Which Motherboard ?

Prashiyer · 24th Nov 2008, 07:07 PM

I am thinking about upgrading and I am in a bit of trouble with which one to choose. I mean there are so many options.
So I thought you guys can help me out on this. The only requirement I want is that it should have either SLI or X-Fire support.

Please do tell me the manufacturer as well because that is the biggest problem. The vendor of the mobo. My budget for the motherboard is not more than 3500 to 4000 INR.

Chai · 24th Nov 2008, 07:52 PM

May I know why must you have SLI or Crossfire support?

Lacus · 24th Nov 2008, 10:28 PM

hmm,to me, it really depends on if you want to SLI (2xNvidia graphic cards) or CrossFire (2xATI cards) but will you really crossfire?and also, you need to provide us with more information like are you gonna overclock the processor and etc and not to mention, your current setup.

Adrian Wong · 24th Nov 2008, 10:52 PM

The budget of INR 4000 is roughly RM 400 or USD 115.

IMHO, unless you are really sure you want to use more than one graphics card RIGHT AWAY, there's no need to worry about SLI/CrossFire. If you are worried about "future upgrades", 99% of the time, you will find that it's cheaper to just buy a new graphics card instead of buying an older, second card just to link in SLI/CrossFire mode.

Chai · 25th Nov 2008, 12:28 AM

That's definitely not enough money to buy a good board, let alone an SLI/Crossfire board.

Adrian Wong · 25th Nov 2008, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

That's definitely not enough money to buy a good board, let alone an SLI/Crossfire board.

Yeah, plus PC hardware is generally more expensive over in India.

Prashiyer · 25th Nov 2008, 07:38 AM

Well I can get motherboards at this rate. I want crossfire or Sli because i was thinking about buying two cards. I don't know right now but I want to make sure the motherboard lasts for at least 2 years before I upgrade.

I know about Intel mobos for example
975 costs around 5500 and 965 costs 4700 or something.

But I do not know about the graphics card support. The point is I have never had any GPU till date and have not seen one as well but I love games and I am trying to get a good PC so that I can take some time off and play some new games. So I want something which is next gen. I just want something new and which has some advanced features.

Chai · 25th Nov 2008, 07:54 AM

If you really insist on getting a dual GPU solution, just get 4870X2, and stop worrying about SLI support.

The_YongGrand · 25th Nov 2008, 11:06 AM

SLi/Crossfire systems are very demanding. It's recommended to buy a more slightly powerful card than just two weaker cards combined.

Like others said, if you need a dual-GPU solution in a quicker way, the 4870x2 will actually help and save money in the long run.

Prashiyer · 25th Nov 2008, 05:28 PM

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.

24th Nov 2008, 07:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Prashiyer Just Started Join Date: 5 Mar 2008 Location: Gurgaon, India Posts: 30 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Which Motherboard ? I am thinking about upgrading and I am in a bit of trouble with which one to choose. I mean there are so many options. So I thought you guys can help me out on this. The only requirement I want is that it should have either SLI or X-Fire support. Please do tell me the manufacturer as well because that is the biggest problem. The vendor of the mobo. My budget for the motherboard is not more than 3500 to 4000 INR.

24th Nov 2008, 07:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
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Lacus Super Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Location: Some gundam factory o.o Posts: 1,302 Reputation: 180 Rep Power: 4	hmm,to me, it really depends on if you want to SLI (2xNvidia graphic cards) or CrossFire (2xATI cards) but will you really crossfire?and also, you need to provide us with more information like are you gonna overclock the processor and etc and not to mention, your current setup. __________________ GUNDAM 00[Intel Xeon E3110 E0 Stock\|Asus Rampage Maximus Formula (Rampage Bios Mod)\|Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3+T-Rad2\|4x2gb DDR2 1000Mhz OCZ SLI-Ready Edition\|Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB\|Creative X-FI XtremeMusic\|Creative Inspire P5800\|Silverstone Strider ST56F\|Acer X233H\|Keyboard=Microsoft Sidewinder X6\|Logitech MX518\|Lian Li PC-7YCF]

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25th Nov 2008, 12:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,884 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	That's definitely not enough money to buy a good board, let alone an SLI/Crossfire board. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

25th Nov 2008, 07:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
Prashiyer Just Started Join Date: 5 Mar 2008 Location: Gurgaon, India Posts: 30 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Well I can get motherboards at this rate. I want crossfire or Sli because i was thinking about buying two cards. I don't know right now but I want to make sure the motherboard lasts for at least 2 years before I upgrade. I know about Intel mobos for example 975 costs around 5500 and 965 costs 4700 or something. But I do not know about the graphics card support. The point is I have never had any GPU till date and have not seen one as well but I love games and I am trying to get a good PC so that I can take some time off and play some new games. So I want something which is next gen. I just want something new and which has some advanced features.

25th Nov 2008, 07:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,884 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	If you really insist on getting a dual GPU solution, just get 4870X2, and stop worrying about SLI support. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

25th Nov 2008, 11:06 AM	#9 (permalink)
The_YongGrand Hyperactive Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,744 Reputation: 1144 Rep Power: 18	SLi/Crossfire systems are very demanding. It's recommended to buy a more slightly powerful card than just two weaker cards combined. Like others said, if you need a dual-GPU solution in a quicker way, the 4870x2 will actually help and save money in the long run. __________________ 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

25th Nov 2008, 05:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
Prashiyer Just Started Join Date: 5 Mar 2008 Location: Gurgaon, India Posts: 30 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	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.

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