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| Author: | L0rd0fCha0s [ 10 Mar 2011, 16:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Eyefinity Upgrade Help |
Hello ther I wish to boost my preformance with Eyefinity and I was wondering which would be the best option... I currently have a HD5970 running 3 x Samsung SyncMaster B2030's. I would like to know what will give me the best preformance upgrade in eyefinity: Purchasing another HD5970 and running them in quad fire? Purchasing a HD5850 and running it in trifire with my HD5970? Selling my HD5970 and purchasing two HD6950's and crossfiring them? Or selling my HD5970 and purchasing a HD6990? Your help is much appreciated |
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| Author: | Seraph [ 10 Mar 2011, 16:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eyefinity Upgrade Help |
I don't know what your best bet is, but I'd check to make sure your power supply can handle a 4th 5970 (that is a power hungry card!) http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp |
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| Author: | L0rd0fCha0s [ 10 Mar 2011, 20:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eyefinity Upgrade Help |
No I think you misunderstood:) I have 1 x HD5970, which is already a crossfire card, so if i purchase another one and run them together i will have 2 crossfires which will equal a quadfire. I don't think 4 x HD5970 is even possible? I have a 850W PSU which is capable of powering any of my options. |
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| Author: | Paradigm Shifter [ 11 Mar 2011, 01:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eyefinity Upgrade Help |
Frankly, you're probably better off selling the 5970 and getting a 6990 or similar twin card setup. Quadfire has been plagued with driver woes for years, and combining Quadfire with EyeFinity appears to be even more of a recipe for disaster and heartache. :( |
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| Author: | L0rd0fCha0s [ 11 Mar 2011, 09:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eyefinity Upgrade Help |
And what about trifire with another HD5850? I am able to get a HD5850 for R1600 which is much cheaper than a HD6990 but will it give me much of an improvement in Eyefinity? |
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| Author: | Armenius [ 11 Mar 2011, 12:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eyefinity Upgrade Help |
According to the [H]ardOCP review of the 6990, two 6970s in Crossfire perform better than the 6990 at a much cheaper price. To save even more money you can get two 6950s and do the much-publicized flash upgrade to a 6970. Make sure to get the 2GB versions for Eyefinity to ensure the framebuffer is big enough for surround resolutions. |
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| Author: | L0rd0fCha0s [ 12 Mar 2011, 11:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eyefinity Upgrade Help |
And how would two HD6950's flashed to HD6970's and run in crossfire compare to my HD5970? Will it be worth the upgrade? |
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| Author: | Paradigm Shifter [ 12 Mar 2011, 15:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eyefinity Upgrade Help |
In VRAM terms alone, yes. |
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| Author: | L0rd0fCha0s [ 12 Mar 2011, 21:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eyefinity Upgrade Help |
So do you recommend that i sell my HD5970 and purchase two HD6950's and flash them to HD6970's and run in crossfire? Anyone may give their opinion:) |
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| Author: | Gilly [ 12 Mar 2011, 22:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eyefinity Upgrade Help |
Sounds like a plan to me! |
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