3870 X2

[kendallcschm]

yes.. yes i do have one of these.. i just got one and HOLY JESUS its HUGE.... i am just.. oh gosh... its awesome.. i wanna know if it will work with a 5770 in Xfire:











its pretty awesome

[LarkStarr]

I dont think it'll work in crossfire. different generations (3 v 5)

[SKYMTL]

Won't work in CF. I believe performance would be ~HD 5770 if I am not mistaken...

[Raserei408]

Won't work in crossfire, and if I remember 3870 x2 ~ 4870 ~ 5770.

[kendallcschm]

Originally Posted by Raserei408

Won't work in crossfire, and if I remember 3870 x2 ~ 4870 ~ 5770.

if its equal to the 5770 i might keep it.. and just use it.. i would just like the capability of crossfire and a 5770.... will this case fit the card?

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[Zero82z]

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

Won't work in CF. I believe performance would be ~HD 5770 if I am not mistaken...

I would estimate around 5770 levels, but only in games that scale well with Crossfire.

[kendallcschm]

Originally Posted by Zero82z

I would estimate around 5770 levels, but only in games that scale well with Crossfire.

what do you mean by this? lol.. as long as games work its fine.. i can do some minor folding.. or i can use my CPU for folding...

[MarkOne]

Originally Posted by kendallcschm

what do you mean by this? lol.. as long as games work its fine.. i can do some minor folding.. or i can use my CPU for folding...

if you use the GPu and the CPu at same time you will have a drop on the cpu PPD and also the GPU PPD for sure. I know I try it yesterday. what is your CPU..

[Zero82z]

Originally Posted by kendallcschm

what do you mean by this? lol.. as long as games work its fine.. i can do some minor folding.. or i can use my CPU for folding...

The 3870X2 is a card with two 3870 GPUs on the same board running in Crossfire mode. Crossfire is not a perfect technology, and depending on the game, you might not see a significant benefit from the second GPU. Basically, certain games might give you the same performance you would get from a single 3870.

And yes, you should be able to use both GPUs for folding. Don't expect a lot of points out of them, however.

[MarkOne]

Originally Posted by Zero82z

..... Crossfire is not a perfect technology, and depending on the game, you might not see a significant benefit from the second ..

Can't agree more on that...