Is it possible to run 2 ATI HD4870s on an SLI motherboard?
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Hey Facepunch.
I just bought a Abit M3N-HT motherboard which is tri-SLI. I only had one HD4870 at the time, and was under the impression that you can use crossfire on an SLI board. I recently picked up another 4870 for really cheap off a friend and my question to you is; Can I run them both in crossfire?
I've looked on the internet and I get mixed answers. Some say you can with modified drivers, others say it isn't possible. I also have a MSI K9A2 Platinum which is Crossfire-X supported, but it seems a waste of a newer motherboard if I can't use the M3N-HT. Besides I like the way it looks better than the K9A2 Platinum for my gaming rig.
If not, I'll just simply move all of my components back to my old motherboard and use the HT for a server or something.
no
take a look at [url]http://ati.amd.com/technology/crossfire/charts.html[/url]
Shit. Thanks anyway.
the chipset is usually in the name
ie
MSI 790FX-GD70 is the 790FX chipset
The chipset on the M3N-HT is 780a.
[QUOTE=Chipstik;16646711]The chipset on the M3N-HT is 780a.[/QUOTE]
all chipsets with a single i or a after the number is nvidia.
Yeah, i know but the compatibility chart shows that it does accept some nvidia chipsets. Just not mine :/
Would a 4870x2 work as it has internal crossfire?
[QUOTE=Chipstik;16646800]Yeah, i know but the compatibility chart shows that it does accept some nvidia chipsets. Just not mine :/
Would a 4870x2 work as it has internal crossfire?[/QUOTE]
yesh but don't spend $400 on it just to have 60% better performance that you don't need.
I'm not. I was just wondering anyway :)
[QUOTE=Chipstik;16646905]I'm not. I was just wondering anyway :)[/QUOTE]
i had a dream i had 3 275s last night and my 650W powered them somehow. don't ask any questions about the previous statement ... kinda, odd.....dot dot dot
Haha, dreaming about SLI configurations. I don't have any PSU at the minute. My 1000w failed me :(
[QUOTE=Chipstik;16647031]Haha, dreaming about SLI configurations. I don't have any PSU at the minute. My 1000w failed me :([/QUOTE]
Well let me tell U something. Don't get more than 850W unless you're doing tri sli. Then at most a 1000W.
The place I got it from there was a £20 difference between the 850w and the 1000w. So I thought Fuck it.
Also, back on subject, What would give better performance? 2 4870's in CF, or one 4870x2?
[QUOTE=Chipstik;16647072]The place I got it from there was a £20 difference between the 850w and the 1000w. So I thought Fuck it.[/QUOTE]
eh, exactly my point, more money.
But I would be annoyed if in the future I did have a tri SLI, and I had to get a new PSU.
[QUOTE=Chipstik;16647128]But I would be annoyed if in the future I did have a tri SLI, and I had to get a new PSU.[/QUOTE]
that's my situation right now kinda... I just bought a 650 and that powers a 275 but i'll need a new card in the next year, and i want that to be xfire(no more sli chipsets are being made for AMD processors by the way).
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not that that's a huge problem but i dont like the idea
I stick to AMD/ATI personally so I'm okay.
[QUOTE=Chipstik;16647754]I stick to AMD/ATI personally so I'm okay.[/QUOTE]
I stick to amd, nvidia/ati is a trade off.
I'm actually jumping to conclusions here, I've never actually used an nvdia card.
[QUOTE=Chipstik;16648218]I'm actually jumping to conclusions here, I've never actually used an nvdia card.[/QUOTE]
You have a sli board, yet not ONE nvidia card?
Dude are you :350:?
[QUOTE=Chipstik;16646608]Hey Facepunch.
I just bought a Abit M3N-HT motherboard which is tri-SLI. I only had one HD4870 at the time, [B]and was under the impression that you can use crossfire on an SLI board.[/B] I recently picked up another 4870 for really cheap off a friend and my question to you is; Can I run them both in crossfire?[/QUOTE]
:frown:
[QUOTE=Chipstik;16649106]:frown:[/QUOTE]
YOU KNOW, there is a bad reading rating.
What are you on about? And you're just pissed off from that other thread you got owned in.
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