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hey all! i just am curious about something, i'm debating between two oc'd radeon 7770's or one oc'd 7950, i've heard that the crossfire scale to a similar level as the 7950 but i wonder if the trade offs are worth it, is micro stuttering somthing i really need to worry about? should i just try and super clock the better card, i'm really torn since both are floating around the same price (300 - 330) with the pair of 7770's coming in about thirty dollars less on average after rebate. i just want to play games on the highest settings with 1920/1080 and full AA. i was thinking about the 660 ti, but it's almost exactly the same price as the 7950 but less powerful. so torn! suggestions!
 

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I've never had a single problem with crossfire/SLI ever. I don't know how people set up their cards and what they do on their settings to get all the issues people say. The trick with crossfire/SLI is to make sure that the second card is clocked a little bit higher than the first card because the bridging will make you lose a small percentage of performance on the slave card. I usually do a small 5% increase in clock. I don't get any artifacts or sluttering from the card with that set up.

Go with the 7950 less hassle to deal with....also less power consumption over 2 cards. Sapphire is good, try to check out ASUS or MSI cards, they may cost a little bit more, but they usually have better cooling, if you ever get that urge to OC.
 

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ok thanks, your solution sounds like a good idea and something to try, it's really seeming like i should start with a good card and build from there, i'll check out msi, i hear their new twin frozr 3 setup is great, see how bad my wallet cries....
 

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yeah, gotta love competition huh!? do you think the 7870 is a good enough card for gaming? i'm looking to spend as little as possible and spending a hundred less on the gpu would rock, or should i just stick with the 7950?
 

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really!? that's good to know, i'm using a 40inch tv that's 1920-1080, maybe i should just go that route and upgrade to two when i can, you don't think i'll lose much gaming performance? i really want to play metro 2033 and crysis 2/3 on ultra.
 

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hmmmm, ok, yeah, i really want ultra, although a second card down the road can also solve that problem. but i may have to just push the budget to include a 7950.