Chipset compatibility

Gasjatt · 17th Dec 2006, 05:52 PM

I've heard that Ati cards can't work on nVidia chipset based motherboards and vice versa.
What about compatibility issues with intel chipsets? Will there be any diff between using Ati cards with Ati chipsets, and Ati cards with intel chipsets...? what about nVidia cards with nVidia chipsets and nVidia cards with intel chipsets...?

The_YongGrand · 17th Dec 2006, 06:11 PM

Generally you can put any video card on the computer, regardless of chipset brands. I'm sure it'll be fine to put an nVidia card into an ATI chipset board, and vice versa.

Gasjatt · 17th Dec 2006, 06:20 PM

you've tested it before? I asked a computer store guy and he said he can't guaranty that Ati cards will work well with nVidia chipsets... A customer once complained to him about that problem, and a change to an nVidia card solved the customer's problem...

Papercut · 17th Dec 2006, 08:24 PM

Rubbish

Don't believe everything you hear in PC shops.
I've run two different ATI cards on my nForce4 mobo without any problems whatsoever.
And on the flip side, apparently the upcoming DFI board based on ATI's RD600 chipset does Geforce 7900 SLI even better than the nForce chipsets

Chai · 18th Dec 2006, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Papercut

Rubbish

Don't believe everything you hear in PC shops.
I've run two different ATI cards on my nForce4 mobo without any problems whatsoever.
And on the flip side, apparently the upcoming DFI board based on ATI's RD600 chipset does Geforce 7900 SLI even better than the nForce chipsets

Wow, RD600 supports SLI?

SAMSAMHA · 18th Dec 2006, 01:32 AM

if you are using single card, it really doesn't matter the chipset. Generally speaking nvidia's card pair with nvidia's chipset will give a tad better performance (but probably won't be noticeable in real world).

CALLOFDUTY05 · 18th Dec 2006, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Papercut

Rubbish

Don't believe everything you hear in PC shops.
I've run two different ATI cards on my nForce4 mobo without any problems whatsoever.
And on the flip side, apparently the upcoming DFI board based on ATI's RD600 chipset does Geforce 7900 SLI even better than the nForce chipsets

Sorry to differ with u,but ATI RD600 will be supporting their Crossfire, not SLI. RD600 will have 3 PCI-E 16x slots.ATI will start preaching that you can use two graphic cards in Crossfire for better gaming performance and you can use the third slot for physics. It will be released to compete with the nForce 590 SLI Intel Edition and Intel 975X Express.RD600's Bus speed will be up to 1500 Mhz & it'll be supporting DDR3.

More about RD600 is here :- http://www.dailytech.com/article.asp...hardware.co.uk

& here http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06...rd600_details/

According to documentation from ATI, RD600 looks like a monster. The board material claims the chipset can already support 1333MHz FSB with an expectation that it should reach 1500MHz FSB.The most notable feature of the RD600 is the memory controller. ATI has developed an elaborate memory controller that operates asynchronously from the front-side bus. No more memory dividers means the front-side bus can be overclocked drastically without being limited to memory. There will also be support for DDR2-1066 too. ATI claims the RD600 has been overclocked to 375 MHz (1500 MHz Quad pumped) using the current reference board.

Max_87 · 18th Dec 2006, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

Wow, RD600 supports SLI?

AFAIK SLI/CrossFire can work on any ATI/NVIDIA chipset based mobo but of course, ATI & NVIDIA don't want that to happen

I think they probably did it with some modded drivers. It's being done before on A8R32-MVP and EP-9U1697 GLI before where SLI is disabled.

Chai · 18th Dec 2006, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max_87

AFAIK SLI/CrossFire can work on any ATI/NVIDIA chipset based mobo but of course, ATI & NVIDIA don't want that to happen

I think they probably did it with some modded drivers. It's being done before on A8R32-MVP and EP-9U1697 GLI before where SLI is disabled.

Technically, it's possible. Yup, I know. Even Crossfire works on 975X.

Papercut · 18th Dec 2006, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CALLOFDUTY05

Sorry to differ with u,but ATI RD600 will be supporting their Crossfire, not SLI.

Not officially of course, but as Max_87 and Chai both mentioned, you can do it with hacked drivers. I never said anything about support

Here's the source: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=215

17th Dec 2006, 05:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gasjatt Warming up Join Date: 10 Nov 2004 Location: Penang, M'sia Posts: 134 Reputation: 104 Rep Power: 7	Chipset compatibility I've heard that Ati cards can't work on nVidia chipset based motherboards and vice versa. What about compatibility issues with intel chipsets? Will there be any diff between using Ati cards with Ati chipsets, and Ati cards with intel chipsets...? what about nVidia cards with nVidia chipsets and nVidia cards with intel chipsets...?

17th Dec 2006, 06:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_YongGrand Hyperactive Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,744 Reputation: 1144 Rep Power: 18	Generally you can put any video card on the computer, regardless of chipset brands. I'm sure it'll be fine to put an nVidia card into an ATI chipset board, and vice versa. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E7200, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Gigabyte 945GCMX-S2, Sapphire ATi Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 Intel Pentium Dual Core E2140, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Asus P5B-E Plus, nVidia Geforce 7950GT 512MB DDR3

17th Dec 2006, 08:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Papercut Hold me back! I can't stop posting!!! Join Date: 14 Jul 2004 Location: Singapore! Posts: 5,107 Reputation: 2557 Rep Power: 36	Rubbish Don't believe everything you hear in PC shops. I've run two different ATI cards on my nForce4 mobo without any problems whatsoever. And on the flip side, apparently the upcoming DFI board based on ATI's RD600 chipset does Geforce 7900 SLI even better than the nForce chipsets __________________ "Use in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight. Keep out of reach of n00bs. Overclock within 24 hours of opening. Do not read instructions before proceeding, do not use only as directed. May cause frustration, late nights and empty wallets. If symptoms persist please consult your hardware professional."

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
VIA Launches First Single-Chip Embedded Chipset, the VIA CX700, at ESC 2006!	Dashken	News	0	5th Apr 2006 10:16 PM

17th Dec 2006, 06:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Gasjatt Warming up Join Date: 10 Nov 2004 Location: Penang, M'sia Posts: 134 Reputation: 104 Rep Power: 7	you've tested it before? I asked a computer store guy and he said he can't guaranty that Ati cards will work well with nVidia chipsets... A customer once complained to him about that problem, and a change to an nVidia card solved the customer's problem...

18th Dec 2006, 01:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
SAMSAMHA Super Active Join Date: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 2,356 Reputation: 197 Rep Power: 9	if you are using single card, it really doesn't matter the chipset. Generally speaking nvidia's card pair with nvidia's chipset will give a tad better performance (but probably won't be noticeable in real world).