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Ok, So I see the benchmarks for two 4870's in crossfire. My main issue is that to get the performance level the 4870x2 hits, it uses 2 procs compared to the GTX 280's single processor. The crossfire support in Linux only covers 3 games (opengl/3d) right now, or did I read that wrong ?
It seems that the extra cost of the 4870x2 doesn't (yet) justify it's purchase over a single proc 4870. I'd rather spend less money on a roughly equivalent card that plays all opengl games faster, not just 3 games. Is there any indication that they can provide a switch in the next drivers that would allow crossfire for any/all opengl games ? I'll wait for the 4870x2 benchmarks, hopefully a few extras (not just the 3 supported opengl games) will be tested to see if there are any benefits at all over the single 4870.
It seems that the extra cost of the 4870x2 doesn't (yet) justify it's purchase over a single proc 4870. I'd rather spend less money on a roughly equivalent card that plays all opengl games faster, not just 3 games. Is there any indication that they can provide a switch in the next drivers that would allow crossfire for any/all opengl games ? I'll wait for the 4870x2 benchmarks, hopefully a few extras (not just the 3 supported opengl games) will be tested to see if there are any benefits at all over the single 4870.
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