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PCI 16x and 8x wtf?
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30. July 2008 @ 06:13 |
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i have a GA-M559SLI-S5 it has two pci express 16x and one 8x now im goin 2 sli my g card
- do i use the 2 16x speed slots
- wot can i do with the 8x speed slot can i ad a physics card?
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30. July 2008 @ 09:47 |
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What is that, a mb? I googled it and nothing came up. I'd use the 16x slots. Why use the the 8x slots which would give you a slower speed?
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30. July 2008 @ 13:59 |
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30. July 2008 @ 17:02 |
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No, it's two 16x slots, but they're only 16x when you use one. If you use both, they both run at 8x, limitation of the chipset.
Also, don't add a physics card, they're completely useless.
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30. July 2008 @ 17:27 |
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sam,
2 PCI Express x 16 slots
1 PCI Express x 8 slot
2 PCI Express x 1 slots
2 PCI slots
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30. July 2008 @ 17:28 |
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Ah, my mistake, forgot about that motherboard.
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2. August 2008 @ 02:49 |
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sry about the typeo
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No, it's two 16x slots, but they're only 16x when you use one. If you use both, they both run at 8x, limitation of the chipset.
Should i SLI my Galaxy GeForce 9600GT? because if it slows it down 2 8x i dont like the soud of that?
Wot can i do with the other 8x slot?
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2. August 2008 @ 02:52 |
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2. August 2008 @ 08:06 |
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No, I was thinking of a different board. In all honesty though, if you want more graphics power, you would be better off selling the 9600GT and buying something faster like an HD4850, it alone would be faster than the pair of 9600s.
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2. August 2008 @ 09:56 |
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would that b better value?
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2. August 2008 @ 10:05 |
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Yes, the HD4850 is an incredibly fast card.
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2. August 2008 @ 21:40 |
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my card and the hd4850 are both 512mb
GPU
- Galaxy GeForce 9600GT 650/1800MHz AU $125
- Hightech ATI HD4850 1986/625Mz AU $200
it does no look like its worth it?
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3. August 2008 @ 12:58 |
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There's more to graphics cards than memory. Since the 9600GT costs $125, you can probably sell your existing one for around $100 I'd say. That puts you only $100 down to upgrade from a 9600GT to an HD4850, the latter is actually as fast as two 8800GTs, let alone lowly 9600s.
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4. August 2008 @ 07:45 |
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wot about a Leadtek Winfast PX8800GT ZL its $200
- than i can sli it later
is there a web site that tests Gcards
wots PCI Express 2.0? does my MoBo have this? GA-M59SLI-S5
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4. August 2008 @ 07:47 |
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The HD4850 is not far off twice as fast as the 8800GT, and is equal in performance to TWO 8800GTs in SLI.
Here's a chart I posted:
Originally posted by me:
9600GSO: 366 (est)
HD2900XT: 416
9600GT: 449 (est)
HD3870: 452
8800GT: 525
8800GTS G92: 598
8800GT OC: 594
8800GTS G92 OC: 644
9800GTX: 644
8800GTX: 647
8800 Ultra: 710
9800GTX OC: 758
HD4850: 787
HD4850 OC: 839
On this list the 8800GT combination scores 878 in SLI titles, and the 9600GT combination scores 774 in SLI titles. You might think the HD4850 is therefore hardly worth bothering with, but bear in mind SLI only gives you performance benefits in the games that support it, and that isn't every title out there, far from it.
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5. August 2008 @ 02:11 |
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wots PCI Express 2.0?
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5. August 2008 @ 07:03 |
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PCI express 2.0 is a new version of PCI express that offers even higher bandwidth than the previous 16x slot. It can only be made use of by brand new graphics cards like the HD4000 series and GTX200 series, but doesn't yet offer very significant gains. As long as you have a 16x slot that runs at that speed (not 8x or 4x) you will be fine, even if it isn't PCI express 2.0 compatible.
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6. August 2008 @ 05:46 |
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ok dude u have convinced me 2 buy a HD4850
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