Is it worth it keeping my old graphics card in my new computer?

[mattsolo97]

I have a used Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6570 and I was wondering if i should use it in my new system or sell it and add the money to buy something else or should i use it for my other non-gaming screen for just using internet and other low performing applications?

I currently have a Asus HD 7970 DirectCUII that i will use for my main display.

This is probably stupid but is there a chance that I should CrossFire it, i know it is a crap cheap graphics card but would it boost performance or anything?

If you would like to know the rest of my components please tell me and I will tell you them all
Thank you

 

[ThatGeekloner]

Yes, the Asus card would boost performance since its newer than the Radeon HD 6570 version.
Look here for details:
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/03/11/asus_hd_7970_directcu_ii_video_card_review/#.UoxsheKL6M8

 

[mattsolo97]

Yes, the Asus card would boost performance since its newer than the Radeon HD 6570 version.
Look here for details:
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/03/11/asus_hd_7970_directcu_ii_video_card_review/#.UoxsheKL6M8

No what im asking is the opposite, will the Sapphire card boost performance?

 

[ThatGeekloner]

Of course but it would never performed better than the Asus because it has more improvements and features.

 

[AshyCFC]

I'm not sure about crossfiring two different cards together but just to Clarify the OP is asking if he can use his 6570 AND 7970 together for better performance. NOT if the 7970 will perform better than a 6570.

 

[Avro Arrow]

You can't even crossfire a Radeon HD 7870 with an HD 7970. The only cards that you can crossfire with a Radeon HD 7970 are the Radeon HD 7870XT (aka HD 7930), the HD 7950, the R9-280 and the R9-280X. That other card has value as a spare in case anything happens but you won't get much, if anything for it. To crossfire two cards, the first two numbers must match. The only exception to this other than hybrid crossfire with an A-series APU is the HD 7870XT. This is because for some stupid reason, AMD thought that HD 7870XT sounded better than HD 7930. The HD 7870XT has the same Tahiti GPU as the HD 79xx series of cards.

 

[ThatGeekloner]

Correct
See here to verify and look for the compatibility list below:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/245454-33-crossfire-faqs