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sorset   02-05-2008 at 04:01:10 AM

I have been waiting for a game like Crysis to give me a reason to upgrade from my Gefore 6800 Ultra 512. I now believe that that upgrade will be the 9800 GX2...hopefully. I use a Dell 24" WS Ultra Sharp and 512 just doesn't cut it on this monitor. All I need to know is will the 9800 GX2 operate without a SLI capable Mobo???? I have an Abit AA8XE with a 925X or 925XE chipset. The AIT X2 doesn't require one...
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cal8949   02-05-2008 at 04:10:24 AM
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i dont think you need a sli board but im not positive. i would strongly recommend an sli board like the evga 780i board. just so you have the choice of upgrading to sli if you want it

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Silverion77   02-05-2008 at 04:12:22 AM
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simple answer: NO

Its on one card so SLI is not required

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iancarnage   02-05-2008 at 05:35:26 AM
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you will be fine, but you may want to be prepared for quad SLI.

Also I believe to use the 9800x2 at full power you need PCI-e 2.0.



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Silverion77   02-05-2008 at 05:46:48 AM
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I dont believe PCI-e 2.0 has been confirmed yet...the GTX barely uses PCI-e 1.1 so i doubt 2.0 is needed

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