ASUS Crosshair III setup

[Devicehead]

ASUS Crosshair III Formula AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory (x2)
SAPPHIRE TOXIC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card (x2)
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Athena Power AP-P4ATX95FEPC 950W EPS12V Ver. 2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

totalling $1100 from the egg

wondering if the X2 version grafics cards are worth the extra $ as well as your opinions on this setup for present/future gaming and HD video playback/light editing.

or... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227151

Thanks
Hi btw!

 

[Dolk]

:Welcome: to OCF!

This would probably be better in the ATI graphics section of the forums. But here is my answer: If you have a big monitor and could use the extra performance go for the X2, they are only $350 these days which is a steal compared to 4 months of ago.

 

[Marshmallow64]

It is definitely worth the extra money if it is within your budget.

 

[Devicehead]

Sorry if this landed in the wrong section, I searched for Crosshair III and 2 threads with not much info came up so I thought I'd put it here. ^^;;

I'll be running the ASUS VW246H (24" WS @1920x1080 native)

 

[Dolk]

Well if you want games to look amazing, go with the X2 than, that is if you can spare the couple hundred on it.

 

[Thomas73]

A HD5870 2GB or HD5970 would be far better

 

[DrJack55]

4870 is a good deal, but it's not going to be DirectX 11 compliant.

I think the 5770 is the equivalent to the 4870 in the 5000 series. I know the 58's and 59's are uber powerful and expensive, so if you're on a budget, I'd go with the 5770. I have a 5750, but have OC'd the hell out of it.

Well, on second thought....

My birthday is coming up, and it's 1.5 months from Christmas. My folks always ask me what I want... think I'll hit them up for two 5830's, one for each!

But what I really need is a new power supply. I'm running a 550 which sucks and really would like to get my hands on a 1000w that would last me a while. Should get it before my birthday so I can accommodate those video cards.