SLI Issue

[Curtis]

Hi evri1

I've got a 8800GTX sitting on a DFI LP DK 790FX-M2RS and I'm About To buy another 8800gtx(identical) But its just struck my mind.

ITS AN AMD CHIPSET!!!!!!!

I Think I know the answer to my question already but here goes.

Can i run sli on my mobo?

Thanks for any replies

 

[PeterStoba]

No SLI on that motherboard.

 

[ToeJam]

No SLI on that motherboard.

yeah your cant im afraid, sell the mobo buy a new, a pick up a 8800 for 45quid and bobsyouruncle

 

[Curtis]

Thanks 4 reply guys. I dont think i'm prepared to dissemble my w/c loop just to put another 8800 tbh.

Just wait until my brand new phenom II build later this year. Till then I shall Cope With 20fps on crysis

Lookin forward to the 4890 though.WHAT A GPU!!!

Thanks Again.

 

[Ghosthud1]

yeah your cant im afraid, sell the mobo buy a new, a pick up a 8800 for 45quid and bobsyouruncle

and another cpu? so isit worth it lol, just buy a 980a chipset board

 

[iceie]

Buy a motherboard with a nvidia chipset so that way you can go sli. But for core i7 the x58 chipset support both crossfire and sli

 

[Curtis]

Sorry but for the price of a core i7 rig they can keep it!

 

[Curtis]

and another cpu? so isit worth it lol, just buy a 980a chipset board

So would i get any major performance out of a phenom ii(oc'ed) rig with a 4890 compared to an 8800 sli phenom?

 

[Ghosthud1]

a 4890 would be your better choice mate as you could add another later, which would destroy the two 8800's

 

[Curtis]

So Should I just go for 2 4890's instead of a whole new rig? (Thinking of cheaper options )

Thinking this because ive got the 790fx chipset which is still pretty good.

 

[Ghosthud1]

yeah id go with the 2 4890's which would dominate, and then wait for some cashflow and save for a PH2 955 or something

 

[Curtis]

Cheers 4 that m8. Made me a bit happier knowing i won't be splashing so much cash out

Think wen i get the 955 it would make a major performance boost if i went to AM3,DDR3?

 

[iceie]

Try testing how much fps gain would you get for 2 4890.

 

[Ghosthud1]

best thing too do is get the 4890's in and see what fps you get, then get the phenom II and put that in and see if you get a speed up which most likely you will, then if you get a nice bit of money in the future you can make the step too ddr3 and AM3 mobo at the minute theres hardly any difference in games with ddr2 vs ddr3