Anybody know of an amd MoBo that has 2 pci x 16 slots and supports ddr 800 ram?

armysgt1

armysgt1

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Iv'e checked compusa and there isn't a single motherboard on there. My dilemma is that I need a mobo that will support 2 ati cards but i dont want my 6 gigs of ram to go to waste and i really dont have the cash to fork out for 6 gigs of ddr3 right now.

Update: Found some on newegg, but some of them look like garbage. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Im not sure if I should just wait until I can afford some ddr3.
 
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Looks like you will need a new motherboard and ddr3 memory. The only board I saw was an asrock board and your better off upgrading to more future proof memory and board anyway.
 
the thing is that he probably want's those boards to run at dual x16 on the 2 pciex16 slots which they don't.
 
I'm just curious as to why one slot running at 8x and one at 16x wouldn't make a difference. I'm looking at getting a new motherboard and I have seen this. Doesn't that mean one runs slower than the other? And shouldnt I get a board that runs both at 16x?
 
armysgt1 said:
I'm just curious as to why one slot running at 8x and one at 16x wouldn't make a difference. I'm looking at getting a new motherboard and I have seen this. Doesn't that mean one runs slower than the other? And shouldnt I get a board that runs both at 16x?
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With AMD there is no boards that runs 16X/8X in crossfire. Either 16X/16X or 8X/8X. The X and GX models run 8X/8X and the FX runs in 16X/16X. Asrock has a odd ball 870 that runs in 8X/8X. But most 770/870 that do C/F run in 16X/4X, which 4X kinda sucks.
 
Ok thanks a lot guys. Would you recommend me a motherboard then? My necessities are:
-2 pci-e slots running at 16x each
-usb 3.0
-will unlock my phenom II 550 black edition 3.1
-doesn't need to but would like to have it support my ddr2 800 ram, if not it's not a big deal, i'll buy some ram that it does support

I just recently got into pc gaming about 8 months ago when I realized what a pc can really do compared to consoles, so if there are suggestions keep that in mind. I have one vapor-x 5770, but shortly after purchasing a new motherboard I will be buying another of the same card. Thanks a lot for all your help.
 
Just found a possible board I might like
MSI 870A-G54 AM3 AMD 870 It's on newegg but it shows that one slot runs at x16 and the other at 4x?
 
Thanks a lot stranglehold, that looks good. I'm just wondering if i would see a difference with my hard drive between 3gb/s and 6gb/s?
 
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