4850 Crossfire vs GTX 285. Is it a tie?

[mejniac]

Actually got a reply for my 3rd query from ATi today, w00t!!

Dear Customer,

Your Service Request has been received and will be processed shortly. Depending on the nature of your inquiry, further automated messages with additional instructions might follow.

Service Request:8200214984

We thank you for your patience.

Best regards,

AMD Global Customer Care

 

[MO BEEJ]

so they put u on hold LOL

both setups are great ofcourse having 1 gpu that can match/pass/or fall in a minor limit is always better than 2 gpus but thats just me.

Get the 4850 GS GLH edition (basicly underclocked 4870 which caused the ati company to stop supporting gainward and palit) and u WILL have a winner in terms of FPS BUT all the other problems 99.9% will stay but u might be lucky 😉

 

[jennyh]

Dual setups are going to cause problems regardless, and they aren't for the uninitiated.

I'm pretty smart, I build pc's and make a good living doing it. Even for that, my first foray into Crossfire was one hell of a journey, mostly one of sheer frustration.

In the end, I decided to do it the right way, which was follow ATI's instructions *to the letter*. It worked. On the way I learned that CCC is more than just overdrive.

The way i figure it, graphics cards are inherently volatile things by themselves. Go with two in one system and you can really expect issues, and for that reason i expect Crossfire/Sli to remain firmly in the hands of the 'enthusiasts' for the forseeable future. It's definitely worth a go if you are prepared to make 2 cards work.