7950 Crossfire on M5A97 R2.0 possible ?

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dsr07mm

dsr07mm

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Hey,

I'm wondering is this possible. I dont know too much about motherboards and PCI slots, I just noticed that one slot is working on x16 and another one on x16 but x4 mode ? What that means ?

And in case that this cant be done what motherboard should I looking for ? Unfortunately I bought this one couple weeks ago for my fx8350 but I didnt pay attention to this. Sometime around Christmas I would like to buy another 7950 and extend my "piece" with this PC :)
 
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rolli59
Yes it supports crossfire. X16 X4 runs at average 10% performance penalty to a board with two X16 slots. If that is not acceptable I suggest upgrading to 990FX board.
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ingtar33

ingtar33

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the 2.0 x4 setup will run at a pretty sizeable penalty. as a previous poster stated something like a 10%-15% penalty. which is really unaceptable. a 2.0 x 8 setup would be at like a 5% or slightly better penalty, and would be better atleast. A 990 chipset motherboard would be a better idea, as it will allow 2.0 x8 or 2.0x16 in xfire (depending on the board)
 
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