Should I run Radeon 6850 in crossfire mode ?

[Insomniac0des]

Hey Everyone,


Okay, I am getting this Radeon HD 6850 GPU, and I'll be running 2 23" Monitors (The card two DVI outputs). This graphics card to be exact -

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908

Since I don't do any sort of gaming, my belief is that I should be okay running 2 23" Displays at 1920x1080. But then again i could be wrong too.

( I'll mostly be using to run a few Virtual Machines and Web Development )

My Question is :- if it isn't enough, then should I get another 6850 GPU and run it in crossfire mode ?

Right now, my choice of MoBo is -

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131767

but, if I have to crossfire then I'm thinking of getting this MoBo : (so that i can run both cards in x16 mode)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131736

Thank you.

 

[Sunius]

If you're not doing any gaming, even single HD 6850 is overkill. Trust me, it will run more than fine .

 

[devilofdeaths]

the 6850 is fine just get 1 because amd has eyefinity which is years above what nvidia has so and no gaming

 

[jitpublisher]

Yeah, you definitely do not need crossfire just to run multiple monitors. If you are not gaming, then you could do just fine even with something substantially less than a 6850. Running 2 monitors does not take much more power than running a single monitor, and if you are not gaming, buying a gaming card is a waste of money.

 

[SinisterSalad]

Save your money and get a 7750.

 

[Insomniac0des]

Thanks for your reply guys. The point is, if i indeed wanted to play a game... I guess I am covered. Mostly, I just don't find the leisure to indulge in it ...

but maybe I'll play a little bit NFS ... just for the sake of it. heh

 

[Sakkura]

Thanks for your reply guys. The point is, if i indeed wanted to play a game... I guess I am covered. Mostly, I just don't find the leisure to indulge in it ...

but maybe I'll play a little bit NFS ... just for the sake of it. heh

In that case, a single 6850 is probably a good bet. It'll hold up under some moderate gaming, just don't expect to run demanding games in 3840x1080 across both screens or something like that.