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Hey, I recently got a AMD 6400+, with a ATI 4830 video card! Whats a good motherboard that will allow me crossfire? yet support my Am2 chip!

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Its pretty damn pricy, anything cheaper?

Reply to Dynaverse

It's a very good price for a quality Crossfire motherboard. This one is cheaper, but I'd get the Gigabyte for $10 more: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813153129

Reply to GhislainG

Its $340 in Australia.. i may get the Gigabyte imported

Reply to Dynaverse

Crossfire is expensive. You have to get a good MB and good PSU to support it. I would go for the Gigabyte board as well. You can try this board, but ASRock is a low quality manufacturer, its a risk I wouldn't want to take on a MB.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157139

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Reply to xthekidx

Ill grab the Gigabyte!

What type of PSU requirements do I need? how many Watts?

Reply to Dynaverse

Wattage isn't important, its Amperage and build quality. For 2 4830's, you want a PSU like these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] k=ls%20550
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &Tpk=ea650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 4&Tpk=550w <== My first pick
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341010


Message edited by xthekidx on 04-12-2009 at 05:17:27 AM
------------------------------ Asus P6T & i7 920 @ 3.6ghz
GTX 260 Core 216
6gb 1443MHZ 7-7-7-18 1T OCZ Platinum
CM RC-690, CM V8 HSF
Reply to xthekidx

Is one 550W enough to run 2 4830cards?

cheers for the help btw!

Reply to Dynaverse

Yep. Any of those PSU's would be good, you could run 2 4850's on the 550vx.


Message edited by xthekidx on 04-12-2009 at 06:35:42 AM
------------------------------ Asus P6T & i7 920 @ 3.6ghz
GTX 260 Core 216
6gb 1443MHZ 7-7-7-18 1T OCZ Platinum
CM RC-690, CM V8 HSF
Reply to xthekidx

What type of ram should i get?

 

I dont want to spend too much on it!


Message edited by Dynaverse on 04-12-2009 at 07:28:29 AM
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GTX 260 Core 216
6gb 1443MHZ 7-7-7-18 1T OCZ Platinum
CM RC-690, CM V8 HSF
Reply to xthekidx

The Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P is probably the only 790X board with the SB750 which will let you overclock further if you upgrade to a phenom II CPU. If you want a cheaper board though, this is the cheapest one that will give you dual 8x PCI-E slots for crossfire

 

ASRock A780GXE $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157139

 

It doesn't have the SB750, and uses the 780G chipset. It will let you upgrade to an AM3 CPU latter on and even supports 140W CPUs. Since the 780G was only intended to have a single 16x PCI-E slot, the 780G takes a page back from the AIT crossfire chipset X1600 (ALiveXFire-eSATA2)days and uses a small board to divide the lanes so that you can have two 8x PCI-E slots. Of course that old board used a switch card that had to be in the second slot for a single card while this new 780GXE uses a well placed switch card that stays out of the way. It even does external SATA the same way as the old ASRock ALiveXFire-eSATA2 board.


Message edited by megamanx00 on 04-12-2009 at 07:59:13 PM
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Reply to megamanx00

Thanks all I got the GA-MA790X-UD4P!

I put a 6400+ AMD on it, which is ....... ok! Ill upgrade to something better down the far road when things are allot cheaper!

Thanks for your help!

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