5770 Crossfire?

[SUPER NAME]

Hi. I am purchasing the PowerColor PCS+ 5770 soon, and am looking forward to using CrossFire with another 5770.

However, looking at some complaints, I have read that the fan housing makes the card too 'thick' for 2 GPUs to fit on some motherboards.

Now this leads me to ask, could I use two of these on a Gigabyte 790-FXTA?

If not, how about a MSI 790FX-GD70?

My last question would be, if I purchase the PCS+, and purchase, say, an XFX one in the future (one which is only thick enough to take up 2 expansion slots snugly), would I be able to fit the XFX one first, then the thicker PCS+ in front of it without any problems (overheating, etc.)?

I'm fairly new to this whole computer building scene and would appreciate to be informed when building my first build. Thanks!

 

[Proximon]

With CF 5770s you aren't going to see much improvement using a 780FX board.

Better to get a newer 890GX board with USB3 and SATA3. This way you can also get better-spaced PCI-E slots:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131631

 

[SUPER NAME]

With CF 5770s you aren't going to see much improvement using a 780FX board.

Better to get a newer 890GX board with USB3 and SATA3. This way you can also get better-spaced PCI-E slots:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131631

I was considering that, but shouldn't I wait for the 890FX boards which are reportedly coming out on Monday?

 

[Proximon]

Ah well you have me there. Definitely wait for Monday then, see what they have. Really do look for a board that has the wider spacing though.. not only for clearance but for air flow reasons.

 

[batuchka]

Hmm April 26th would also see the successor to the 770 chipset the 870 and if u have not bought that 5770 consider a cut down board and splashing on a HD 5850 instead? Stick to single GPU solutions and just upgrade to the next GPU that offers amongst the best $$/frames later down the road ^^