nvidia card with a ati northbridge?

[yourrealdad]

I am a n00b and am looking to make my first build and the motherboard I am looking at has a radeon crossfire 3200 northbridge chipset. Can I still use nvidia cards or do I have to use ATI? If I can use either I noticed alot of people saying the ATI x1600pro is decent, as is the nvidia 7600gt which is better? worth the price difference?
Thanks,
Sorry about the question overload

 

[mrjack]

You can use nVidia cards. I'd say the 7600GT is better than the X1600Pro.

 

[maroon1]

7600GS is also better than X1600pro.

7600GT is better than X1600XT.

 

[Geoff]

7600GS is also better than X1600pro.

7600GT is better than X1600XT.

Correct, the 7600GS/GT is far superior then the x1600PRO.

 

[yourrealdad]

Thanks for the help, it looks like the 7600gt is going to be the card. Since the MB is crossfire supported can I use nvidia sli or is it different?

 

[Geoff]

Thanks for the help, it looks like the 7600gt is going to be the card. Since the MB is crossfire supported can I use nvidia sli or is it different?

No you can't, you can only use ATI cards in crossfire mode, and only nVidia cards in SLI mode.