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Meph · June 26th, 2009, 09:21 PM

Yeah, I found this on the ATI site that lists which cards are cross-compatible for Crossfire. I also read a whole lot about SLI vs. Crossfire, and I tend to like Crossfire better, as having to configure SLI profiles for games seems a bit of a pain. Crossfire seems to be more hands-off. Maybe SLI gives better performance, but for the stuff I'll be doing, I'd never notice it. Hell, a non-Crossfired 4670 will be light years better than the GeForce 6200 (2x AGP) I use now, and the 6200 makes all the games I play look real purty.

I seriously had no idea that there was a physical difference in the PCI-E x16 & x1 slots. What a joke. I returned the computer, and only after I placed my order for all the parts to build a new rig from scratch did I remember the x2 cards. I wouldn't be able to run anything in Crossfire mode, and I would have to get a beefier PSU, but that would've been an option--in the end, I'd get better graphics for gaming, but it would run $100 or so more than building my own system. Plus, the idea of spending more for a PSU + video card than on the computer itself seems a bit silly.

June 26th, 2009, 09:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
Meph Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 27	Yeah, I found this on the ATI site that lists which cards are cross-compatible for Crossfire. I also read a whole lot about SLI vs. Crossfire, and I tend to like Crossfire better, as having to configure SLI profiles for games seems a bit of a pain. Crossfire seems to be more hands-off. Maybe SLI gives better performance, but for the stuff I'll be doing, I'd never notice it. Hell, a non-Crossfired 4670 will be light years better than the GeForce 6200 (2x AGP) I use now, and the 6200 makes all the games I play look real purty. I seriously had no idea that there was a physical difference in the PCI-E x16 & x1 slots. What a joke. I returned the computer, and only after I placed my order for all the parts to build a new rig from scratch did I remember the x2 cards. I wouldn't be able to run anything in Crossfire mode, and I would have to get a beefier PSU, but that would've been an option--in the end, I'd get better graphics for gaming, but it would run $100 or so more than building my own system. Plus, the idea of spending more for a PSU + video card than on the computer itself seems a bit silly.