ATI Radeon 4850/4870 and 3850/3870 mix and match

[PV5150]

Don’t get rid of your old card just yet.

Details in the news article

 

[Rastalovich]

It`s a great tech if it`s proven to work 100% with no effing about.

 

[JN]

*Wonders if 2x 4870's + 1x 3870x2 would work* :yumyum:

 

[Rastalovich]

According to the thing, ur main worry is memory, in the fact that it`d obviously default to the lowest amount. But even so.. slap em in

 

[Hatman]

Cant imagine what performance wld come out as.. wld these setups still have AA/AF issues tho :S

 

[Jaster]

Its brilliance if it works, however working in tech support, sales and sourcing I've got a feeling I've got a 12 month headache coming on

 

[FarFarAway]

Cant imagine what performance wld come out as.. wld these setups still have AA/AF issues tho :S

dunno, but the new cards don't have em so hopefully not

 

[Jaster]

mmmm....you'd hope not...I'd hope the new card takes over the AA/AF completely....I presume it would be a driver issue...but it will be interesting to see what results come out...its kind of like alot of the newer graphics systems...hybrid graphics etc...the idea is sound...but the practicality is yet to be seen...time will tell...lets hope its successful as the two major hardware manufacturers are jumping ahead in leaps and bounds whilst the others are scraping the bottom of the barrel...we need that competitive edge back to keep pricing/performance competitive...