What GC to crossfire on my P55 Board gaming on a 30" screen ?

[jamieuk23]

Hi I want to buy 2 graphic cards to game on my P55 motherboard. I know it wont run as fast as x58 but the rumour is, there isnt a huge difference.

Any way is there a certain 2 cards which will run best on my Asus Maximus III Formula gaming at 2560 X 1600 ?

[zanzabar]

2x 5870 or 5850 whatever is in your budget

[Wesker]

A single 5870.

[zshadow]

2x5850 or 2x5870. I would go with the former as it's more price/performance friendly.

A single 5870 will get you by in most games, but it isn't going to run Crysis without noticeable FPS drops at native res. Same with STALKER: Clear Sky.

[zalbard]

5850 is cheaper, but it runs hotter and is more noisy. So I'd get 5870.

[Rukian]

I read alot of review about 5850. It's actually run cooler than 5870 and like 10% weaker than 5870 if your budge is limit get one of it first then get another one when you have more money. But I recommend you go with 5870 though :)

[Helloworld_98]

ASUS 5850's, and with the money you save buy a WC kit and try for 1.1GHz :D

[MetalWaterBox]

my vote is for 5870 x2...would be sweet...so jealous of the 30"screens:clap: