Worth adding another 6950 to my system?

[Meghan54]

OK....just bought a Sapphire 6950 from Microcenter for $200 (was an "open box" that was brand new, just someone had pilfered the CD and Crossfire bridge from it....)

Works great, but now just found another 6950 for $180, new and unopened.

Worth adding it to the system below?

i7 920 @ 4GHz (water cooled)
12GB Mushkin Redline 1600 (3 x 4GB)
3 hd's....WD 1TB Black, 2 WD 1 TB green (storage)
Corsair HX850 ps
Asus RII Gene mb
24" Asus monitor, 1920 x 1200 resolution



If not, it'll just go into the boat, as it always seems to.

 

[fffblackmage]

Is the current level of performance of the single 6950 satisfactory? If not, buy another one. If yes, why waste $180?

 

[Tripwir3]

6950 for $180? That's a great deal. Where did you find it?

 

[dust]

6950 for $180? That's a great deal. Where did you find it?

Indeed,I'd get it for safekeeping if nothing else.

 

[happy medium]

Worth adding it to the system below?

Yes.

 

[alcoholbob]

Most AAA games support crossfire these days.

Although Crysis 2 still doesn't have proper support after 4 patches unless you rename to file to Fear or Bioshock...

 

[Meghan54]

Well, I figure one reason it's so cheap is that it's what I would consider a lower tier brand...powercolor.

But, with that price, and from a major etailer with an excellent return policy, figured I really couldn't go too wrong.

So I just went ahead and bought it half hour ago. One reason was, after upgrading from a 4870, Civ V still wasn't smooth enough. And for under $400 with performance rivaling, if not outright beating, a GTX 580, why not?

Thx all for the input.

 

[betasub]

Civ V still wasn't smooth enough. And for under $400 with performance rivaling, if not outright beating, a GTX 580, why not?

Should be great in most games, but CivV is an ununsual case:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4239/nvidias-geforce-gtx-590-duking-it-out-for-the-single-card-king/9

 

[Spikesoldier]

Yes i believe your 920 @ 4.0 is strong enough to take advantage of two 6950's. go for it, especially at 180. if i had to buy new vga card(s) today, i would get a pair of 6950's.

 

[happy medium]

Yes i believe your 920 @ 4.0 is strong enough to take advantage of two 6950's

Actually its strong enough for 3 6950's.