Which is better?

Im building a new system. Which would be better a single 5850 or 2 5770 in CF?

Ill also be running an i5 760, 4 GB Gskill Trident DDR3 2000 ram, and a Cosair 650W PSU

 

swings and roundabouts tbh , the 5850 will proberly have a higher min fps but the crossfired 5770's will proberly beat it in some games . tbh i wish i had gone for a single 5850 or 5870 , to many problems with drivers etc

 

HD5770 crossfirex can beat even the hd5870 but that depends on the game if support the multi-gpu properly

 

hi,i`d go for 5870,add a second one later and it beats a 5970

 

Close call. Lots of variying factors. The games, the drivers. In the end you might be talking 10-15 fps difference between the two gfx set ups.

I would go for the 5850. You could get another one down the line.

 

[OFF TOPIC]
Thats fascinating, how does your little 5770 perform with all your other top range hardware?

Im thicking of upgrading soon and looking at a top line CPU, but not sure because it might be slightly overkill.
(my res 1680 x 1050)

 

I second that.

 

+1 for 5770 in CfX

 

5850 will be a the better choice. A single card has less issues then crossfire does.

 

5850 or 5870 single card ftw

 

Two GTX 460's beat all of the above.

 

I'd always take a single card over a multi-gpu configuration.

 

GTX460 is 240 euros each and 5870 is 330 euros so yeah beat but they are more expensive.

 

5850/5870 your more assured of your performance, then if you want like it was mentioned you can add another card.