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    3870 + crossfire

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by morrison84, Dec 10, 2008.

  1. morrison84

    morrison84 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So, with the introduction of the new drivers from Ati does a typical crossfire 3870 setup easily trump a single 8800/9800 setup and come close to a sli setup?
     
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    morrison, it has been easily doing so..and in certain games such as FC2, yes..it is now much more comparable.
     
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    any idea where a 3870 crossfire setup falls in comparison to desktop videocards?
     
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    OutCtrl_85 Notebook Consultant

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    there is a thread about this in either the games/software or the alienware
    and i gota say the performance difference between single gpus is up to 70%,
    +they were talking about comparing them to desktops cards havent really seen whats up today.Im probably going to check right now.
     
    OutCtrl_85, Dec 10, 2008
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