finally order a second card for crossfire

[AndyB]

I currently have an ASUS 3gb 7950 but due to my 3 screen setup FPS isn't what it could be, i only get 30-40 FPS on medium settings.

so, after giving it a lot of thought i've finally decided to take the plunge and buy a second card for crossfire.

I managed to find one on ebay from Italy for £146, not the cheapest but the only one available that was a definite match for my current card (V2) and also new (other - the box has been opened) considering i paid £250 for the original card under £150 seems like a good price to me.

having planned to go the crossfire route when i built my PC my power supply is an 850 watt, power is not going to be a problem for me

the only problem i have is explaining to my landlady why the rent is going to be £100 short this month, but I've been 3 months behind in the past and managed to catch up so i cant see it being that much of an issue

here's hoping they nail down the problems with crossfire in B3 as i'm looking forwards to a nice big FPS bump when my new card arrives

this leaves me with a spare card if anyone needs a cheap one, i have a 6570 in that i use for my TV output but i have a feeling that with each of the 79's taking up 3 slots i wont have room for a 3rd card, its not really up to spec for playing ED with but if anyone wants it for a general use machine let me know and i'll see what kind of deal we can do, i'm thinking somewhere in the region of £40 inc P&P if your in the uk.

[GlobusDiablo]

I currently have an ASUS 3gb 7950 but due to my 3 screen setup FPS isn't what it could be, i only get 30-40 FPS on medium settings.

so, after giving it a lot of thought i've finally decided to take the plunge and buy a second card for crossfire.......

Good luck on the Crossfire. Let us know how it works out. Interesting to know if support is up to scratch.

You should start a "Multicoloured Swap Shop" thread in Off Topic. That would be kind of cool.

http://youtube.com/v/ZzvI4p6ncqk

[AndyB]

Good luck on the Crossfire. Let us know how it works out. Interesting to know if support is up to scratch.

You should start a "Multicoloured Swap Shop" thread in Off Topic. That would be kind of cool.

http://youtube.com/v/ZzvI4p6ncqk[/quote]


thanks, i'll keep you updated on how it works out.

as its coming from italy it wont be here for at least a week maybe longer so chances are we will be on 3.04 by then

[AndyB]

I spoke too soon, its here already

installed and reinstalled my OS, looking good so far, can't wait to try it out in beta 3 and by the looks of things i wont have to wait too long

[GlobusDiablo]

I spoke too soon, its here already

installed and reinstalled my OS, looking good so far, can't wait to try it out in beta 3 and by the looks of things i wont have to wait too long

Talk about perfect timing.

[AndyB]

I spoke too soon, its here already

installed and reinstalled my OS, looking good so far, can't wait to try it out in beta 3 and by the looks of things i wont have to wait too long

Talk about perfect timing.

yup, couldn't have been much better - i rebooted after installing the last windows update to find the Beta 3 had just gone live