a good crossfire board for 1800xl???

Dragon_Cooler · Post by **Dragon_Cooler** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:35 am

I need to get rid of my CRAP ECS BOARD. I have been looking at the ASUS MVP board but it is way expensive. I am ok with the DFI boards except the color. If that is my only choice i can live with it. But i need suggestions towards a good board for the x1800xl which does run on the RD520 chipset.

infinitevalence · Post by **infinitevalence** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:56 am

dont waste your money dont bother with SLI or Crossfire, a single card can put out highenough settings in 95% of all games.

Post by **Apoptosis** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:00 am

The ASUS A8R32-MVP is the only ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 motherboard that has been certified by ATI. All of the other brands have not passed.

If pricing is an issue you should go with an ATI CrossFire Xpress 1600 motherboard (aka the Radeon Xpress 200).

I'd check this ATI site out and make sure the board you pick is ATI certified though: http://www.ati.com/technology/crossfire ... sfire.html

Dragon_Cooler · Post by **Dragon_Cooler** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:22 am

infinitevalence wrote:dont waste your money dont bother with SLI or Crossfire, a single card can put out highenough settings in 95% of all games.

I know, the only reasoni want it is so i can have the least expensive future growth. Meaning it will be cheaper to get a single video card rather than an almost whole new computer. I am fine with my current setup(minus the MOBO)

infinitevalence · Post by **infinitevalence** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:13 pm

its never going to be less expencive. If you buy a Xfire board now for $180 and use your one card even in two years if you want to upgrade your going to be spending another $200 to get another X1800. So your at a grand total of $300 for a second card + what you paid for your existing card. OR you could buy a good non SLI/Xfire for $100 and use your existing card you can then upgrade just your card in 2 years for the SAME $300 but you get new features such as DX10 and you will likly double your performance.

Dragon_Cooler · Post by **Dragon_Cooler** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:03 pm

ok, well then what board do yall suggest for a single pci-x?

infinitevalence · Post by **infinitevalence** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:10 pm

Asus NF4 board but not the SLI or DFI Ultra-D. I like the Ultra-D for me but the Asus is no slouch it just has fewer tweeks and options but give around the same performance, and according to some people is higher quality than the DFI. So for you i would lean twords the ASUS board.

Post by **Apoptosis** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:26 pm

2 GPU's and Quad GPU's are the new thing to have in the PC industry. They do scale and they do improve gaming performance. When building a system for the future it is highly likely that it will include dual video cards at one point.