Is it time to go Crossfire with my HD 7850?

[nebulasurfer]

My computer runs basically every program and game that I own on maximum settings bar a few and I'm comfortable with how it's running, but I'm wondering whether or not it's time to invest some more money into the future of my machine. I'm running a Gigabyte Radeon HD7850 1GB OC GPU and an AMD FX-6300 6 Core Black Edition CPU on a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Mobo. Most importantly, I'm powered by a Corsair 600 GS, the one aspect of my system that will be the most likely prevent me going Crossfire.

The two games that I've been waiting for are coming out soon, being 'The Witcher III' and 'Dragon Age - Inquisition', and I'd love to be able to run them at the highest settings I can manage. I definitely don't want to buy a new machine in the next few years, but with the 7000 generation of Radeon GPUs now reaching what can only be described as bargain bin prices, now seems as good a time as any to upgrade if I can find the same card for sale somewhere.

The other option of course is to simply purchase a new GPU altogether, but when it comes down to value buying another 7850 and combining them into Crossfire would offer far better bang for my buck. Especially considering how much I'd have to pay for a card that would only be marginally better than what I have at the moment.

Better yet - I can simply leave it how it is at the moment and not spend any money at all if I really don't want to.

What do you guys think?

 

[byza]

I would wait till the games are released and see how you feel about the settings you get. If you do want another card, it's not going to take long to order.