can i use two ati gpu's on a nvidia sli motherboard

[norwegianpidgeon]

i bought my asus p5nd2-sli motherboard planning on using two nvidia gpu's in the sli setup, but i have found a really good deal on an ati radeon x850xt, $150, and am wondering if i can use two ati cards in a crossfire setup on an nvidia sli motherboard.

 

[prozac26]

If you're planning on getting two X850XTs, then you'd be better off getting a single X1800XT.

 

[norwegianpidgeon]

well, i want to buy one now and one later, when i have the money and would need more graphical power.

 

[prozac26]

I don't recommend that. Get one X850XT now, and then get a whole new DX10 card next year. Trust me, it'll be a much better deal for you.

BTW, there were some cases where Crossfire worked on SLI boards, since CF is mostly software, but ATI's drivers may prevent that. (I hear)

 

[MCMONOPOLY]

You should go with what prozac said, get a cheap X850XT now and get all new DX10 later, better solution than putting faith in 2 generation old cards to run after DX10 and Vista comes out. And if you check around the net, you should have no problem finding out ways to run XF with a SLI board as XF is almost all software, that's if you decide to go that route even tough it's not the most "efficient" one.