Possible vid card upgrade

[ebfd11]

OK gents give me your honest opinion on upgrading from 2 GTX 470's to the MSI 6870 in crossfire.

Here is what I was looking at getting .... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127560

The only reason is I was thinking of going back to triple screen setup using 3 of these

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236175

I know I have a large enough power supply so that is no problem there. (PC Power and cooling 950 watt PSU)

The only question I really have is, with my Intel i5 is it going to have compatibility issues?

LawnDart

[MaSonZ]

just set up a crossfire on my rig with a 6850 and a 6870  havent tested it, but I can't wait.

the only issue you should have is the board itself that I Can think of. I have an i7 and crossfire (just set it up right before posting this) and so far no issues. you need to make sure your board supports CrossfireX though as Intel and SLI go hand in hand unless the board has the technology to handle CrossfireX or SLI irregardless of Intel/AMD processor.

[ebfd11]

I have the ASRocks p67 Extreme4 Gen3.

Here are the specs
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=P67%20Extreme4

[MaSonZ]

should be good. says it supports it.

[ebfd11]

I just have to buy items 1 at a time for now till Uncle Sam pays me back then I can get the rest of the Items.   Then I will be having 2 470gtx's for sale.


LawnDart

[MaSonZ]

Had I known that you were considering this I woulda waited on a video card a few months back when I was upograding. 2 good cards for a cheaper price then new