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Mixing Manufacturers

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:24 am
by DL126
I'm ready to order my 2nd 3870 for CrossFire.
Does it matter whether or not the card comes from the same manufacturer as the first one?

The one I already have is a Diamond card.
Looks like Visiontek is all that's in stock with my vendor for the moment.

TIA!

Re: Mixing Manufacturers

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:40 am
by bubba
I have never done it, but from what I gather when you do SLI or Crossfire you want to have identical cards.

Re: Mixing Manufacturers

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:40 am
by Bwall
No problem mixing manufacturers, any 3870 will do.

Re: Mixing Manufacturers

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:04 pm
by DMB2000uk
If they are clocked at different speeds, they generally (at least used to) default to the lowest cards speed.

Dan

Re: Mixing Manufacturers

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:43 pm
by martini161
as long as all the specs are the same, then yes you should be fine

Re: Mixing Manufacturers

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:02 pm
by DL126
My Tiger rep came thru for me again and pulled one from somewhere.
They weren't on the website but she sent me a 2nd one same as the first.

Thanks guys!