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IoWn3rU   06-19-2009 at 11:25:03 PM

Quick and easy question, can I use an NVIDIA card with this board, or can I only use ATI?

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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   06-19-2009 at 11:34:32 PM
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PCIE slot supports either ATI or Nvidia VCs.

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IoWn3rU   06-19-2009 at 11:40:37 PM
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I saw reviews saying that the board was built for ATI cards only? I also want to know if SLI is supported?

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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   06-19-2009 at 11:54:21 PM
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SLI is not supported. A PCIE slot supports a single card, ati or nvidia. P45 supports Crossfire with ATI cards. Ther are different versions of ASUS 'maximus' MBs. This is the P45 version.

http://www.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=hOVim24yGru3f3g6

Support ATI CrossFireX™ technology, up to Quad CrossFireX

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IoWn3rU   06-19-2009 at 11:55:44 PM
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Thanks, I already have this motherboard in my computer though, I was just wondering if I could use NVIDIA, as my ATI card (4870 1GB) is probably gonna get an RMA unless I can find out what's wrong.


Message edited by IoWn3rU on 06-19-2009 at 11:57:20 PM
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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   06-19-2009 at 11:57:09 PM
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A PCIE slot will support ONE video card, ATI or NVIDIA!

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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   06-20-2009 at 04:50:51 AM
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IoWn3rU wrote :

I saw reviews saying that the board was built for ATI cards only? I also want to know if SLI is supported?



Link to the review.

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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   06-20-2009 at 05:12:00 AM
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IoWn3rU wrote :

I have 2.



So with your MB your options are:

1 ATI PCIE card

1 Nvidia PCIE card

2 ATI crossfire capable cards configured in Crossfire mode

2 ATI X2 cards configured in Quad Crossfire mode (ATI 4850 X2 or 4870 X2)

...2 Nvidia cards in SLI is not supported by the Intel P45 chipset.

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IoWn3rU   06-20-2009 at 05:59:01 AM
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Alright, thanks :)

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