Amd 790gx

stovex

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Hi,

In 2 months I will built my first gaming rig, and it will based on the AMD Dragon platform. I want to know, if I can use the onboard video on the 790GX motherboard with a added 4870 GPU in something like crossfire mode if we can said that. Like a exemple that what I asked for <<WITH only a onboard video I get 30FPS and WITH only a added GPU I get 40FPS, but with the onboard video and the added GPU I get 30FPS+40FPS=70fps in the game>> Tell me if that possible or is working like that or am totally worng. If is not possible tell me what is better between the AMD 790FX and the AMD 790GX motherboard. If I took the 790FX did I will broke the "tittle" of the AMD Dragon platform? And by the way I will give the list of the item I will used in my first build. All in canadian price, and I will do all the mail-in rebate!

Raidmax Smilodon http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156078

Motherboard/Processor http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.155232 or this one http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138129 with AMD Phenom II X4 940

Radeon 4870 1GB GDDR5 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102815

Corsair Dominator 2X2GB http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145214

Corsair 650W power supply http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005&Tpk=corsair 650W

500GB hard drive http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148377

CD/DVD burner http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118023 ok I will proove you all that I am noob in PC part, but I want to know if I could read DVD movies and CD game and CD music with this burner or only burn game/movies/music into a CD/DVD

This system will cost me a total of 1068,22$ canadian (taxe and shipping not include.

Sorry if my english is not that nice I am french.
 
i think if you got a 4870 you wouldn't have to worry about hybrid crossfire. but you would need a 3450 to use that feature. get the GX cheaper and when you turn it on it will roar and spit fire like a dragon :D
 
Ok so the onboard video + a added GPU for AMD is called hybrid crossfire? But if I want to use this feature I need a Radeon 3xxx series? The onboard video is a 3300 series so is it possible to do something to make the hybrid crossfire with the 4870 like by modify something?

Thanks
 
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