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Anyone know any good motherboards that would support 2 4850x2(Crossfire) $Under 120

If it uses a Intel CPU, i need one for Pentium to Extreme.
If it uses a AMD CPU, i need it to support Athlon 64 to Phenom.

Thanks in advance.

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790GX and P45. $120 is still cutting it close.

Message edited by spathotan on 02-04-2009 at 01:53:53 AM

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A single 4850X2 has a long list of plaguing driver issues (thank Sapphire), two of them is just asking for a mental breakdown.

Grrr ment to edit not post.

Message edited by spathotan on 02-04-2009 at 01:55:40 AM

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Allright thanks, but why did i hear so many bad reviews about the P45 going into Crossfire? Such as how the speed does not match the maximus and X48.

P45 seems to be the only good thing i can afford right now. Would it do ok in crossfire?

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Because the P45 chipset is 8x/8x crossfire, X38/X48/X58 are full speed 16/16. 8/8 is perfectly fine for any "normal" setup, such as 4850s....4870s....GTX 280. 8/8 will more than likely hold back two 4850X2's or any dual GPU cards, but regardless youll still rape and pillage any game on the market for quite awhile....if you can get drivers stable.

If you manage to get the drivers installed correctly, the cards working correctly with no issues, id advise you to never mess with the drivers again unless you find some that have been proven stable/working/reliable.

Unless you already have these cards, I have to at least try to persuade you otherwise. You will have better luck say...buying a 4870X2 and a single 4870 for Tri-Fire.

Message edited by spathotan on 02-04-2009 at 02:15:29 AM

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Mhm thanks a lot. Im returning 1 4850x2 tomorrow back to Newegg for my RMA.

Also.. how do i return it? Do i Send it from the box they gave me? How do i send it to their address?

Since 1 card is $300, 15% off for stocking fee will be -50 which gives me back $250 right? Does the money charge back to the card i bought with, or do they give me cash back?

Message edited by Trihedral on 02-04-2009 at 02:36:15 AM

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Back to the payment source.

Also when you ship it back you should put it back in the card's box with any accessories.

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Thanks a lot spathotan. Im returning 3 4850x2's just to wait till Direct X 11 comes out.

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