Buy another 5850 to do CrossFire? With another refurbished 5850?

[Sylver]

That's what I was wondering, whether the equipment falls short or if I'm hallucinating :ugly: but no way. With that micro and that RAM you can go miles.
I like the plan, in fact it's what I'm planning to do when I get the chance and renew the first PC (soon) I intend to get another 5850 and set up a curious cross, but I'm only worried about the power supply, a Corsair TX650 that I already own…
Regards!

[Obione]

The vRAM is not added, although if I remember correctly I have seen that the monitoring* of vRAM in some game sometimes adds RAM with the latest GTX but who knows, it is just a number that the game gives you.

*I do not refer to the monitoring of use in programs other than the game, I would trust this data more.

[rul3s]

@Obione:

The vRAM does not add up, although if I remember correctly I have seen that the monitoring* of vRAM in some game sometimes adds RAM with the latest GTX but who knows, it is just a number that the game gives you.

*I am not referring to the monitoring of usage in programs other than the game, I would trust this data more.

Wow, and how can that be??? Does 1GB of a graphics card really get wasted when doing crossfire?

What a crappy optimization then when doing crossfire :wall:

EDIT: Well, it turns out that both graphics cards have the same amount of vRAM and while one processes one frame the other processes the other frame…:ugly:

So, in that case, I will not need to do any overclocking at all, since the only thing that will limit me will be the vRAM, since it will have more than enough raw power.

[Nemo]

A man who 2x 5850 do not add up to 2Gb, does not mean that their performance is not increased a lot (which is not double either). They give a lot of joy ;D, especially when you see in the rankings how your crossfire melts to other cards that cost more than what you have paid for the two. :fuckyea:

Best regards

[Sylver]

Exactly what Nemo says… that's the main motivation to build two 5850s with a good proce and give them hell :ugly:
It's raw power at a reduced price, it's worth it

[rul3s]

@Nemo:

A guy who says that 2x 5850s don't add up to 2Gb, doesn't mean that their performance doesn't increase a lot (which isn't even double). They give a lot of joy ;D, especially when you see in the rankings how your crossfire melts other cards that cost more than what you paid for both of yours. :fuckyea:

Best regards

You see, if I'm not mistaken they will perform together approximately like a 580, although what scares me more is the microshuttering (or whatever it's spelled)!!!

[Sylver]

Micro-Stuttering :ugly:
Anyway, it's something that happens mainly in cross and SLI's of more powerful graphics cards, especially in multi-gpu graphics according to results I've seen. I think it's not something especially worrying in a cross of 5850, I haven't read that it happens in those cases.

Regards

[Franziskaner]

don't look at this
Micro stuttering does not exist
regards

[rul3s]

Well, here it is, now it's time to assemble it and everything else:

I'll post the results soon!!

[Sylver]

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Bien, bien, que bonita es jejeje
Vas a ser mi referencia para cuando me monte el nuevo equipo y le ponga las dos 5850, aver que tal te sale a ti el experimento
Ya nos irás contando que tal te sale, suerte con ello!

[Fassou]

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La versión con el Bat-disipador

Salu2!

[rul3s]

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Ya esta esto montado chicos!!

Una fotillo:

Lo que mas mal me sabe es que para que pudieran refrigerar bien he tenido que quitar mi Creative X-Fi que iba por PCI (la tengo de hace ya unos 4-5 años y sigue funcionando de maravilla, tendre que buscarme una ahora de las que van por pci-e 1x.

Bueno, no he podido probar mucho, pero me conformo que en el battlefield en calidad alta minimos 80 fps, aunque la media es de unos 110 aproximadamente, si lo pongo a ultra depende de como baja en picado a 50fps, sera por falta de vRAM como comentamos.

Aqui unos benchs que le he pasado:

5850 reference oc (@775/1100):

5850 Crossfire default (725/1000):

5850 Crossfire oc(775/1100):

Ya os colgare mas resultados!!

Un saludo!

[Obione]

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Móntalas al revés.

[rul3s]

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@Obione:

Móntalas al revés.

Por que motivo Obione? ;D

[Sylver]

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Que sexy ha quedado el conjunto… ahora me pones los dientes largos xD

[Nemo]

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Jajaja ¿sexy? A ver si te vas a poner palote Sylver .:troll::troll:

[rul3s]

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Veis correctas las puntuaciones del 3dmark?

[Obione]

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@Rules:

Por que motivo Obione? ;D

Porque la de arriba se calienta más y esto se compensa al poner bajo la que expulsa el calor fuera y la de arriba con mejor refrigeración.

[Sylver]

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@Nemo:

Jajaja ¿sexy? A ver si te vas a poner palote Sylver .:troll::troll:

No trollees cumpleañero, ahora ve y dime que ese conjunto no te parece más atractivo como regalo que un juego de corbatas :ugly:

[rul3s]

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Bueno, yo creo que con este invento tienen para pasar bien el verano :troll: