Crossfire 7870 or 7950

[Bingbing10]

so thinking with the new amd cards coming out and hopefully pushing the prices down abit more for the older cards , what would performance be on crossfire 7870 or 7950 , because i was going to get a 7970 but you can get two 7870 for just abit more than one 7970. But also hopefully with the 9000 series pushing the prices down even more i may be able to get two 7950s for around 300 pounds or so ? but what do yo guys think plus sorry for the really badly worded question

[Ghost Taco]

I'm pretty sure the 7870s are better than one 7950s. Anandtech shows just one 7870 being close to the performance of the 7950

[Kayn]

two 7870s for crossfire. But with the price of the 7950s I would go with two 7950s.

[Frix]

oc the 7950 to 7970 performance then crossfire, = 7990 

[nsyedhasan]

Wait for the 9XXX® @CoolBeans series because one card would have less power consumption and heat output

[Bingbing10]

Wait for the 9XXX® @CoolBeans series because one card would have less power consumption and heat output

i am going to wait anyway as hopefully that will push prices down even more , but i kinda like the thought of having two cards as it looks cool , but also im not paying for the electricity as i am on 15 

[WoodenMarker]

i am going to wait anyway as hopefully that will push prices down even more , but i kinda like the thought of having two cards as it looks cool , but also im not paying for the electricity as i am on 15 

Crossfire 7870's don't take that much power.

[Bingbing10]

Crossfire 7870's don't take that much power.

so do you think that getting two 7950 after the release of the 9000 series it may be a good idea ?

[BYOGamingPC]

If you're wanting to play next-gen games then you'd be better off getting the HD 7970 http://amzn.to/17UzA5h or waiting for the 9xxx series.

[WoodenMarker]

so do you think that getting two 7950 after the release of the 9000 series it may be a good idea ?

If they get any cheaper and the drivers improve as much as I think they will, yes.  Their value will be awesome.

[nsyedhasan]

i am going to wait anyway as hopefully that will push prices down even more , but i kinda like the thought of having two cards as it looks cool , but also im not paying for the electricity as i am on 15 

It won't really do that too much unless you buy used. But more expansion will be capable afterwards because more way crossfire. If that made sense....