Upgrade path for 'FPS' father & son...

[looper]

Rig in 'sig' below.

IF we were considering upgrading the graphics, should we get a second Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon 5870 to run CrossFire, OR, get one of the current top-end cards...

And, are there charts out there now that show performance in various games for not just single vid cards, but also including cards running in SLI/CrossFire?

Thanks for any input...

 

[happy medium]

Honestly, there is no single card thats worth the upgrade from a 5870 at this time.
You would have to go for 2 gtx560ti's (about 410$) or 2 6950's (about 500$) and sell the 5870. I think adding another 5870 would be ok if you can get one for less than $210.

2 5870's would = 2 6870 in crossfire. 2 gtx560ti's or 2 6950's would be about 10/15% faster in crossfire than 2 5870's.

These number are off the top of my head but are preety close.

 

[tweakboy]

What does father and son mean. YOu mean he will buy it for you ?

I dont understand what you want to do. 5870 is powerful ,,I would keep that until Kepler or AMD Varient then maybe things will be more clear.

 

[ieatdonuts]

Agree with the 2 before me - don't upgrade yet. Wait

 

[OVerLoRDI]

Yeah, the 5870 is still a very good card. Hold off a few months till 28nm cards show up in a few months (hopefully)