I'm thinking of building a 9600GT SLI box, my problem is I don't know which mobo to get, and I'm concerned with future GPU upgrades....so do I need a PCIe2 mobo or will any P35 chipset mobo do the trick?
I don't want or need the most expensive mobo, but I want either an ASUS or Gigabyte with their HQ capacitators
Apoptosis wrote:really any of the NVIDIA chipsets... 650i, 680i, 750i, 780i, 790i... just remember the 6xx series doesn't play nice with new 45nm processors.
really?
the ASUS board i have in my signature supposedly supports the new 45nm processors according to ASUS...
i was/am planning on upgrading to a 45nm quad once they're out but do you have any info on that topic that might make it impossible or more trouble than its worth to consider?
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ibleet wrote:P35 supports 1 16x and 1 4x crossfire, not sli.
How does the 4x PCI-E affect the video cards performance, whether CrossFire or SLI? Is it noticeable difference in performance over 2 16x slots? I am wanting to try and make an upgradeable computer, but I hate to have to spend $250+ on a board with 2 16x slots if a single 16x paired with a 4x will work just as well.
The computer I will build will not be a full top of the line setup, looking at a 6750 processor with 8800GT and DDR2 6400 memory.
Athlon 2900 + 9600PRO + Chaintech MB + 1GB PC3200 = I need a new computer
ibleet wrote:P35 supports 1 16x and 1 4x crossfire, not sli.
How does the 4x PCI-E affect the video cards performance, whether CrossFire or SLI? Is it noticeable difference in performance over 2 16x slots? I am wanting to try and make an upgradeable computer, but I hate to have to spend $250+ on a board with 2 16x slots if a single 16x paired with a 4x will work just as well.
The computer I will build will not be a full top of the line setup, looking at a 6750 processor with 8800GT and DDR2 6400 memory.
4x slot will definatly slow down an 8800GT. If you eventually want to take the SLI route, you'll have to get a board based on a nVidia chipset. Don't forget that often it is a better idea to get a new single better card then SLI older cards!
ibleet wrote:Don't forget that often it is a better idea to get a new single better card then SLI older cards!
I tell people that too, but sometimes it might make sense to just get the second card for ~$150 (price by the time I need to upgrade) than to go and spend $300 on the "next new thing".
Athlon 2900 + 9600PRO + Chaintech MB + 1GB PC3200 = I need a new computer
martini161 wrote:even if you get a mainstream newer card vs. going sli will see improvement unless you game at like 1600x1200
Can you rephrase that? Are you saying that either choice will see improvements? Or that the single main stream will be better than the SLI? I wouldn't do SLI (or CrossFire) right now, I am just thinking down the road it might be cheaper to get a lesser second card than a new mid-high range card.
Athlon 2900 + 9600PRO + Chaintech MB + 1GB PC3200 = I need a new computer
martini161 wrote:even if you get a mainstream newer card vs. going sli will see improvement unless you game at like 1600x1200
Can you rephrase that? Are you saying that either choice will see improvements? Or that the single main stream will be better than the SLI? I wouldn't do SLI (or CrossFire) right now, I am just thinking down the road it might be cheaper to get a lesser second card than a new mid-high range card.
Buying a new mid-high end card is often better than buying a second card. With a single card you get relatively equal performance between every game, SLI... you never know.
what i was saying was unless you have a big monitor, then its better to go single card vs sli even if the single card you upgrade to is a midrange as a new middle ground card will get better performance vs two old high end one unless you need a big frame buffer (aka if you have a big monitor)