Crossfire x8 x8 and x16 x16. Will I see much difference in video card performance in my 2 rigs? Same video cards, just the slot speed is different.
rig 1- Crossfire PCI slots run at x8 x8
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB DDR3 1600
MSI P55-GD65 Intel P55 Core i5/i7 Socket 1156 Motherboard
INTEL BX80605I7860 Core i7 2800 MHz Socket 1156 4 x 256KB Desktop Processor
MSI R4770 CYCLONE Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card
rig 2- Crossfire PCI slots run at x16 x16
MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
OCZ OCZ3OB1600LV4GK 8GB (DDR3-1600)
AMD HDX925WFGIBOX Phenom II X4 2.80 GHz AM3 4 x 512KB Desktop Processor
MSI R4770 CYCLONE Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card
Both rigs run Windows7 64bit OS.
Thanks,
Toad
rig 1- Crossfire PCI slots run at x8 x8
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB DDR3 1600
MSI P55-GD65 Intel P55 Core i5/i7 Socket 1156 Motherboard
INTEL BX80605I7860 Core i7 2800 MHz Socket 1156 4 x 256KB Desktop Processor
MSI R4770 CYCLONE Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card
rig 2- Crossfire PCI slots run at x16 x16
MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
OCZ OCZ3OB1600LV4GK 8GB (DDR3-1600)
AMD HDX925WFGIBOX Phenom II X4 2.80 GHz AM3 4 x 512KB Desktop Processor
MSI R4770 CYCLONE Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card
Both rigs run Windows7 64bit OS.
Thanks,
Toad