Hi All.
Well here I am doing my thing (see the name). My old XFX 4890 died so while waiting for all of the parts, I went ahead and got the video card I wanted for my next system. It's a Sapphire Radeon 7870. Works in the old one while waiting for the rest of the parts for the new system.
Low and behold XFX warranties me with a brand new Radeon 5830. I was just going to Ebay it with (or a-la-carte, not sure yet) the rest of my 3 year old (but still viable) components.
Before I do I was wondering if I should consider keeping it for a dual card setup or upgrading an older system in the house (they don't really need it).
I've never done SLI or Crossfire and I'm not even sure if I can with those two different brands and eras. Even if I could I'm not sure how I'd benefit since I'm using a single, 20 inch monitor with no plans on upgrading that anytime soon.
The above is laced with questions but they're long and embedded but I basically have 3 questions: I simply want to know if I should sell it, maybe a clue as to it's value, or if I can make some other, cool use of it.
Thanks.
Well here I am doing my thing (see the name). My old XFX 4890 died so while waiting for all of the parts, I went ahead and got the video card I wanted for my next system. It's a Sapphire Radeon 7870. Works in the old one while waiting for the rest of the parts for the new system.
Low and behold XFX warranties me with a brand new Radeon 5830. I was just going to Ebay it with (or a-la-carte, not sure yet) the rest of my 3 year old (but still viable) components.
Before I do I was wondering if I should consider keeping it for a dual card setup or upgrading an older system in the house (they don't really need it).
I've never done SLI or Crossfire and I'm not even sure if I can with those two different brands and eras. Even if I could I'm not sure how I'd benefit since I'm using a single, 20 inch monitor with no plans on upgrading that anytime soon.
The above is laced with questions but they're long and embedded but I basically have 3 questions: I simply want to know if I should sell it, maybe a clue as to it's value, or if I can make some other, cool use of it.
Thanks.