cpt.obvious
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Ok, I thought Asus was for crossfire? I saw a guy with Asus Striker II Extreme, E8400 (4ghz), 8800 GTX SLI(2). Is that possible? If so, than can I run dualie 280s on my Asus?
What? I'm confused..
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The specs seen for the model board in your sig show an Intel not ATI/AMD chipset. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131284
SLI is readily supported on the Striker II since that sees an nForce chipset with that other persong running two NVidia cards. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131274
It's not the make of board that makes the difference for SLI or Crossfire setups but the chipset. Unfortunately there are no Intel boards seeing ATI/AMD chipsets at newegg presently. The three AMD boards seeing that chipset presently in stock are micro atx models there.
One Crossfire ready board by Asus is the P5E3 Premium model seen elsewhere however at http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3871479&CatId=2547
SLI is readily supported on the Striker II since that sees an nForce chipset with that other persong running two NVidia cards. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131274
It's not the make of board that makes the difference for SLI or Crossfire setups but the chipset. Unfortunately there are no Intel boards seeing ATI/AMD chipsets at newegg presently. The three AMD boards seeing that chipset presently in stock are micro atx models there.
One Crossfire ready board by Asus is the P5E3 Premium model seen elsewhere however at http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3871479&CatId=2547
Intel_man
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Asus makes motherboards that support either SLi or Xfire depending on the northbridge.
If it's an chipset such as the X48, it uses CF technology.
If it's 680i, 750i, 780i, etc. it's a SLi board.
The one you listed, the Striker II Extreme is a nForce 790i Ultra. It's a Nvidia chipset so it will support SLi, not CF.
If it's an chipset such as the X48, it uses CF technology.
If it's 680i, 750i, 780i, etc. it's a SLi board.
The one you listed, the Striker II Extreme is a nForce 790i Ultra. It's a Nvidia chipset so it will support SLi, not CF.
cpt.obvious
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Ok, so, Rampage can run the GTX 280? But I can't run two?
When planning to run two cards you first have to look at what the board supports. Crossfire setups are limited unfortunately to boards seeing an ATI now AMD chipset while most SLI is seen with nForce.
The problem is once a new line of cards comes out people rush into them without looking at what they have already. Now you will know enough for the next build where you can decide which you will go with.
For the present however you would need two NVidia cards for seeing SLI. Most will tell you right off however that you shouldn't expect to see any real performance gain with either however.
The problem is once a new line of cards comes out people rush into them without looking at what they have already. Now you will know enough for the next build where you can decide which you will go with.
For the present however you would need two NVidia cards for seeing SLI. Most will tell you right off however that you shouldn't expect to see any real performance gain with either however.
cpt.obvious
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I'm thinking on getting the EVGA 790 FTW one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188028
With Patriot 4 gig DDR3 timeing 7-7-7-20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220331
A little more spendy but is it worth it?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188028
With Patriot 4 gig DDR3 timeing 7-7-7-20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220331
A little more spendy but is it worth it?
On just memory alone if you wait awhile for the price to drop you can go with 4gb of OCZ 1600 DDR3 memory seeing faster timings. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227285
The price on the board will also fall as well. I have to agree with Intel man for different reasons however on waiting. The old expression of "looking before leaping" comes to mind on that.
The price on the board will also fall as well. I have to agree with Intel man for different reasons however on waiting. The old expression of "looking before leaping" comes to mind on that.