Which Motherboard ? - Page 2

Adrian Wong · 25th Nov 2008, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Prashiyer

Ok. What you guys suggest is getting a motherboard which supports one card and upgrade to just a new motherboard whenever necessary.
It seems to be a nice idea and after you guys gave me the picture I think it does not matter if I have SLI support or not.
Now just tell me which motherboard and card would work great and allow me to play crysis,bioshock and halo.
Thanks for all your opinions.

No, frankly, unless you can afford two of the best graphics cards right now (AND have a very large monitor to boot), there's really no use to go SLI or CrossFire. SLI/CrossFire is only useful for systems that require more graphics processing power than a single card is capable of.

In other words, it's better to buy a single, FAST graphics cards than two slower graphics cards just to run them in SLI/CrossFire mode.

If you get an Intel 4 or 5 series motherboard (e.g P45, X48, X58), it comes with CrossFire support by default. Some even support SLI too. But again, this is a moot point. Unless you really require so much graphics processing power than no single card can hack it, there's no need for CrossFire or SLI.

Anyway, like Chai said, you can just get the dual-GPU 4870 X2. You do not have to worry about SLI/CrossFire.

goldfries · 26th Nov 2008, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

No, frankly, unless you can afford two of the best graphics cards right now (AND have a very large monitor to boot), there's really no use to go SLI or CrossFire. SLI/CrossFire is only useful for systems that require more graphics processing power than a single card is capable of.

few criteria of when SLI / CF comes into the setup

1. you already have SLI / CF capable board and just want to add another card
2. you already have the best card but want more out of it.

or else, like what Adrian said - it's pointless!

personally, I find SLI/CFing mid/low range cards are pointless. I think 9600GT / HD4850 are a decent minimum choice for SLI / CF cards but certainly going for single card option like GTX260 / HD4870 would actually provide much better performance boost, considering the fact that games scale very differently on SLI / CF.

Prashiyer · 26th Nov 2008, 10:06 AM

Thanks for the opinions and I think I will take your point and go for a motherboard without Xfire support. But please tell me which one would be economical and will give stable and good performance.
What I do on my pc is play games and do web design using Photoshop and Dreamweaver. Please advice on which would be a good motherboard other than 945 and which company should be good enough. Sorry for the constant posts but I do not want to make a mistake this time around.

Adrian Wong · 26th Nov 2008, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prashiyer

Thanks for the opinions and I think I will take your point and go for a motherboard without Xfire support. But please tell me which one would be economical and will give stable and good performance.
What I do on my pc is play games and do web design using Photoshop and Dreamweaver. Please advice on which would be a good motherboard other than 945 and which company should be good enough. Sorry for the constant posts but I do not want to make a mistake this time around.

Actually, any Intel P35 motherboard should offer you good performance at a decent price. Just pair it up with an Intel Core 2 processor and a reasonably fast graphics card and you are good to go!

Remember, it all depends on your budget.

Chai · 26th Nov 2008, 01:54 PM

I don't think you can buy any P35 now. P45 is widely available.

Adrian Wong · 26th Nov 2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Chai

I don't think you can buy any P35 now. P45 is widely available.

It's possible in India. When I was there, they still sold new kits of the really old stuff.

goldfries · 26th Nov 2008, 06:40 PM

G31 also can.

if one wants really cheap.

Prashiyer · 27th Nov 2008, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

It's possible in India. When I was there, they still sold new kits of the really old stuff.

LOL

Well thanks guys I guess I am good to go now. Thanks for the help and will check out the prices and see what I can do.

Lacus · 29th Nov 2008, 06:34 PM

cool then. do update us from time to time and post at new toy bragging thread

jolly · 1st Dec 2008, 05:21 PM

actually you did not mention about your cpu. if you buying think you want to buy low end proccessor, i will recommended that you buy amd Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (125W). if you want to buy high end processor intel core 2 duo or intel quad core processor according to the recent article i read. also that you did not tell about how much ram you want to use wheather you want to use DDR2 or DDR3 because the motherboard some need support DDR3 and some cannot.In my opinion, if i am you i will buy amd Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (125W), ram KVR800D2N5 PC 6400 DDR2 800 and set it to dual channel, motherboard Abit A-S78H that can use to support high end graphic card because such motherboard have PCIe 2.0 slot which can support current high end graphic card,and i will buy graphic card when i really need a graphic card for certain game. my idea of buying a PC is a cheap PC that are not out date and can support a lot of game. because if you buy high end PC it will cost you a lot and after a few years, your PC still will out date. if you buy cheap PC you can save money that you can use to buy another PC that support other future games.

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Prashiyer Just Started Join Date: 5 Mar 2008 Location: Gurgaon, India Posts: 30 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the opinions and I think I will take your point and go for a motherboard without Xfire support. But please tell me which one would be economical and will give stable and good performance. What I do on my pc is play games and do web design using Photoshop and Dreamweaver. Please advice on which would be a good motherboard other than 945 and which company should be good enough. Sorry for the constant posts but I do not want to make a mistake this time around.

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jolly Newbie Join Date: 1 Dec 2008 Location: ALOR STAR Posts: 4 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	actually you did not mention about your cpu. if you buying think you want to buy low end proccessor, i will recommended that you buy amd Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (125W). if you want to buy high end processor intel core 2 duo or intel quad core processor according to the recent article i read. also that you did not tell about how much ram you want to use wheather you want to use DDR2 or DDR3 because the motherboard some need support DDR3 and some cannot.In my opinion, if i am you i will buy amd Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (125W), ram KVR800D2N5 PC 6400 DDR2 800 and set it to dual channel, motherboard Abit A-S78H that can use to support high end graphic card because such motherboard have PCIe 2.0 slot which can support current high end graphic card,and i will buy graphic card when i really need a graphic card for certain game. my idea of buying a PC is a cheap PC that are not out date and can support a lot of game. because if you buy high end PC it will cost you a lot and after a few years, your PC still will out date. if you buy cheap PC you can save money that you can use to buy another PC that support other future games.