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 Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:03 pm Post subject: Which is better. |
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| A 5970 or duel 5870's? |
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Hero
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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| The new ares dual 5870 should be better than a 5970. A dual 4870 beats a 4890 if I'm correct. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd say dual, though don't take my opinion as strongly as others, I'm more of an Nvidia guy. |
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I dunno, they're both eyefinity, the 5970 is 2gb and the 5870's are 1gb each, what's the point in having two anyway?
Is it like having a two core processor so it can multitask? |
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Hero
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Stone wrote: | I dunno, they're both eyefinity, the 5970 is 2gb and the 5870's are 1gb each, what's the point in having two anyway?
Is it like having a two core processor so it can multitask? |
Are you for real or just pc dumb? evefinity isn't shit. Its a dual monitor gimmick. The good 5970 has 4gb ram, the regular has 2gb, the dual 5870 should have 2gb, 1gb for each GPU. |
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| Hero wrote: | | Stone wrote: | I dunno, they're both eyefinity, the 5970 is 2gb and the 5870's are 1gb each, what's the point in having two anyway?
Is it like having a two core processor so it can multitask? |
Are you for real or just pc dumb? evefinity isn't shit. Its a dual monitor gimmick. The good 5970 has 4gb ram, the regular has 2gb, the dual 5870 should have 2gb, 1gb for each GPU. |
Yes that's what I said, they have 1gb each, so it evens out, I just want to know if the benefit of having two older cards outranks having one newer one. |
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| Stone wrote: | | Hero wrote: | | Stone wrote: | I dunno, they're both eyefinity, the 5970 is 2gb and the 5870's are 1gb each, what's the point in having two anyway?
Is it like having a two core processor so it can multitask? |
Are you for real or just pc dumb? evefinity isn't shit. Its a dual monitor gimmick. The good 5970 has 4gb ram, the regular has 2gb, the dual 5870 should have 2gb, 1gb for each GPU. |
Yes that's what I said, they have 1gb each, so it evens out, I just want to know if the benefit of having two older cards outranks having one newer one. |
.............Its not 2 cards? Do you mean 2 5870 in crossfirex, or this http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/asus_ares_hands_on_world_first/1
This is literally a 5870x2 single card dual gpu. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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| dual 5870 are better than 5970 but not by much. |
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Hero
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Ok whatever I'll get both. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm pretty sure a 5970 is 2x 5870 underclocked |
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| Stone wrote: | | Ok whatever I'll get both. |
lol. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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dual would be more costly and generate more heat/power consumption
ffs, you don't need dual gpu unless you're running 6 monitors |
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Hero
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Rozen wrote: | dual would be more costly and generate more heat/power consumption
ffs, you don't need dual gpu unless you're running 6 monitors |
Or want to play crysis on a jumbo tron screen. |
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