is it worth it to get a second 5870?

[Borkil]

i've been thinking about picking up a second 5870 should i even get a second one for crossfire? is my computer capable of running crossfire and would it be worth it? would my cpu bottleneck it too much? i game at 1650x1080 and i'm thinking of getting ready for bf3


rig:
PSU 750 PC Power and Cooling silencer
Mobo Gigabyte EP45T-DS3R
CPU intel e8500 at 3.8ghz
GPU 5870
RAM 2x2gb Mushkin at 1333

 

[VirtualLarry]

No price checks allowed on these forums.

 

[happy medium]

would my cpu bottleneck it too much

yes, in some game its bottlenecking your single 5870.

Grab a use q9xxx overclock it, and you will play Bf3 just fine @ 1600x1050.

 

[Borkil]

my plan right now is to wait until SB-E comes out and see if SB drops any and either get SB or splurge on SB-E. i really want to wait for ivy bridge but that was delayed until march right?

 

[happy medium]

my plan right now is to wait until SB-E comes out and see if SB drops any and either get SB or splurge on SB-E. i really want to wait for ivy bridge but that was delayed until march right?

SB can push 4 5870's, so unless you need more cpu power than that, just grab a 2500k now. With the crappy release of the new Bulldozer, Intel's prices will not fall.

 

[Madcatatlas]

Id hold out on upgrading til you see AMDs new gpu architecture tbh, or just go with nvidias new architecture or refresh once that is out. I had a great experiance playing BF3 on everything high and some bad stuff off. Looked great and played great on my 460.

 

[toyota]

with a core 2 duo there is no point in anything faster than what you have now. as happy mentioned, even your single 5870 is being held back.

 

[nsdjoe]

I'm wondering if it's worth it for me to get a 2nd 6870..

I just upgraded to a 2500k, but I'm hearing all kinds of worrying information about microstuttering. On top of that, I'll be stuck with 1 gig of VRAM for a while as I don't intend on getting another single card solution for two years, if i go with a 2nd 6870.

Can anyone confirm or assuage my fears?