Title sums it up. I have the opportunity to get another 5770 and crossfire it with my current, or a very risky opportunity of trying to sell my 5770 and use the money towards a 5870 that a friend of mine is offering for $50 off retail. Any tips on selling a 5770? Any facts about crossfire vs. single card performance I should know? I [I]WOULD[/I] love to run Eyefinity on the two 5770s, but I don't know enough to make a logical decision.
Sane opinions are most welcome.
[QUOTE=MTMod;19754985]Title sums it up. I have the opportunity to get another 5770 and crossfire it with my current, or a very risky opportunity of trying to sell my 5770 and use the money towards a 5870 that a friend of mine is offering for $50 off retail. Any tips on selling a 5770? Any facts about crossfire vs. single card performance I should know? I [I]WOULD[/I] love to run Eyefinity on the two 5770s, but I don't know enough to make a logical decision.
Sane opinions are most welcome.[/QUOTE]
Why would your friend sell his 5870 at all... Make sure there isn't any problems or anything.
In my opinion, I would get the 5870. Crossfire 5770 have roughly the same performance as one 5870, and since you have a crossfire board, you can always add another one, if you need the extra performance later on.
Also, I agree with FHamster - make sure the 5870 works.
He bought the 5870 in late November, and his hard drive died a week after. He's more of a grease-monkey than a gamer, so he just stopped playing all together. The card is practically brand new, and if it doesn't work we're good enough friends that he would take it back without any hassle.
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Also, didn't the 5xxx series go UP in price after they were released? If so, what was the original price for a 5870?
380 dollars I believe.
Not all games fully support crossfire, so it would be best to get the 5870
Get the 5870.
5770 Crossfire rarely beats a single 5870.
Get a single 5870 and plan on crossfiring that in the future. You'll enjoy your eyefinity even more.
So the kid is selling it tonight to someone else. The whole thing is a birthday present from my girlfriend, and I'm not making her buy me a 5870 at full price (minus my 5770 if I can sell it). That's pretty damn expensive. Looks like I'm going with crossfire. Damn.
[QUOTE=MTMod;19765806]So the kid is selling it tonight to someone else. The whole thing is a birthday present from my girlfriend, and I'm not making her buy me a 5870 at full price (minus my 5770 if I can sell it). That's pretty damn expensive. Looks like I'm going with crossfire. Damn.[/QUOTE]
That's not so bad. 5770 CrossFire is still bueno. :slick:
Oh, is a X2 550 at stock going to do much damage to the card performance?
[QUOTE=MTMod;19766906]Oh, is a X2 550 at stock going to do much damage to the card performance?[/QUOTE]
No.
I think that should be just fine. Overclocking always helps though and that CPU is overclockable. In one review I was reading they got 3.8 out of the 550 quite easily.
While on-topic, I may be buying two 5770s soon, anyone want to nag a GTX C192 off of me for maybe $90? Comes with Tuniq TX-2.
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You're looking at about a $70 difference, I would say get the 5770s.
[QUOTE=ferrus;19767276]I think that should be just fine. Overclocking always helps though and that CPU is overclockable. In one review I was reading they got 3.8 out of the 550 quite easily.[/QUOTE]
I have no experience in overclocking. I look at those guides and I'm clueless. Never tried it, but I'm slowly wanting to considering my new setup allows me (previous setup had NO overclocking possibility). If someone could help me find a "OC a 550 for dummies" guide or explain it in a PM, I would be eternally grateful.
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Also, my mobo is the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO if that helps.
During boot up, get into the bios setup shit.
You'll see an advanced section, and all the stuff will be in there.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;19768285]During boot up, get into the bios setup shit.
You'll see an advanced section, and all the stuff will be in there.[/QUOTE]
See, this isn't helpful. This is exactly what I've run into in the past. Like I said, I have NO experience and therefore do not know all the jargon that people use. I know the BIOS, I know a few terms like FSB and voltage, but I don't know what to do in what order.
[QUOTE=MTMod;19768790]See, this isn't helpful. This is exactly what I've run into in the past. Like I said, I have NO experience and therefore do not know all the jargon that people use. I know the BIOS, I know a few terms like FSB and voltage, but I don't know what to do in what order.[/QUOTE]
Raise FSB incrementally until you can't get into Windows anymore. Lower it some then stress test. Reference different people's overclocks and their voltages.
[QUOTE=Odellus;19770015]Raise FSB incrementally until you can't get into Windows anymore. Lower it some then stress test. Reference different people's overclocks and their voltages.[/QUOTE]
yea do this. I got from 2.6 all the way to 3.5 without changing any voltages and what not. Now i want to go higher but i dunno what to do :(
And super pi is a good stress testing program? How long should I run it for to ensure my clock is stable?
[QUOTE=MTMod;19772114]And super pi is a good stress testing program? How long should I run it for to ensure my clock is stable?[/QUOTE]
No use Prime95. Small FTTs.
[QUOTE=Odellus;19772511]No use Prime95. Small FTTs.[/QUOTE]
Cool thanks. I've got a quick question about my BIOS. Gimme a few minutes to get some pictures.
Alright so In my BIOS there's a handy dandy overclocking utility. I've worked up to the highest setting (10% - see picture) and I want to go higher.
[IMG]http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/456/1008407.jpg[/IMG]
Now the CPU Frequency seems to be the next step. If I bump it to 3740 will that be the same as 3.7GHz? Or does the multiplier or whatever come into play? I don't know what the multiplier thing is all about but I wanna make sure before I just hit the ground running.
[IMG]http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/9269/1008408.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=MTMod;19766906]Oh, is a X2 550 at stock going to do much damage to the card performance?[/QUOTE]
No, not at all.
Can anyone help me with my BIOS? I know it's mega off-topic...
[QUOTE=MTMod;19768790]See, this isn't helpful. This is exactly what I've run into in the past. Like I said, I have NO experience and therefore do not know all the jargon that people use. I know the BIOS, I know a few terms like FSB and voltage, but I don't know what to do in what order.[/QUOTE]
Problem is, depending on your BIOS, motherboard, and even whether or not your motherboard was made on, say, a tuesday, the exact way to do it varies greatly.
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