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Old December 18, 2010, 02:06 PM
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Are my two 5850's running at stock speeds going to be faster than one single 6950, I ask as since putting in the 2nd card the noise and extra heat has been very noticeable.
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Old December 18, 2010, 11:09 PM
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The 5850 couple is faster in most current games and benches, so performance wise there's no need to upgrade, at least for now.
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Old December 19, 2010, 12:48 AM
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Silly ATI fan, SLI is for Nvidia, yall got crossfire :P.

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Old December 19, 2010, 03:32 PM
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Silly ATI fan, SLI is for Nvidia, yall got crossfire :P.
Brainfart for me there, oops.
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Old December 19, 2010, 03:54 PM
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the only time a 6950 will show its teeth vs the 5850 pair will be at 2560 or more in rez.
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Old December 19, 2010, 09:37 PM
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Well I wont be using that rez anytime soon, so no need to upgrade then.
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