Need a $1300 GAMING build

[Ethan]

OK, PERFECT IDEA.

Two 6870s in CrossfireX!

I can later Tri-crossfire in case i need the extra juice (can I?)

Plus it's worth the money! :D.

And I heard CrossfireX scales much better than SLI in Nvidia.

Yeah, just make sure you get a 6870 with 2 CF fingers and not one lol.

Oh hold up.
Get a motherboard with 3 usable PCI-E slots. Your bottom 2 are too close together.

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[HerpaDerp]

Yeah, just make sure you get a 6870 with 2 CF fingers and not one lol.

crossfire fingers? me no understand :c.

I found some bridges on Newegg, just not any "fingers"

[Ethan]

crossfire fingers? me no understand :c.

I found some bridges on Newegg, just not any "fingers"

The card has fingers which the bridge slips on to. If you have 2 cards they do this:

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If you have 3:

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However you can't do that if the one in the middle only has one finger.

Also read my edit above.

[HerpaDerp]

The card has fingers which the bridge slips on to. If you have 2 cards they do this:

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If you have 3:

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However you can't do that if the one in the middle only has one finger.

Also read my edit above.

OK, could you find me one with that kind of config or something? No idea man ;c.

[Ethan]

Yeah I will try. We might have a problem though, even the Twin Frozr II only has one finger:



Also did you read my edit at the top of the page about the mobo?

[HerpaDerp]

o forget this. found out 6870s dont have two fingers. :c

[Righteous One]

Perhaps you should wait until you have the money to keep asking questions. If it's going to be 2 years then why do this now?

In 2 years the 580 will be similar to what the 280 is right now compared to the next generation(s) of cards.

[HerpaDerp]

Perhaps you should wait until you have the money to keep asking questions. If it's going to be 2 years then why do this now?

In 2 years the 580 will be similar to what the 280 is right now compared to the next generation(s) of cards.

oh yeah forgot to tell you im getting it on black friday.

[Ethan]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131446

This and then add a third, but it's $100 more than getting 2 of them.

[HerpaDerp]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131446

This and then add a third, but it's $100 more than getting 2 of them.

now i have to remove SSD to stay in budget. DAMNIT. :C

[Ethan]

now i have to remove SSD to stay in budget. DAMNIT. :C

Anyway, just get a 6970. 2 of those should be pretty damn near equal to trifire 6870.

[HerpaDerp]

Thing is, I have to get something that'll last me a while. As my dad will certainyl say no to buying another 6970 for crossfire in the next months :c.

[HerpaDerp]

Two of these unlockable babies in CrossfireX:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127575

forget yes.

[Ethan]

Thing is, I have to get something that'll last me a while. As my dad will certainyl say no to buying another 6970 for crossfire in the next months :c.

A 6970 will be completely ample at 1080p.

[HerpaDerp]

A 6970 will be completely ample at 1080p.

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1062/pg5/nvidia-gtx-580-oc-vs-radeon-6870-oc-crossfire-vs-radeon-5970-bad-company-2.html

its official, going with 6870s in crossfire.