ATI HD4850 CrossFire Question

some1 · 07-11-2008, 03:45 PM

hey hmm... im new as of today.. and i dont know much about computer but i just have question on how Crossfire work cause i have no idea...

Question 1: Does Crossfire need a Power supply that says ATI Crossfire ready...??

Question 2: Does crossfire need special type of memory? Crossfire Ready?

I know crossfire need Two of the same video card and those video card have to support crossfire yess.. i know but not shure how exactly it works... i planning to get two ati visiontek hd4850 series and crossfire it.. but i need my two question here answer frist before i make that choice.. i dont wanna buy and waste my time and money... and the spec of my computer right now is "Am2+ motherboard, with 3600HT, and 2GB memory of 1066 DDR2, my cpu is Amd Quad spider 2.3Ghz hmm.. not shure of the model number i forgot ahah, 700W psu Thermaltake with modeling wire... it says it support Nvidia SLI ONLY and yes it has enough power to support two video card, hmm.. thats about it... i would be thanxful if anyone can help me out with these question thanx u very mouch...

StrangleHold · 07-11-2008, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by some1

it says it support Nvidia SLI ONLY

Dont know what board you have, but that statement seems to sum it all up

[-0MEGA-] · 07-11-2008, 04:06 PM

No to both questions, you don't need a "Crossfire Ready" PSU, you just need to be sure that it is powerful enough to handle the cards you will be using. Usually when a PSU says SLI/CF/Dual-GPU-ready, it's referring to that it has enough PCI-E power cables for dual video cards, not necessarily that it's powerful enough for dual GTX 280's for instance.

@ StrangleHold, "supports nVidia SLI Only" was in reference to the PSU, not the motherboard. I don't see how a PSU can be only for a certain make of video card, it should work, but could you provide a link to that PSU?

Computer_Freak · 07-11-2008, 07:05 PM

The crossfire ready gimmik is a sales pitch.

ATI pays, and they put crossfire ready

You dont need an CF PSU (as long as the PSU has enough power)
You dont need a CF RAM

Your motherboard needs to support crossfire (for best performance, it should be PCI-E 2.0 x 2, but 2x16 is good)

And not only the two cards, you need the crossfire connect bridge to connect the 2 cards.

some1 · 07-11-2008, 08:09 PM

okay the web to my psu is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153039 ... it says SLI ready.. so does that mean i can do crossfire or NO.. or does it ONLY support Nvidia SLI and not ATI crossfire... i dont know im realli confuse... and about the memory i guess it doesnt matter.... well my memory is dual channel and its 2GB so i think its all good..

-- okay about my motherboard its http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131224 ... thats my motherboard... well does it support dual graphic card.. or CROSSfire.. it says it does so yeah i think... not shure.. and is it express 16x 2.0 or just 16x ... well yeah get back at me friend... i need all answer ASAP thanx you very much...

StrangleHold · 07-11-2008, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

@ StrangleHold, "supports nVidia SLI Only" was in reference to the PSU, not the motherboard. I don't see how a PSU can be only for a certain make of video card, it should work, but could you provide a link to that PSU?

Your right, my fault! The SLI/Crossfire is just a sales prop. A long as it has enoughy watts and amps, it will work. Most cards even supply the adaptor incase you dont have the 6/8 pin connector.

Computer_Freak · 07-11-2008, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Computer_Freak

The crossfire ready gimmik is a sales pitch.

The manufacturer pays ATI and NVidia so that ppl see its this certified, lemme get it, but it is just the amount of money they paying NVidia or ATI

You dont need an CF PSU (as long as the PSU has enough power)
You dont need a CF RAM

read what i said

Its a sales gimmik

it does not mean that you can use CF on a SLI PSU

or Vice versa

The only thing of CF and SLI that cannot mix are the cards, and the motherboards

the mobo is good, just get two 4870s or 4850s and you have a gaming machine of note on your hands

some1 · 07-12-2008, 03:59 PM

alright after reading all this i understand and it help me alot.. thanx u... well 4850 here i come... CF time ehhe thanx.. everyone..

Ramomar · 07-12-2008, 08:41 PM

I knew it!

headcrabCAKE · 07-12-2008, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by PC-EYE

A crossfire (also known as "interlocking fire") is a military term for the siting of weapons (often automatic weapons such as machine guns) so that their arcs of fire overlap. This tactic came to prominence in World War I.

that was so interesting i forgot to breath even though i normally don't need to think about breathing so that was odd

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some1 New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3	ATI HD4850 CrossFire Question hey hmm... im new as of today.. and i dont know much about computer but i just have question on how Crossfire work cause i have no idea... Question 1: Does Crossfire need a Power supply that says ATI Crossfire ready...?? Question 2: Does crossfire need special type of memory? Crossfire Ready? I know crossfire need Two of the same video card and those video card have to support crossfire yess.. i know but not shure how exactly it works... i planning to get two ati visiontek hd4850 series and crossfire it.. but i need my two question here answer frist before i make that choice.. i dont wanna buy and waste my time and money... and the spec of my computer right now is "Am2+ motherboard, with 3600HT, and 2GB memory of 1066 DDR2, my cpu is Amd Quad spider 2.3Ghz hmm.. not shure of the model number i forgot ahah, 700W psu Thermaltake with modeling wire... it says it support Nvidia SLI ONLY and yes it has enough power to support two video card, hmm.. thats about it... i would be thanxful if anyone can help me out with these question thanx u very mouch...

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[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Goffstown, NH Age: 21 Posts: 28,962	No to both questions, you don't need a "Crossfire Ready" PSU, you just need to be sure that it is powerful enough to handle the cards you will be using. Usually when a PSU says SLI/CF/Dual-GPU-ready, it's referring to that it has enough PCI-E power cables for dual video cards, not necessarily that it's powerful enough for dual GTX 280's for instance. @ StrangleHold, "supports nVidia SLI Only" was in reference to the PSU, not the motherboard. I don't see how a PSU can be only for a certain make of video card, it should work, but could you provide a link to that PSU? __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 300GB Raptor // 2x 750GB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605 www.photosbygeoff.com Last edited by [-0MEGA-]; 07-12-2008 at 08:24 PM.

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07-11-2008, 08:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
some1 New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3	okay the web to my psu is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153039 ... it says SLI ready.. so does that mean i can do crossfire or NO.. or does it ONLY support Nvidia SLI and not ATI crossfire... i dont know im realli confuse... and about the memory i guess it doesnt matter.... well my memory is dual channel and its 2GB so i think its all good.. -- okay about my motherboard its http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131224 ... thats my motherboard... well does it support dual graphic card.. or CROSSfire.. it says it does so yeah i think... not shure.. and is it express 16x 2.0 or just 16x ... well yeah get back at me friend... i need all answer ASAP thanx you very much...

07-12-2008, 03:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
some1 New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3	alright after reading all this i understand and it help me alot.. thanx u... well 4850 here i come... CF time ehhe thanx.. everyone..

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