Hey there, I'm building a new computer, and I've got every part except the motherboard handled.
I'll be running one XFX Radeon HD 5850 HD585XZAFC 725MHZ 1GB GDDR5 4.0GHZ 2XDVI HDMI DP DIRECTX11 PCI-E Video Card
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=51934&vpn=HD-585X-ZAFC&manufacture=XFX
Because I'm only running one video card, and don't really have any plans to dual card anytime in the future, since the LGA 1156 only runs in 8X 8X, I don't care if the board has crossfire, or any dual card capabilities.
What I'm looking for is a motherboard that will let me overclock my i7-860 to 4.0 Ghz, will let me run my 5850, can support corsair 1600 mhz 7-8-7-20 ram, basically the best motherboard available that will allow me to OC and tweak basically anything I want, but doesn't need crossfire or dual card capabilities.
So my big question is: will cheaper cards that don't have SLI/crossfire capabilities be able to perform to the same standard as their dual card capable brethren? or will I have to fork over the dough on a mobo with crossfire, just so I can get the performance that I want?
Thanks for any insight into this dilemma of mine.
P.S. The cheaper the better obviously, but I want quality more so than anything else, so a mobo from say gigabyte or asus would be preferred, as I hear they make a quality motherboard.
I'll be running one XFX Radeon HD 5850 HD585XZAFC 725MHZ 1GB GDDR5 4.0GHZ 2XDVI HDMI DP DIRECTX11 PCI-E Video Card
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=51934&vpn=HD-585X-ZAFC&manufacture=XFX
Because I'm only running one video card, and don't really have any plans to dual card anytime in the future, since the LGA 1156 only runs in 8X 8X, I don't care if the board has crossfire, or any dual card capabilities.
What I'm looking for is a motherboard that will let me overclock my i7-860 to 4.0 Ghz, will let me run my 5850, can support corsair 1600 mhz 7-8-7-20 ram, basically the best motherboard available that will allow me to OC and tweak basically anything I want, but doesn't need crossfire or dual card capabilities.
So my big question is: will cheaper cards that don't have SLI/crossfire capabilities be able to perform to the same standard as their dual card capable brethren? or will I have to fork over the dough on a mobo with crossfire, just so I can get the performance that I want?
Thanks for any insight into this dilemma of mine.
P.S. The cheaper the better obviously, but I want quality more so than anything else, so a mobo from say gigabyte or asus would be preferred, as I hear they make a quality motherboard.