Crossfire 5770 at 16x4x

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If I remember correctly, toms did an article where a GTX 480 ran at x4 with only ~10-15% lowered performance (more when games are less demanding but then it doesn't matter), so don't worry too much about your 5770.
What PSU model? Different brands measure wattage differently. If it's antec/corsair/pcp&c or some others, then yes. Otherwise, maybe.
 

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I wouldn't X-fire with x16x4. It will essentially drop both cards to x4, which would negate any X-fire performance increase with the 5770. A x8x8 board has a minimal drop in performance (2-3%). If you want increased performance from your 5770, I would suggest getting a 5870, or even a 6870. Price wise, a 5870 runs about as much as two 5770's, and the 6870's are about 1 1/2 times the price. Plus you can always sell your current 5770 for around $100.
Personally, I'm very pleased with my 5770. It maxes out some extremely graphics intensives games.
 

No, 8x does not always drop performance. An x8 will only reduce 1-2% of a hd5870. Anything under a hd5870 will have its full bandwidth and run just fine. Because a hd5770 is about half a hd5870 and it is running @ half the speed he would lose about 1-5% performance. Personally I wouldn't do it, but it is his decision and I really do not think that it would hurt performance much.
 

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His mobo only supports x16, x4. He was just asking about x8,x8 decrease, which i stated would be 2-3%.
 

I am telling you for a hd5770, x8 is more than enough. A hd5870 loses 1-2% performance running on x8, anything under a hd5870 has full bandwidth. The hd5770 is half the card of a hd5870. Keeping in mind that the hd5770 is half the card a hd5870 is and if it is running at half the bandwidth of 8x (4x) he loses virtually no performance. Like I said, he could lose like 5% performance, but that shouldn't stop him from buying something he really wants.