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    crossfire or sli... will that out perform Ivy w/ single gpu

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by raymondjchin, Feb 26, 2012.

  1. raymondjchin

    raymondjchin Notebook Consultant

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    For gaming purposes of SC2/BF3/Crysis 2. does anyone know by chance what would hypothetically be better.

    SB i7 2670QM
    AMD 6970m Crossfire

    or

    IB i7 uh 3700kQM?
    single Nvidia 670m (or whatever new amd chip is coming out).

    just curious
     
    raymondjchin, Feb 26, 2012
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  2. rschauby

    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    Ivy Bridge won't be that big of a step forward in speed, and especially not something we'll be able to notice in games.
     
    rschauby, Feb 26, 2012
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  3. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Im guessing Intel will keep its naming scheme so a i7 3720QM wont be all that great compared to the i7 2670QM.
    But it might end up more power efficient but as gamers we dont really play on the go.
     
    DEagleson, Feb 26, 2012
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  4. R3d

    R3d Notebook Virtuoso

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    Probably not. But the first setup will be a lot less efficient than the second.
     
    R3d, Feb 26, 2012
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  5. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    xfx 6970m will beat the crap out of 670m...
     
    maxheap, Feb 26, 2012
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    HTWingNut Potato

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    We don't? ;)
     
    HTWingNut, Feb 27, 2012
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  7. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    The 670M is just a 570M, so 2x 6970M will do all kinds of bad things to that card in a race.
     
    Kevin, Feb 27, 2012
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  8. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Haha, i do play while travelling but it aint with my PC.
    3DS and PS Vita to the rescue.
     
    DEagleson, Feb 27, 2012
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    Well, not something like BF3/SC2/Crysis without being plugged in. Unless your travelling is extremely short.
     
    masterchef341, Feb 27, 2012
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  10. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    he is a desktop replacement guy, definitely he won't play on the go without AC :) (me too :))
     
    maxheap, Feb 27, 2012
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    HTWingNut, Feb 27, 2012
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