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Old 02-21-2007, 08:36 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default ati pci-e in sli motherboard

can you put an ati pci-e graphics card in an sli motherboard? Thanks
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You can't run crossfire, but yes, you can use a single card in an Nvidia chipset.
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As TOO said, you can use an ATI video card in an SLI motherboard, but you cant use ATI's multi-gpu technology.
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