Update from 5870 Eyefinity

VirtualVikingX · 05-09-11, 02:08 PM

My initial upgrade plan was another 5870. That was something I wasn't too eager on because I also would need a new PSU. Anyway, I soon found out that on such large resolutions its mainly vram holding back performance. Any AA on Arma 2 is proof!

FOr now its off.

So I would like a new card with lots of vram. Enter GTX 580 with 3 Gb. Excellent. The Google tells me Nvidia only supports "Surround" screens with SLI.

Back to scratch.

So for now its looking like the monster 6990 is my main contender. I'm also considering a 2 GB 6970 so I don't have to deal with Xfire troubles.

Thanks for the input guys!

EDIT: Yes, I think you are correct, Arc. And very nice cards, Jan!

05-09-11, 02:08 PM	#6
VirtualVikingX Captain Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 262 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	My initial upgrade plan was another 5870. That was something I wasn't too eager on because I also would need a new PSU. Anyway, I soon found out that on such large resolutions its mainly vram holding back performance. Any AA on Arma 2 is proof! FOr now its off. So I would like a new card with lots of vram. Enter GTX 580 with 3 Gb. Excellent. The Google tells me Nvidia only supports "Surround" screens with SLI. Back to scratch. So for now its looking like the monster 6990 is my main contender. I'm also considering a 2 GB 6970 so I don't have to deal with Xfire troubles. Thanks for the input guys! EDIT: Yes, I think you are correct, Arc. And very nice cards, Jan! Last edited by VirtualVikingX; 05-09-11 at 02:21 PM.