I have been out of the upgrading game from sometime, please help. I want to update my machine with a Radeon Crossfire config. The machine will need to run reliable, not overclocked with the following:
The specs:
AMD Phenom II X4 965
Gigabyte GA-MA790GPT-UDH3
8GB DDR3 1666
Raidmax rx-520xp PSU
liquid cooled
The mb has PCIE 16X 2.0. From what I understand 2.0, 2.1 and 3.0 are all backward compatible and 3.0. So does it matter if I go above a Radeon 59xx (pcie 2.0) card?
I want to turn this PC into a reliable media PC with the capability to play games like Sim City Deluxe 2013 and the odd 3rd person shooter (Crysis 2) at max settings. It would also need to support 3D display at 1080p on the EPSON 3110.
Thanks for any and all help
OldNoob
The specs:
AMD Phenom II X4 965
Gigabyte GA-MA790GPT-UDH3
8GB DDR3 1666
Raidmax rx-520xp PSU
liquid cooled
The mb has PCIE 16X 2.0. From what I understand 2.0, 2.1 and 3.0 are all backward compatible and 3.0. So does it matter if I go above a Radeon 59xx (pcie 2.0) card?
I want to turn this PC into a reliable media PC with the capability to play games like Sim City Deluxe 2013 and the odd 3rd person shooter (Crysis 2) at max settings. It would also need to support 3D display at 1080p on the EPSON 3110.
Thanks for any and all help
OldNoob