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vanillasnake21   01-22-2009 at 02:55:50 AM

I've been reading some stuff on this site and came across a parts guide. ( http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] sing-parts ) The guide says that most sli configurations are unstable and that I'm better off with Crossfire is that true? I was planning to get nforce 780i with Geforce 260 but now I'm having second thoughts, should I go with an intel chipset and an ATI card?

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Mondoman   01-22-2009 at 04:02:38 AM
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Intel chipsets are more robust and have better drivers. nVidia chipsets often have more/newer features, but sometimes have bugs, especially in the drivers.

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vanillasnake21   01-22-2009 at 03:15:09 PM
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What kind of bugs? Will they lead to instability , or are they minor, any links that do comparisons? My primary reasons for looking into nvidia chips was because I work in Maya (3d graphics) and I heard that nvidia was best at that stuff. I was thinking of turning my geforce into a quadro for qraphics and back for gaming. But stability is much more important to me, and I'd rather have a stable chipset then newer features. Can someone elaborate on what sort of instabilities nvidia chipsets have? Also can you reccomend a good intel mobo (price ranger ~200) I'm looking for crossfire, and high degree of OCing. Thanks

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jivdis1x   02-15-2009 at 04:22:37 PM
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It's not so much as instability if you running your rig at stock. Performance is almost identical. An intel chipset will yield better OC stability at higher result. A workstation card does very poor with gaming. It's best to have a dedicated system for the task.

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