Radeon 4870 in a nforce board?

[jef204]

I've been looking all over and I cannot find a solution to this question. I have a

MSI P7N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard and and currently two 8800gt's (320mb). I was looking to upgrade, but was thinking about getting a radeon 4870. Is this usable in my computer, or should I stick with a geforce card? Thanks!

 

[outlw6669]

Yes, a single 4870 will work just fine on your motherboard.
You will not, however, be able to CrossFire it with out switching to an Intel based motherboard.

 

[evongugg]

Welcome to the forums!

This is an approximate comparison of the cards. Check the advantage of the new setup before buying.

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-charts-q3-2008/compare,794.html?prod%5B2114%5D=on&prod%5B2080%5D=on

 

[cow_moo]

yeah it won't matter I've tested 4870s on my 780i and they go maybe a few frames slower than on an ATI/AMD chipset because I also tested it with my friends 790FX board with a comparable CPI