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Originally Posted by Heliocon
No they dont - how many of these ATI cards can you link up? How much will it cost to cool them? Can I buy three or even four of these and have them in crossfire?
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Errrr ???? yeah you can. I've only ever had 2 way crossfire / 2 way SLI systems.
4 x 5870 crossfire on stock cooling.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/....php?p=4043081
You can even now crossfire your stand alone cards with your on-board graphics chip (Hybrid CrossFire) if you've got one.
Cooling ... it depends what your doing. The stock coolers are fine even under load, just make sure your case is well ventilated. But you'd be crazy not to get a well ventilated case if your using multi GPU's, doesn't matter if your using SLI or Crossfire, goes without saying.
If you decide to overclock then that's another story. Spending $$$ on cooling depends on how much you can afford and how far you want to push the hardware.
I'm probably coming across as a AMD fan boy but I can assure you I'm not. I only go for what will gives me the best bang for my dollar.