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Old April 4th, 2009, 10:58 PM   #1
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Is anyone here upgrading their graphics cards soon? If yes, what are you upgrading to, and from what? I am upgrading to 3 OC'd Radeon HD 4890's in CrossFire from an 8600 GTS.
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Old April 5th, 2009, 03:36 AM   #2
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Maybe...to a 4890 or a 4870x2 depending on the games that come out...
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Old April 5th, 2009, 05:36 AM   #3
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just did to a 4850X2 2GB card
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Old April 5th, 2009, 05:56 AM   #4
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Nice! Does anyone know if 3-way CrossFire is really worth it?
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Old April 5th, 2009, 06:40 AM   #5
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Cause I'm not sure there would be much of a difference from 2 to 3.
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Old April 5th, 2009, 06:46 AM   #6
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What is the maximum native resolution of your monitor?
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Old April 5th, 2009, 06:54 AM   #7
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unless you have 30" screen you really wont see the changes. 24" minimum before i would even recommend thinking Crossfire
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Old April 5th, 2009, 06:56 AM   #8
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Nice! Does anyone know if 3-way CrossFire is really worth it?
nope just get 2..
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Old April 5th, 2009, 06:58 AM   #9
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and also 850w or higher to push a rig with 3 4890's
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Old April 5th, 2009, 07:07 AM   #10
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i might get 2 4890's

they outperform one 4870x2

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