Should I upgrade from xfire 4870 to a 570? Help please!

[komatta]

Hi, I ran into some birthday money and I'm (obviously!) thinking about an upgrade.

I have dual 4870s (1gb) in xfire and I'm wondering if I should make the leap to a 570. I've been somewhat disappointed with the crossfire performance (got the second one used for cheap) and I sort of want to go Nvidia.

I game at 1920x1200 and I am using an e8500 at 3.8Ghz right now. I am hoping to hold off for Ivy Bridge in that department.

Any advice would be really really appreciated. Thanks!!

 

[happy medium]

I think I would move to a quad core system first, that would give you the best gains in more modern games.

 

[komatta]

I think I would move to a quad core system first, that would give you the best gains in more modern games.

Hmm really, would it be a waste to jump on SB now with Ivy Bridge in the not too distant future though?

Also what about the Z67 boards? Will those be soon? Thank you!

 

[happy medium]

Also what about the Z67 boards? Will those be soon? Thank you!

They should be released in May or June, thats when I would upgrade if I was in your position.

2 4870's in crossfire are about equal to a 6950/gtx560, at 1080p your 4870's are being held back by your cpu in some more modern games.

A more modern motherboard cpu setup like a core i7 or Sandy bridge will be much better with a crossfire system also. I think it has to do with the faster memory bandwidth of a core i7 system.

Yes, in my opinion a cpu/board/memory upgrade will net you better fps then a video card upgrade at this point.

 

[komatta]

They should be released in May or June, thats when I would upgrade if I was in your position.

2 4870's in crossfire are about equal to a 6950/gtx560, at 1080p your 4870's are being held back by your cpu in some more modern games.

A more modern motherboard cpu setup like a core i7 or Sandy bridge will be much better with a crossfire system also. I think it has to do with the faster memory bandwidth in a core i7 system.

Yes, in my opinion a cpu/board/memory upgrade will net you better fps then a video card upgrade at this point.

Thanks! Much appreciated. I believe that is what I will do.