Hi all,
I saw another Topic where I saw and HD4850 could run in a PCI-E 1.1 slot without any bandwith problems. But what about a HD4870? That card uses quite a lot more bandwith, so will a 1.1 slot still be enough?
Also, I have a MSI P35-Neo2 FR motherboard with two PCI-E slots. In crossfire those will run at 16x and 4x speeds I believe (correct me if I'm wrong please). What if I would run a HD4850 in a 1.1 x4 slot (in Crossfire with another HD4850 or a HD4870)? Of course that will be a bottleneck for the card, but how much? Will it perform pathetically or will it give quite a bit extra performance?
I'm not planning on buying two cards now, but maybe I will buy another one in the future. But maybe it's better to buy a new motherboard if that time comes.
I saw another Topic where I saw and HD4850 could run in a PCI-E 1.1 slot without any bandwith problems. But what about a HD4870? That card uses quite a lot more bandwith, so will a 1.1 slot still be enough?
Also, I have a MSI P35-Neo2 FR motherboard with two PCI-E slots. In crossfire those will run at 16x and 4x speeds I believe (correct me if I'm wrong please). What if I would run a HD4850 in a 1.1 x4 slot (in Crossfire with another HD4850 or a HD4870)? Of course that will be a bottleneck for the card, but how much? Will it perform pathetically or will it give quite a bit extra performance?
I'm not planning on buying two cards now, but maybe I will buy another one in the future. But maybe it's better to buy a new motherboard if that time comes.