Did I mess up by getting a 6870?

welly321 · Apr 23, 2011

It seems like the 6950 would of been the better buy. How are the 6870s in crossfire? I suppose I could redeem myself by getting another.

cheesy999 · Apr 23, 2011

6870's are great in crossfire, and no at your res you should have no problems with most games anyway

20mmrain · Apr 23, 2011

welly321 said:
It seems like the 6950 would of been the better buy. How are the 6870s in crossfire? I suppose I could redeem myself by getting another.

6870's and 6950's are very close in terms of performance. No you did not screw up. And at your res 6870's in crossfire will do very well. Also they scale like a bat out of hell. You can also overclock them easily and meet a 6950's performance.

IMO I say no you did not screw up. The only down side to them really is the resale value. Which will be lower of course to the 6950's. But honestly don't worry about enjoy your card or cards when it happens.

I went from two 6870's to two HD6950 1gb and now to two GTX 580's. The performance gains from the 6870's to the 6950's were minimal until overclocking. But at your res and stock you should be able to play any game out there really. On high settings with most AA enabled (exceptions Metro 2033) But even crysis should do okay up to 4xaa

If you get two of them Stock for stock they will be about as good as two 5870's in crossfire and scale probably even better. Plus better tessellation.

entropy13 · Apr 23, 2011

I would only say you "screwed up" if you covered some slots that you could have used for other things if you just had a single 6950.

20mmrain · Apr 23, 2011

entropy13 said:
I would only say you "screwed up" if you covered some slots that you could have used for other things if you just had a single 6950.

What a single 6950 won't be as powerful as two 6870's what does that have to do with anything??

entropy13 · Apr 23, 2011

20mmrain said:
What a single 6950 won't be as powerful as two 6870's what does that have to do with anything??

What does THAT have to do with my post? :confused:

20mmrain · Apr 23, 2011

entropy13 said:
What does THAT have to do with my post?

I just read your post wrong never mind... for some reason I thought you were comparing two 6870's to 1 6950 by saying "Why use up two slots for two 6870's when you could just buy 1 6950 and be just as good?"

Like I said I took it way wrong my bad.... Thats why I was saying what??? How is that possible???

My bad Again that is what I get for reading half assed sometimes

entropy13 · Apr 23, 2011

20mmrain said:
I just read your post wrong never mind... for some reason I thought you were comparing two 6870's to 1 6950 by saying "Why use up two slots for two 6870's when you could just buy 1 6950 and be just as good?"

Like I said I took it way wrong my bad.... Thats why I was saying what??? How is that possible???

My bad Again that is what I get for reading half assed sometimes

And I'm the one posting around 3am (3:22am right now). :laugh:

Lionheart · Apr 23, 2011

You silly little derps

Like the other guys said, you didn't mess up as an HD 6870 is sufficient enough for 2days console ported PC games

and when you want abit more performance, grab another one :toast:

20mmrain · Apr 23, 2011

entropy13 said:
And I'm the one posting around 3am (3:22am right now).

Right Duh Duh Duh :banghead:

LOL

Wrigleyvillain · Apr 23, 2011

Great in crossfire. The scaling this generation is fantastic in many games.

Sinzia · Apr 23, 2011

I wouldnt worry about it at all, both are damn good cards, and you have the second one for crossfire.

ericfx1984 · Apr 23, 2011

no, you did great... if I did not get my GTX460 for free I would have went that route I think

ov2rey · Apr 24, 2011

i believe HD6870 CF is pair with 580 or even faster abit then 580

i also planning to get another HD6870 to CF it

Wrigleyvillain · Apr 24, 2011

ov2rey said:
i believe HD6870 CF is pair with 580 or even faster abit then 580

A pair of 6850's actually. Not in all games of course. They definitely spank the 480 check review here.

ov2rey · Apr 24, 2011

Wrigleyvillain said:
A pair of 6850's actually. Not in all games of course. They definitely spank the 480 check review here.

then how about power usage?
CF HD6870 or 580

idle and max load how many watts?

Over_Lord · Apr 24, 2011

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/40...0_and_hd_6570_video_cards_review/index16.html

HIS HD6850 CFx:
idle - 206W
load - 391W

MSI GTX580:
idle - 195W
Load - 415W

entropy13 · Apr 24, 2011

ov2rey said:
then how about power usage?
CF HD6870 or 580

idle and max load how many watts?

http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rlid=210461

CF HD 6870:
idle - 231 watts
load - 424 watts

ov2rey · Apr 24, 2011

i thinking to get another HD6870 to cf it

but i using Corsair HX520W modular +80

can my pus handle 2 cf?

but the box stated SLI is supported

cheesy999 · Apr 24, 2011

ov2rey said:
i thinking to get another HD6870 to cf it

but i using Corsair HX520W modular +80

can my pus handle 2 cf?

but the box stated SLI is supported

520w is a bit low, but it should work since your only using a 95w procesor

ov2rey · Apr 24, 2011

then single 580 shouldn't be a problem right?

Mussels · Apr 24, 2011

entropy13 said:
http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rlid=210461

CF HD 6870:
idle - 231 watts
load - 424 watts

thats for total system, not for the cards alone.

welly321 · Apr 24, 2011

Hey thanks everyone for reassuring me about my purchase. I definitely plan to get another 6870. Right now I have a MSI 6870 twin frozr ii but I plan on getting a cheaper 6870 for my second.

Spectrum · Apr 25, 2011

ov2rey said:
then single 580 shouldn't be a problem right?

erm... why would you want to spend £400 getting a gtx 580 when for £200 you could get an extra 6870 and get the same performance?

Wrigleyvillain · Apr 25, 2011

welly321 said:
Hey thanks everyone for reassuring me about my purchase. I definitely plan to get another 6870. Right now I have a MSI 6870 twin frozr ii but I plan on getting a cheaper 6870 for my second.

Sounds like a plan. Crossfire is definitely a very attractive choice this generation and I love my powerful $300 setup. And no one running 1920x1200 or less needs more than a single 6950 anyway. So two 6870s is an excellent choice for a bit more bang without wasting your buck on GPU horsepower you can't really use outside of benching.

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