ATI 5770 crossfire or 5850

[jimblob]

which one should i get, they both coast around the same but which is better performance???

 

[paperfox]

5770 crossfire has better performance however you will not have an upgrade path as you allready have two cards, unlike a single 5850.

 

[vvhocare5]

...and you can overclock a 5850 to almost 5870 performance with very little effort. And that single card will do better in non-CF friendly games...

...and you can expand in the future...

 

[nrnx]

5850 in US: 299-370. 5870 in US: 420+, 5770 - $150-160. I personally went with 2x 5770 and am now running clocked over a single 5870. That being said if you are not the type to constantly upgrade, 2x 5770 should do you fine till the 6000 series.

 

[jimblob]

im gonna go with the 5850, so i can upgrade, and i have found an xfx xxx edition 5850 for a good price.
Thanks for advice

 

[seerwan]

good decision.
purely on performance, 5770's CF would perform slightly better, but no upgrade path.

Have fun.