Should I Crossfire or upgrade?

[Coldfire17]

I currently have this card, but I am looking to upgrade. My question is this: Would I benefit more from getting a second 2GB 6950 or should I upgrade to a more powerful card? If the answer is upgrading, what should I upgrade to to get a significant performance boost? I run two 1080p monitors and primarily use my PC for gaming. My budget is about $500. Thanks!

 

[Coldfire17]

Sell that card and upgrade to a single high end card (670/7970/680/7970 GHz edition) rather than crossfiring. Crossfire isn't really worth it IMO - microstutter, driver problems, more noise in your case...

Alright, how much should I sell it for approximately and how much of a performance boost should I see if I upgrade to a 680?

 

[gamerkila57]

$150 and don't get no expensive a** GTX 680 as it not worth the extra $100. go for a HD 7970 GHz

 

[Coldfire17]

I'm just looking to get the most bang for my buck at about $500. I'll wait for a few more replies before deciding. Mind giving an unbiased pros and cons list of each of the major cards?

 

[gamerkila57]

I'm just looking to get the most bang for my buck at about $500. I'll wait for a few more replies before deciding. Mind giving an unbiased pros and cons list of each of the major cards?

the reason i stated not to get a GTX 680 is because a GTX 670 is $100 Less and is only about 5-7% slower than the GTX 680 so its not worth the extra $100

 

[anthonyorr]

Throw in another 6950 or 6970 and you'll beat a 680. Not everyone notices microstutter, or encounters it so bad that it ruins their gaming. You'll get out quite a bit cheaper. You could wait till the next gen of cards that are going to start launching in a few months. Supposedly the "8870" will perform on par with the 7970.

 

[Coldfire17]

the reason i stated not to get a GTX 680 is because a GTX 670 is $100 Less and is only about 5-7% slower than the GTX 680 so its not worth the extra $100

Interesting! Now, how does the 670 compare to the 7970?

Throw in another 6950 or 6970 and you'll beat a 680. Not everyone notices microstutter, or encounters it so bad that it ruins their gaming. You'll get out quite a bit cheaper. You could wait till the next gen of cards that are going to start launching in a few months. Supposedly the "8870" will perform on par with the 7970.

What's the performance of cross firing the 6950's vs. getting a 680 or 7970 GHz?

 

[gamerkila57]

a HD 7970 would be 5% faster and will do better at higher resolutions and overclocks pretty good ?

 

[gamerkila57]

Interesting! Now, how does the 670 compare to the 7970?




What's the performance of cross firing the 6950's vs. getting a 680 or 7970 GHz?

a HD 6990 is a HD 6950 CFX a Dual Gpu card

HD 6990 vs HD 7970 GHz

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/515?vs=618

 

[anthonyorr]

6950s vs single 680 or 7970ghz will only lose a few FPS (in a perfect world). The single card option is always the easiest. I really suggest waiting. 6950 is still a good card. 8000 series will be out soon and 700 series will probably be pretty close behind. A lot of the current gen is rebranded cards from the last generation of cards.

 

[Coldfire17]

What I'm gathering so far is that I should either:

1. Sell the 6950 2GB for $150 and purchase a 7970 GHz.

OR

2. Wait until the next gen cards come out.

Is that pretty much correct?