Hi Everybody,
I have a question about CF.
I bought my system in December 2011, and designed it for future Crossfire, soon. Unfortunately, after reading and learning about it more I'm not so sure now... Please tell me what you think about those:
1. CPU bottleneck: I asked and read online and couldn't get a final answer whether my CPU will bottleneck 2 6870s or not. I'll probably buy the Hyper 212 Plus and OC my CPU to 3.6 or 3.8 GHZ, but it still bother me since I heard that bottleneck can cause problems with CrossFire/SLI.
2. Micro-Stuttering of course, and other issues: I don't want to spend more than 175$ and get worse performance than what I get now. I read many reviews about those cards in CF, only 2 talked about scaling and said it was good, and overall it is very recommended. There is also that YouTube channel that I found, GameTester22, that has a similar rig to mine and it looks he has no issues. On the other hand, I read the review from Tom's about Crossfire/SLI and saw the problems, and I read many thread complaining about this setup as well. 2 people in some threads called it "EPIC FAIL".
3. Memory: CrossFire is not doubling the VRAM. I know that games such as BF3 or Crysis 2, need more than 1 GB of VRAM to be played well on ultra settings on 1080p. I don't want the memory to bottleneck the cards and cause more problems and issues...
My System:
AMD Phenom II 955
GA-890GPA-UD3H
G.Skill ECO 4GB @1333 CL7 (Will probably add one more kit for 8GB total)
SAPPHIRE HD 6870 1GB (reference model)
Corsair HX 850W
ZALMAN Z7 Plus
LG E2260T monitor
I don't know what to do, I waited for long and now I am kind of disappointed... Any suggestions or advice will be appreciated.
Thank you!
I have a question about CF.
I bought my system in December 2011, and designed it for future Crossfire, soon. Unfortunately, after reading and learning about it more I'm not so sure now... Please tell me what you think about those:
1. CPU bottleneck: I asked and read online and couldn't get a final answer whether my CPU will bottleneck 2 6870s or not. I'll probably buy the Hyper 212 Plus and OC my CPU to 3.6 or 3.8 GHZ, but it still bother me since I heard that bottleneck can cause problems with CrossFire/SLI.
2. Micro-Stuttering of course, and other issues: I don't want to spend more than 175$ and get worse performance than what I get now. I read many reviews about those cards in CF, only 2 talked about scaling and said it was good, and overall it is very recommended. There is also that YouTube channel that I found, GameTester22, that has a similar rig to mine and it looks he has no issues. On the other hand, I read the review from Tom's about Crossfire/SLI and saw the problems, and I read many thread complaining about this setup as well. 2 people in some threads called it "EPIC FAIL".
3. Memory: CrossFire is not doubling the VRAM. I know that games such as BF3 or Crysis 2, need more than 1 GB of VRAM to be played well on ultra settings on 1080p. I don't want the memory to bottleneck the cards and cause more problems and issues...
My System:
AMD Phenom II 955
GA-890GPA-UD3H
G.Skill ECO 4GB @1333 CL7 (Will probably add one more kit for 8GB total)
SAPPHIRE HD 6870 1GB (reference model)
Corsair HX 850W
ZALMAN Z7 Plus
LG E2260T monitor
I don't know what to do, I waited for long and now I am kind of disappointed... Any suggestions or advice will be appreciated.
Thank you!