Nice to see you guys finding a solution, and thanks for that picture, kiselk. Personally, I would rather have two 4870 1gb cards vs. a 4870x2, likewise I would prefer two 5870s over a single 5870x2. Yes there will be more noise and space taken up, but you have more user control and headroom. Two sets of vrms on two pcbs with two fans and two large copper HS's. The overclocking potential is greater this way, and scaling is usually the same going either path. Some reviews even showed crossfire 4870 1gbs to be 2-6% faster than a 4870x2. Two 5870's in crossfire does take away the potential for 4-way CFX, unless you have 4 spacious pci-e slots or the accelero s1 trick on the 3rd card, but imo 2-way and 3-way are the sweet spots in crossfire.