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Intel & ATI/nVidia?
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15. January 2008 @ 07:30 |
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hi everyone,
i am looking to buy a new video card with multi-gpu.
I have an Intel P4 3.4Ghz with an Intel based mobo, i was wondering if Intel works any better with nVidia or ATI? or if it doesnt really matter.
thanks, any help would be appreciated.
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AfterDawn Addict
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15. January 2008 @ 07:57 |
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Well, unless you own an SLI or Crossfire board, you'll be using a single graphics card. It doesn't really matter which brand you buy.
What's your budget?
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15. January 2008 @ 09:11 |
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well i have decided to invest in a new mobo as well, i was thinking the Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal (Intel edition). and eventually i will be using SLI on this mobo, but currently i have an ATI X1300 PRO. will this graphics card be ok to use on this board temporarily?
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15. January 2008 @ 09:18 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Well, unless you own an SLI or Crossfire board, you'll be using a single graphics card. It doesn't really matter which brand you buy.
What's your budget?
Funny you say that, you can actually have a dual core GPU setup without needing SLI or CF. I was looking at a card the other day, HD2600HT DUAL which lets you CF the card with itself which is pretty cool.
PC Specs:
E6750 C2D @ 2.66GHZ 1333FSB
1GB Corsair Value Ram 667MHZ/Transcend 2GB 800MHZ
EAH4650 512 Onboard
2x 250G Seagate SATA
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15. January 2008 @ 09:21 |
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Yeah, but 2600s in crossfire? Just buy an HD3850.
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15. January 2008 @ 09:23 |
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Yeah true. I mean, the card looks like it peforms well when tested, but yeah as you said, its probably just easier to buy the HD3850.
PC Specs:
E6750 C2D @ 2.66GHZ 1333FSB
1GB Corsair Value Ram 667MHZ/Transcend 2GB 800MHZ
EAH4650 512 Onboard
2x 250G Seagate SATA
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15. January 2008 @ 23:07 |
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so it will be ok to use a single X1300 on an SLI based chipset?
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16. January 2008 @ 00:28 |
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It should be if the card is PCI-e, if thats what the new board accepts. If you have a SLI board, you dont need to use SLI for it to work, it will accept one graphics card.
PC Specs:
E6750 C2D @ 2.66GHZ 1333FSB
1GB Corsair Value Ram 667MHZ/Transcend 2GB 800MHZ
EAH4650 512 Onboard
2x 250G Seagate SATA
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AfterDawn Addict
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16. January 2008 @ 07:19 |
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That's right. ANY PCI Express 16x Graphics card will work in an SLI board, as long as you only use one of them.
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30. January 2008 @ 21:24 |
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ok thanks for the help guys. I have one more question. Is it possible to run DDR800 @ 800Mz in a mobo that is only compatibale up to DDR667 if i overclocked it to its certified speed?
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31. January 2008 @ 09:15 |
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I'm not sure. Possibly, but if you've bought a board that only supports up to 667 speed then it may not have very good overclocking features anyway.
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31. January 2008 @ 18:30 |
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oh ok. thanks for the help. i will read some more reviews, most of them i have read already say that this board is known for its overclocking capability.
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