ATI 4870 in Abit IP35-E

[Blackfire]

Guys i want to buy a system about 1 and half month back at that time i want to buy 9800gtx but since i am buying this system for 2-3 years many experts advice me to wait for some time because Nivida G200 & Ati 4800 is expected to launch in some time. Now i am planning to buy 4870 or 4870X2 (haven't decided yet which one to buy) & i have selected Abit IP35-E as my motherboard.

Now i want to ask that since IP35-E is PCI-E 1.1 & 4870 is pci 2.0 compatible, will i face any performance drop when i use it with IP35-E since it is PCI 1.1, if yes then how much performance drop can i expect?

or i should ask this question in graphic card section.

 

[auscanzukus]

The advice is spot on. FYI, AMD will launch the next-gen gpu in early 2009. Anything from them this year will be a variation of the HD 4800 and some lesser budget chips. i.e. HD 4850X2 for $400-ish.

No, you won't see any drop in performance if you drop a PCI-E 2.0 in PCI-E 1.1. You MAY if you crossfire 2 cards. You can't do that on IP35-E.

The best solution has always been a single card config, unless money is no object.