- Joined
- Sep 16, 2001
- Location
- Vancouver, BC
I have a x1600 pro right now. in the near future ill be buying a new mobo(this one will go to my brother's build) so i figure i might as well get a crossfire board( the ASUS M2R32-MVP looks pretty decent).
now, my question is would it be worth it to buy another x1600 pro and run crossfire with it?(from what i understand this can be done now). i know its not the zippiest of cards, but its cheap($100ca), what kind of boost might i get in performance? i guess my other option would be to sell this card and buy the cheapest x1950 card(saw a pro for $235ca) and maybe/maybe not crossfire it later(chances are by the time i upgrade again itll be a full mobo/cpu swap anyways).
i guess it boils down to this: which is faster? 1 x1950 pro(256mb) or two x1600 pros(256mb ea)?
any other ideas? keep in mind im on a fairly tight budget.......but i can be persuaded as well
now, my question is would it be worth it to buy another x1600 pro and run crossfire with it?(from what i understand this can be done now). i know its not the zippiest of cards, but its cheap($100ca), what kind of boost might i get in performance? i guess my other option would be to sell this card and buy the cheapest x1950 card(saw a pro for $235ca) and maybe/maybe not crossfire it later(chances are by the time i upgrade again itll be a full mobo/cpu swap anyways).
i guess it boils down to this: which is faster? 1 x1950 pro(256mb) or two x1600 pros(256mb ea)?
any other ideas? keep in mind im on a fairly tight budget.......but i can be persuaded as well