know what's wrong with your glasses, but his tread title is VERY clear!! he can't decide between 1 4870x2 OR 2 4850's in xfire! oke poster, you need to think: am i planning to change the gpu after a year? if the answer is is YES => go for the 4850 xfire....

cash the new 4870x2 is awesome , check the reviews and comments today :) ) Seeing as the 4850 performs ok at 1900x1200, I'm not sure you need anything more then a single 4850 for 1600x1200. Unless you crank up the AA, I'd just get the 4850. You could go with...

card I decide to get to SLI or Crossfire. I don't want to pay top dollar for the 4870x2 or GTX 295. What do you think? What monitor resolution? 1920x1200 GTX260 216. Yeh, for that resolution, 2xGTX260 216 Sli or 2x4870 Xfire/4870x2 is the best option....

were 4850 links on SlickDeals.Net for $190. So, Sub $200 is real. The MSRP for the 4850 is $199 and it's $649 IIRC for the GTX280. The comparisons are more than Valid. Heck you can do 3-way XFire and still save money compared to a GTX280. I think...

is the gap? Again, I don't even know if they will work together, but... Thoughts? You cant xfire a 4870x2 and a 4850. You can do 4870x2 and 4870. Get another 4850, SLI that, sell`em both when the RMA compleates, no other option makes any financial sense....

Will this system limit 4870x2 ?. Ok this is my system Q6600 @ 3.2 Ghz 2Gb corsair XMS2 ram DFI LanParty DK X48-T2RS corsair 620W psu ( i think this has enough power ) In an previous post i was looking into 2 4850 in xfire. But im now looking into...

benchmark. The 4850 isn't Xfired, it's just there for my extra 2 monitors. (I don't think you can use it with a 4870x2) on the compatibility site, It seems that any 4870 can Xfire with any other 4870 I.E. the 4870x2 with 4870x2 or 4870 etc... The other...

the best, and expect the worst:D Are you aware of QCing? QAing? Experience? Lol? Mistake? They already have the experience from the 3870X2 and the very sucessful 4870X2. They cant screw up taking a 4870X2 PCB and replacing the cores with 4850 ones. Its...