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hosolof   04-03-2009 at 12:41:17 AM

Hey all
I'm upgrading my system, finally decided on the Phenom 2 940 BE and was gonna grab a gig MA790x-UD4P. Only problem is I already own an 8800gtx and I was hoping to SLI sometime in the near future. Now it seems i need to buy a mobo with nvidia chipset to facilitate this... Turns out 90% of the mobos out there are crossfire compatible because nvidia is s**t... Can someone recommend a nvidia mobo to buy? Or tell me if the nvidia chipsets really are that bad and that i just shouldn't bother... And if so recommend a mobo without crossfire because i guess there's not much point paying for the extra pcie slot....
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B-Unit   04-03-2009 at 03:23:15 AM
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Well, problem one you will face is availability of 8800GTX. Unless you have a friend waiting to sell you his, your gonna have to hunt on eBay to get one.

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theAnimal   04-03-2009 at 08:29:23 AM
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Sell your 8800 and buy a GTX285.

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zipzoomflyhigh   04-03-2009 at 05:07:44 PM
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theAnimal wrote :

Sell your 8800 and buy a GTX285.




Hows that gonna help when the motherboard is Crossfire?? Sell the 8800 and get a HD4890, its just as fast as the GTX285 but $100 cheaper.
You can still get about $100 for the 8800 on ebay, do a 7 day auction and start it at $69 w/free shipping.

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theAnimal   04-04-2009 at 05:48:40 AM
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zipzoomflyhigh wrote :

Hows that gonna help when the motherboard is Crossfire??



So what? Crossfire doesn't matter for a single card.

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hosolof   04-04-2009 at 01:19:59 PM
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theAnimal wrote :

So what? Crossfire doesn't matter for a single card.



I think the main contention here is that you're a moron. Thanks for the advice, bud...

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theAnimal   04-04-2009 at 06:40:48 PM
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hosolof wrote :

I think the main contention here is that you're a moron. Thanks for the advice, bud...



Nevermind. You're not worth the time.

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mamw93   04-05-2009 at 04:40:54 AM
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680i and up... or anything ASUS that has SLI.

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hosolof   04-05-2009 at 11:38:47 AM
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theAnimal wrote :

Nevermind. You're not worth the time.



Once again... You're a moron

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hosolof   04-05-2009 at 11:41:36 AM
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zipzoomflyhigh wrote :

Sell the 8800 and get a HD4890, its just as fast as the GTX285 but $100 cheaper.
You can still get about $100 for the 8800 on ebay, do a 7 day auction and start it at $69 w/free shipping.



Cheers, I think that might be an idea... do ATI cards actually run better with AMD chips??? And what are the 4870's comparable to in terms of performance?

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theAnimal   04-05-2009 at 04:31:41 PM
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hosolof wrote :

Cheers, I think that might be an idea... do ATI cards actually run better with AMD chips??? And what are the 4870's comparable to in terms of performance?



LOL! I don't think you're qualified to call anyone a moron, unless you're looking in a mirror.

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hosolof   04-06-2009 at 02:09:12 AM
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theAnimal wrote :

LOL! I don't think you're qualified to call anyone a moron, unless you're looking in a mirror.



Can you please stop posting? Your aura of stupidity is radiating out, causing rampant idiocy... I'm actually looking for advice, not inane drool

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theAnimal   04-06-2009 at 04:45:33 AM
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hosolof wrote :

Can you please stop posting? Your aura of stupidity is radiating out, causing rampant idiocy... I'm actually looking for advice, not inane drool



Perhaps you're unaware of how the internet works, but you'll usually find that you will receive more help if you're not being a complete jackass.

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hosolof   04-06-2009 at 06:05:22 AM
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theAnimal wrote :

Perhaps you're unaware of how the internet works, but you'll usually find that you will receive more help if you're not being a complete jackass.



Because you're clearly unable to help me, or yourself for that matter, I'm choosing to call you an idiot... I appreciate valid advice, and hence, anything you say is immediately null and void. My initial question pertained to whether or not it is worth getting a nvidia chipset, and if not, could someone recommend a mobo without crossfire since I won't be needing it in the near future. It seems to me that your advice of "sell your 8800 and get a gtx285" is somewhat redundant as I didn't state that I was in the market for another overpriced nvidia card... Clearly that fact that 90% of mobo's are crossfire would indicate to your shrivelled brain that it would be far more advantageous to buy an ATI card, this has somehow managed to escape you. I hope I've helped you to understand why I have taken a hostile stance toward you and why your advice is stupid and worthless...

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theAnimal   04-06-2009 at 06:36:43 AM
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hosolof wrote :

Because you're clearly unable to help me, or yourself for that matter, I'm choosing to call you an idiot... I appreciate valid advice, and hence, anything you say is immediately null and void. My initial question pertained to whether or not it is worth getting a nvidia chipset, and if not, could someone recommend a mobo without crossfire since I won't be needing it in the near future. It seems to me that your advice of "sell your 8800 and get a gtx285" is somewhat redundant as I didn't state that I was in the market for another overpriced nvidia card... Clearly that fact that 90% of mobo's are crossfire would indicate to your shrivelled brain that it would be far more advantageous to buy an ATI card, this has somehow managed to escape you. I hope I've helped you to understand why I have taken a hostile stance toward you and why your advice is stupid and worthless...



You were willing to buy a second video card (and probably a new PSU), which would cost about as much as my earlier suggestion.

I don't plan on future SLI or Crossfire upgrades; they almost never happen because there will be faster cards by that time. I just recommend the best single card solution, ATI or Nvidia.

As to your other questions: get a 790GX mobo from ASUS or Gigabyte (CF or non-CF doesn't really matter), any video card will work well with AMD chipset, and GTX260 is equivalent to HD4870.

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hosolof   04-06-2009 at 07:50:34 AM
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theAnimal wrote :

You were willing to buy a second video card (and probably a new PSU), which would cost about as much as my earlier suggestion.

I don't plan on future SLI or Crossfire upgrades; they almost never happen because there will be faster cards by that time. I just recommend the best single card solution, ATI or Nvidia.

As to your other questions: get a 790GX mobo from ASUS or Gigabyte (CF or non-CF doesn't really matter), any video card will work well with AMD chipset, and GTX260 is equivalent to HD4870.



Hey, thanks... See even if I am a jackass people help me

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hosolof   04-06-2009 at 08:13:44 AM
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theAnimal wrote :

get a 790GX mobo from ASUS or Gigabyte



Could anyone recommend a gig MA790GP-UD4H or DS4H? Is there any real difference?

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david8115   04-07-2009 at 06:27:39 AM
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hosolof wrote :

Hey, thanks... See even if I am a jackass people help me



Lol, i think he was trying to prove a point

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hosolof   04-07-2009 at 03:20:11 PM
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david8115 wrote :

Lol, i think he was trying to prove a point



wow thanks for that...

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