Crossfire x1800

JSquier · 07-29-2006, 04:55 PM

How do I run two x1800xt cards on a Crossfire m/b?

Does it have to be a Crossfire vid card in order to run two?

How would you go about hooking them up if all I have to do is buy another card?

This is the card I have:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814102007
And the m/b I have:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131584

thealmightyone · 07-29-2006, 05:36 PM

You need a Master Card version of an ATI graphics card. It can be any make, any model, as long as its a mastercard; so, you could have your x1800xt coupled with a x1900xt master card.

Master cards, instead of 2 DVI outputs, have 1 DVI output and a Crossfire connection, such as on this pic.

So, if the card looks like that from the back, that's what you want.

JSquier · 07-29-2006, 05:52 PM

I figured that's how it would work, I just hadn't found something like that so that's why I am questioning it.
Is it possible for someone to find something that would work?
I've tried with no luck at finding the master card.

diduknowthat · 07-29-2006, 06:36 PM

here's x1800 crossfire edition card..

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...lance&n=172282

here's a x1900 crossfire edition card..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102676

JSquier · 07-29-2006, 06:38 PM

Damn, that's expensive. If that's what I have to do, I'll stick with one

bebopin64 · 07-29-2006, 07:19 PM

so the master and slave card dont have to be the same series? both x1800's?

mrjack · 07-29-2006, 09:48 PM

Doesn't the 2 X1800GT's work in Crossfire mode without having a Crossfire edition of the card? So not all cards require a Crossfire card.

thealmightyone · 07-29-2006, 11:35 PM

I do faintly remember reading an article, where older cards can work together via the chipset, but not sure which cards. You will probly need to go to the ATI website, go to the driver page, and read the driver descriptions. They shoudl have the information in there.

07-29-2006, 04:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
JSquier Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 209	Crossfire x1800 How do I run two x1800xt cards on a Crossfire m/b? Does it have to be a Crossfire vid card in order to run two? How would you go about hooking them up if all I have to do is buy another card? This is the card I have: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814102007 And the m/b I have: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131584 __________________ LIAN LI PC-60BPLUSII Black Case ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe CrossFire Radeon XPRESS 3200 Athlon 64 4200x2 Manchester 2.2ghz-stock w/Zalman cooler CORSAIR 2 gig (4x512M) DDR400 PC3200 Sapphire x1800XT 256mb MAXTOR 320 gig 3.0gb and 300 gig ATA150 2 NEC DVD±RW drives 500-Watt Antec p/s 22" Acer Monitor

07-29-2006, 05:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
thealmightyone Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: York, UK Age: 22 Posts: 1,000	You need a Master Card version of an ATI graphics card. It can be any make, any model, as long as its a mastercard; so, you could have your x1800xt coupled with a x1900xt master card. Master cards, instead of 2 DVI outputs, have 1 DVI output and a Crossfire connection, such as on this pic. So, if the card looks like that from the back, that's what you want. __________________ E8200 @ 3.576GHz with GA-P35-DS3L 2900 Pro, flashed to XT, oc-ed to 850/1860. Crucial Ballistix Tracers PC2-8500 2GB Enermax Modular 620W Creative Audigy 4 2x Seagate Barracuda 250GB Jeantech Nitro case, XP Pro and 19" LCD

07-29-2006, 05:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
JSquier Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 209	I figured that's how it would work, I just hadn't found something like that so that's why I am questioning it. Is it possible for someone to find something that would work? I've tried with no luck at finding the master card. __________________ LIAN LI PC-60BPLUSII Black Case ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe CrossFire Radeon XPRESS 3200 Athlon 64 4200x2 Manchester 2.2ghz-stock w/Zalman cooler CORSAIR 2 gig (4x512M) DDR400 PC3200 Sapphire x1800XT 256mb MAXTOR 320 gig 3.0gb and 300 gig ATA150 2 NEC DVD±RW drives 500-Watt Antec p/s 22" Acer Monitor

07-29-2006, 06:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 19 Posts: 7,496	here's x1800 crossfire edition card.. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...lance&n=172282 here's a x1900 crossfire edition card.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102676 __________________ Media - Gaming Hybrid PC Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 4GB G.Skill DDR2 800 Memory \| 400GB WD SATA HD eVGA 8800GT 512mb Graphics Card X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Hauppauge HVR 1800 MCE TV Tuner Scythe Ninja \| AC Accelero S1 Passive heatsink CM Elite 340 mATX Case \| Noctua NF-S12 Fans liusland - myminicity

07-29-2006, 06:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
JSquier Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 209	Damn, that's expensive. If that's what I have to do, I'll stick with one __________________ LIAN LI PC-60BPLUSII Black Case ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe CrossFire Radeon XPRESS 3200 Athlon 64 4200x2 Manchester 2.2ghz-stock w/Zalman cooler CORSAIR 2 gig (4x512M) DDR400 PC3200 Sapphire x1800XT 256mb MAXTOR 320 gig 3.0gb and 300 gig ATA150 2 NEC DVD±RW drives 500-Watt Antec p/s 22" Acer Monitor

07-29-2006, 07:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
bebopin64 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 20 Posts: 1,173	so the master and slave card dont have to be the same series? both x1800's? __________________ CPU: i7 920 @ 3.8 MoBo: Asus P6T Deluxe HSF: Xigmatek Thor's Hammer RAM: 6GB DDR3-1600 GPUs: 2x GTX285 SLI HDD: 500GB Seagate Disk Drive: Lite-On DVD Burner Case: CM Stacker 830 nVidia Edition

07-29-2006, 09:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
mrjack VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Age: 18 Posts: 2,595	Doesn't the 2 X1800GT's work in Crossfire mode without having a Crossfire edition of the card? So not all cards require a Crossfire card. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3.45GHz \| MSI P7N Zilent 2x2048Mb OCZ Titanium 800MHz DDR2 Western Digital Caviar 160Gb SATAII Samsung Spinpoint F1 320Gb SATAII Western Digital Caviar 500Gb SATAII Samsung Spinpoint F1 750Gb SATAII MSI NX8800GT OC 512Mb Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Antec Truepower Trio 550W Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit

07-29-2006, 11:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
thealmightyone Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: York, UK Age: 22 Posts: 1,000	I do faintly remember reading an article, where older cards can work together via the chipset, but not sure which cards. You will probly need to go to the ATI website, go to the driver page, and read the driver descriptions. They shoudl have the information in there. __________________ E8200 @ 3.576GHz with GA-P35-DS3L 2900 Pro, flashed to XT, oc-ed to 850/1860. Crucial Ballistix Tracers PC2-8500 2GB Enermax Modular 620W Creative Audigy 4 2x Seagate Barracuda 250GB Jeantech Nitro case, XP Pro and 19" LCD

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