MSI P965 Platinum -- CrossFire/SLi?

4dd1ct3d

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Pretty simple but I'm not educated on the new goings on to be sure myself, does this board support both/either CrossFire/SLi?

Sorry if this is a noob question, I appreciate any help you can provide. :)
 

4dd1ct3d

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Thanks for the quick response ^^

Just one more thing, is there a way to tell if a card is capable of CrossFire without it being stamped all over it? Or is it ALWAYS noted that a card is CF capable on the product spec? Is there a list anywhere?

Also, does that mean this board would be able to CrossFire capable DX10 cards in the future?

TIA again.
 

enPhotic

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Any ATI card above the X800 is crossfire capable (x800,x850,x1600,x1800,x1900,x1950,etc.). All you have to do is find the Crossfire-Edition card that goes with it.
x1900xt + x1900 Crossfire Edition

And yes, your board will run two DX10 cards in crossfire.
 

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Any ATI card above the X800 is crossfire capable (x800,x850,x1600,x1800,x1900,x1950,etc.). All you have to do is find the Crossfire-Edition card that goes with it.
x1900xt + x1900 Crossfire Edition

And yes, your board will run two DX10 cards in crossfire.

So wait, I need one normal card, and then a CrossFire Edition card of the same product to go with it? Or two exact same CF Edition cards?
 

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So wait, I need one normal card, and then a CrossFire Edition card of the same product to go with it?
Yes, if you're going to run an x800-x1900.

Since the x1950xtx released, there's no more need for a CrossFire Edition card. You just buy two identical cards and that's it.
This will apply to the DX10 cards when they're released too.