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    Default Would this work?

    I already have this card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102883
    Not that I'm gonna do it, just thinking, If I wanted to crossfire it, and since that model is out of stock, would it be compatible with this card?
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102888
    Same type and company, just 2 Gb.

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    Default Re: Would this work?

    Yes, but you won't have the ability to use the 2GB on the Eyefinity edition (would be limited to 1GB).

    As that's the case, you'd be better off buying a cheaper model, like this.


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    Default Re: Would this work?

    I see. What is the reason for that?

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    Default Re: Would this work?

    Multi-GPU configurations forces the cards to share bandwidth.

    So if you have two cards with a different memory size, CrossFire will utilise the highest amount of memory that is available to both cards. In this case, 1GB.


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    Default Re: Would this work?

    You are better with a 5850 in Xfire really.

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