[Blog] Asus 5870 + XFX 5850 CrossFireX Mismatch2 Comments By wezcloseAuthor: wezName: Robin Lindqvist Email: coccis_wez@hotmail.com Site:http://www.techreaction.net About:See Authors Posts (4) on June 30, 2010
ATI 5870+5850 CrossFireX
I’ve been playing around with two mismatched GPU’s in CrossFireX. Namely a reference model HD5870 from Asus and a custom PCB HD5850 from XFX. Perhaps not the most common setup, as most would much rather go for two identical cards. But if you happen to stumble upon the odd card, then why not give it a try, right?
Hardware & Software
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
AMD Phenom II x6 1090T BE
Kingston HyperX LoVo 1866 MHz 2×2Gb
Asus ATI Radeon HD5870 1G...