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5/24/2013 1:25:04 PM
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I'm already into PC gaming but I've been meaning to upgrade my HD 6870. I was going to crossfire but I think they're discontinued now.
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Upgrade to a 7000 series instead. If you can, always go with a higher end single video card over dual video cards.
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I was looking at the 7000 series. Would the 7870 really be a significant upgrade?
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You should wait for the 9000 series a.k.a. Volcanic Islands AMD is releasing this year. It'll me a significant upgrade over your current 6870. On the other hand, if you ever plan on using a multi-GPU setup, I recommend taking a look at nVidia cards. Crossfire has the problem that the perceived framerate is lower than that suggested by the programs like FRAPS. To understand more about this phenomenon [url=http://www.bungie.net]here's an article on framerating[/url] and why Crossfire isn't as great of an improvement over having a single GPU. In short, SLI is better for multi-GPU setups. But if you don't plan to use more than one GPU, I recommend looking forward to either the Radeon 9000 series coming this year. Keeping an eye on the green team and the GTX 700 series is also a good idea.
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Yes, yes it would be. If you can, buy a 7950 and overclock it. Once a 7950 is overclocked, it's as powerful as a 7970. This is what I'm doing. Doing this saves you about $100.
