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Can i use an Nvidia Graphics card with an ATI crossfire motherboard?

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My motherboard is a
ECS KA3 MVP (CrossFire Xpress 3200 - Socket AM2)
http://www.hardwarezone.com/articl [...] =6&id=1946

 


and i was wondering if i could use a

 

BFG - NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT OC Graphics Card
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspag [...] 104349-n-1

 

since i have an ati motherboard? would it be smart to get that card?


Message edited by Zorachus1 on 12-09-2007 at 01:02:07 AM
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Yes, as long as you don't want to use SLI. A single NV card will work in an ATI mobo and a single ATI card will work in a NV SLI board.

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lostandwandering wrote :

Yes, as long as you don't want to use SLI. A single NV card will work in an ATI mobo and a single ATI card will work in a NV SLI board.



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