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Old July 26th, 2008, 12:31 AM   #1
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so i have a ati radeon hd2600xt 512 pcie card. and im thinking of upgrading. so would i be better off crossfiring another 2600 or should i get a better series? i can afford another 2600 now because of price cuts but i can wait and get a new series card at the end of the year.
would it be worth crossfiring 2 2600s? or should i just wait?
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Old July 26th, 2008, 12:39 AM   #2
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it would be better that u sell ur existing 2600 and then buy a 3850/3870 OR if you can squeeze enough money go for 4850
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Old July 26th, 2008, 01:29 AM   #3
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It's pretty obvious that crossfiring two 2600s is not going to do anything useful. Upgrade to any of the following: 3850/9600GT/8800GT/4850
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Old July 26th, 2008, 07:57 AM   #4
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I've been very impressed with my upgrade from a HD2600XT 512 MB DDR4 to the HD3870 512 MB that I have now. It's a big boost in performance.
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Old July 26th, 2008, 02:44 PM   #5
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thanks for the tips. i think i will be looking at a gigabyte 3870. zalman heatsink already on it!
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