Where can i buy "crossfire interconnect cable"?

Hi,

I need the 2, seen as i thought they would come with the graphics cards but no i surpose that is to simple. where can i get them from? i am at a lose as to where in the uk sells them. please help!

Cheers Will

i bought 2 x1650xt's from www.overclockers.co.uk and on the box when i got it they both said on a sticker "crossfire application, crossfire bridge interconnect cable sold seperately"

thanks a bunch overclockers and sapphire nowhere on the website does it say you need to buy it seperatly, nowhere on sapphires website says you need to buy it seperatly either!!

Also, when i try to boot my new system i built, it doesnt boot, gives random beeps, fans sometimes spin at full rpm, i am tryin to run 2 x1650xt's, athlon 64 3800+ am2, and the asus crossfire 3200 mobo.....with an antec 350watt power supply. would this be why it is going mad because it needs a more powerfull power supply?

Cheers Will

It comes with your motherboard if it supports sli or crossfire .Unless otherwise , you should contact the graphic manufacture.

well it wasnt with the motherboard and there was that stupid anoyin sticker on the outside of the box saying "sold separetly bla bla bla" SO FUCKING ANOYING!!!!

stupid overclockers, stupid sapphire i have managed to order them seperate now. founda website from the us had to order, will take about a month to get them from over there.

Cheers Will

It's a SCAM! You have to buy one "normal" card and one "crossfire" card to get the connectors. The only difference between "normal" and "crossfire" versions is that the "crossfire" labeled box includes interconnects.

You see, they knew you'd miss it. Now they probably want to charge you an arm and a leg for two little cables.

No, there is no difference between the Crossfire and standard cards, the Crossfire version simply includes the INTERNAL connectors where the standard version doesn't.

You must be thinking of the earlier generation Crossfire stuff.

But they're the same card. Companies should simply include one interconnect per box, rather than selling two "different" products.

I disagree, they shouldn't do that, they should just make the interconnects cheap and plentiful, and when you order your card it should have a spot where it says "also bought with this product" Xfire interconnect ribbon length a, b, c ; $2.99, $3.99, $4.99 ; or just make them all 8in for $5 each.

Including them wastes money on people who don't use/need Xfire/SLi , that's why they usually came with SLi MoBos, that's the more realistic determinant of need, if you're going to pay $50 extra for the name bonus (axample Ultra vs SLi) then we'll throw in the cable(s). They shouldn't botther with the Xfire edition just sell the connectors cheap and plentifully, and allow all the MFR to supply them at their leisure, SLi cables didn't come witht the cards either they were mobo, that was the accepted practice, stick to that and then add the option to buy them separately IMO.

Also they can be found on ATi.com so not too hard to find;
http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=3186855
http://shopati.ca/product.asp?sku=3186855

and their international partner;
http://www.videocapturecard.com/cr.html

They are easier to come by than early SLi bridges, but those are now very plentiful and have the multitiude of options as well.

But you are going on the false assumption that Xfire owners represent even a healthy portion of the market, they don't. You assumed the wrong way, assuming they DON'T come with a card that USUALLY sells as an individual card is the correct assumption and the one the marketing and sales people of Sapphire, ATi and actually most companies work with.

Many of the reviews pointed out this issue in the X1950P reviews, long before the X1600Xt even hit the streets so it's not really a dark secret, just like the SLi situation.

i no im just pissed that i kinda "trusted" them to be in the box, and that i now cant use crossfire, and now to add to that i need a new psu because mine isnt good enough to power my new system and that i have to spend even more of my money!!! fucking technology stinks ass.

Cheers Will

Erm, before we go any further, a 350 watt supply is nowhere NEAR strong enough for not just one, but TWO ATI cards! 450watts is needed for one, and 550watts or more for two. However the system should at least try to boot, since the power draw of the video cards doesn't kick in until it goes into active 3D mode.

Get your system at least working with one card and have Windows installed before you worry about crossfire. Priorities Man!

Yes a computer parts distributor will be able to provide the internal ATI crossfire cable, at least they do in Canada and the US.

i have managed to get it to try to boot a few times, and then it comes up with that like flashing line at the top of the screen like dos, so windows needs reinstalling. and yes i no, i have ordered a 550watt antec trio power psu from microdirect it should be here tomorrow.

You're thinking the X1650 and X1650Pro not the X1650XT, the XT requires the Xfire cable.

Better than the dongle either way.

BTW, there is no such thing as a Master Card for the X1650, like the X1950 they've moved from external compositing with a TMDS trans/rec to simple chip to chip communication via the bridge.

Oh, I agree completely, but they shouldn't bother with a crossfire edition, just sell the link separately and cheaply AND make sure that's clear.

Most won't need the link, some will, and the best way is to avoid wasted production/packaging/costs. Xfire and SLi users should pay any premiums.

If it was a universal cable then maybe include it for everyone, but it's this bundling that has lead to me having about 20+ USB cables and at least 7 Firewire cables (plus two I actually bought for mini to mini and 6 to 6), I don't need any more, and they're a wast of moneyh especially the Firewire cables which cost at least $1 in bulk to add to the package, and thus likely a $5 markup.

Just my opinion that of the two options, omitting them from all boxes is the better of the two. But I agree the current situation will confuse many.

OMG we've already been through this and you're the second person to say this, and the second to be completely wrong. Why don't you read which card he's talking about first, then find out why you're wrong?

This is the "new crossfire", it uses internal bridges. It doesn't use an external cable, therfore there is no "crossfire port" on the outside.

"Crossfire" and standard cards using the new technology are identical, but the "crossfire" package includes interconnects (internal ribbon cables) where the other comes without them.