.

 

[rhsnipes]

Why IS that?

 

[rhsnipes]

Best answer selected by rhsnipes.

 

[rhsnipes]

I still don't know why.. probably a really complicated answer.

I found a website that backs up your point so at least you put me in the right direction. Many thanks!

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/radeon-hd5870-cpu-scaling.html

 

[Pc Guru_07]

Thanks bro for the BA.All i can say you get what you pay.AMD six cores are cheap becoz they get thrashed by intel quad core nehalam and sandy bridge.