AMD Radeon HD 6870 CrossFireX: It's Easier in a Duet

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InsideHW.com has reviewed AMD Radeon HD 6870 CrossFireX graphics cards.

Computers with two or more graphics card are an interesting concept, one that has always intrigued enthusiasts. Ever since Voodoo 2, one of the most popular PCI 3D accelerators of all time, a dual graphics subsystem has been something that everyone is dreaming of. Still, that impulse aside, once you’d sit down and carefully consider all the aspects of buying two graphics cards, you’d probably be put off indefinitely. Why? Because buying two graphics cards definitely isn’t something that could be considered a clever investment. How come? Well, simply put, if you have that kind of money, you’ll simply buy yourself the fastest graphics card in the current generation. If such a card is unfit for the intended purposes for whatever reason, you may add another one. If you have a capable motherboard and a strong enough PSU, that is. For any other card, buying two new ones simultaneously is a very dubious decision...

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