660 ti or Cf 5850's

[antisphere]

So I'v seen that the 660 ti's are going to be released soon and i'm not sure if swapping out of cf 5850's for a 660 ti would be worth it?
I have no idea how Cf 5850's compare to today's cards.

 

[fastreaction]

I don't think it is worth it. I thought that crossfire 5850/5870 traded blows with single 7970.

edit: if it is working fine now then there is no need to change.

- Fastreaction

 

[antisphere]

OP, could you run your setup through a benchmark like 3dmark11 or something? Would be helpful to compare your setup to today's cards.

I doubt 5850 CF is as strong as a 7970, since that would mean that 5850 CF would have to be significantly stronger than the 5970 (I don't remember it being that strong but could be wrong).

Sorry I don't have 3dmark11 >.< but the main reason why i'm wanting to upgrade is because not many games really support crossfire fully.
Cod4 will only make my GPU's run at about 25-40% each so i'm not getting what I pay for.
I also don't want to be losing that much performance either, http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/16/borderlands-2-bundled-with-geforce-gtx-660-ti-nvidias-cheapest/
The video makes it seem like Physx is really going to be used in the future.

 

[fastreaction]

Nevermind it is definitely not as strong as a 7970. (searched around on the internet)

- Fastreaction

 

[fastreaction]

Get a GTX 670 , there is no need to buy the "weakened" version of it (660ti).

edit: actually the difference between a 660ti and a 670 is not that big. If the difference in price is a lot you might better end up with a 660ti.
- Fastreaction

 

[swifty_morgan]

COD4 is a DX9 game that really isn't that demanding. If you game at or above 1600 resolution I would get the new card. I have a 5850 and if it's a 1gig card it's not worth cross firing. you're still limited by the 1gig frame buffer. start playing DX10/11 games @ 1600 or above and run with any kind of decent settings the card/s will spit and sputter as the card/s need to off load.

 

[antisphere]

Get a GTX 670 , there is no need to buy the "weakened" version of it (660ti).

edit: actually the difference between a 660ti and a 670 is not that big. If the difference in price is a lot you might better end up with a 660ti.
- Fastreaction

Alright GTX 660 ti it is then.

 

[antisphere]

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