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TallndThin

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#37319 10-Jul-2009 18:39
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Ati crossfire readied mobos cost alot, the cheapest I have found is just under $300, does anybody know any cheap stores that will sell any of them for a little cheaper?

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TallndThin

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  #233929 10-Jul-2009 23:26
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yea, I like that 1st one since its compatible with all the stuff on my system however I have been also eying this other one http://pbtech.co.nz/index.php?item=MBDGBM3005 which I could just go get instead of ordering online for the M4A78, maybe.

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  #233948 11-Jul-2009 03:08
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That card looks very nice. I like that the motherboard has an integrated GFX card with it's own ddr3 memory and that you can plug in two more cards giving the performance of three cards.




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  #234536 13-Jul-2009 08:47
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I took a look at those motherboards as well, and was wondering, for the last one,does the integrated graphics card count as the second card? So would you only be able to have the integrated + 1 other card, or integrated + 2 others?

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  #234598 13-Jul-2009 10:36
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To me it doesn't sound like a good idea to just upgrade the motherboard, you will get very little gain. You would be better off upgrading the motherboard, cpu and video card together after saving up for a bit longer.

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  #234647 13-Jul-2009 12:07
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barman09: I took a look at those motherboards as well, and was wondering, for the last one,does the integrated graphics card count as the second card? So would you only be able to have the integrated + 1 other card, or integrated + 2 others?


Intergrated + 2 others is my understanding.

Ragnor, crossfire gfx would be a big performance boost.

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