BF2S Forums ATI Crossfire?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossfire_(GPU)

Last edited by Janus67 (2006-06-01 15:31:11)

anybody know any good crossfire mobos

with the x1900 series though I believe you need an xtx to run crossfire.

Janus67 wrote:

with the x1900 series though I believe you need an xtx to run crossfire.

wait about changing the bios?  should work

Janus67 wrote:

with the x1900 series though I believe you need an xtx to run crossfire.

NEGATIVE a 1900xtx is not a "CROSSFIRE" card, a crossfire card is just that. its something very specific you have to look for when purchasing the cards.

its crossfire "READY" it still requires a x1900 "crossfire" card to run in xfire. It doesnt work like Nvidia's buy two of the same card and then bridge them. This is how the technology differs between the two company.

Last edited by 137[CSi] (2006-06-01 17:01:45)

that wouldnt work, since they have the be the same series i guess like x1900 series w/ 1900 series, not others

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:

that wouldnt work, since they have the be the same series i guess like x1900 series w/ 1900 series, not others

QFT

ur right max, u need crossfire master and slave card, slave is ur standard ati card and master is the crossfire, yes i think it started w/ x800... but dual gpu is useless unless ur using top of the line

stryyker wrote:

Computer_Guy wrote:

anybody know any good crossfire mobos

there are none. the RX200 crossfire chipset is its 1st series, and it is flawed compared to nVIDIA's SLi system.
you need a master XFIRE card, and then a slave one (both xfire edition).

I sent you a link to clear up your confusion before you post incorrect information.

The RX200 was the first in the series, followed by the RX480 which has been replaced with the RX580 aka the X3200 chipset. Motherboards are already available from abit, asus, and dfi.

I currently have the Asus board as mentioned earlier in the thread. Please take caution before posting information for others in pursuit of USEFUL information.

Thank You

max wrote:

To clear up the confusion:

Crossfire works on Motherboards with a ATi crossfire chipset, An nvidia SLI chipset as well as an intel 975x chipset. Ati left the dirvers open so that crossfie can run on any mobo that supports 2 times 8x pci-e lanes.



EDIT: spelling (hope i got most)

So i could get an sli motherboard and run crossfire on it, right?

Folks, you don't NEED a master card to run X1600's in Crossfire

Master cards are now only needed only needed for the old cores (X800/850), and the high-bandwidth top end cards (X1800XT, X1900XT/XTX).  The 1300's and 1600's don't even need the dongle.

That said, unless you want to gradually upgrade, it makes more sense in terms of performance (and cost) to go with a single high end 512mb card...You can now pick up an X1800XT for about what you'd spend on two X1600XT's, and the X1800XT will outperform the pair of X1600's (and you can always Crossfire that later).  For that matter, if you can find one that won't asplode, a 7900GT would kick the asses of two X1600XTs.

Or spend a little more money and buy a single X1900XT (shop around, they can be had for $360-$400 at places like NewEgg).  And If one card is all you want, you won't need to buy a Crossfire motherboard if you already have a PCI-e motherboard, a savings which can easily cover the cost of going with a single X1900Xt instead of two X1600XT's.

But please, don't even THINK about buying a pair of X1600 Pro cards.

Finally, most Intel 975x boards will support Crossfire just fine, for those of you looking to jump over to the Conroe bandwagon or just sticking with Intel.

And to the posters above...You DO need to stay in the same card series to use Crossfire...an X1900XT and an X850 pair won't work, even if one of them is a master card...nor will the upcoming R600 (DX10) card work with an X1900.  Just won't work, period.

Now, that said, there's a CHANCE that ATI will let you use a second, mismatched card, to offload physics work from the CPU, but that's just theory and talk from ATI (and Nvidia is making the same kind of noises), and not something we'll see for at least a year, if it happens at all.

Last edited by Croak (2006-06-04 00:38:48)