GTX480 on X48-DQ6?

mosso2000

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Hi all, I managed to order today a GTX480 but realized that my motherboard is a gigabyte X48-DQ6, with intel chipset, and therefore no SLI for me.
but now I am wondering if the card will work at all on this mobo, and if so will there be less performance/bottleneck effect than a nforce equipped mother board?
Thanks for your help :hello:
 

mosso2000

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thanks shadow

yes I agree and would have gone for a 5970, but :
- it does not fit in my fractal design R2mid-tower,
- it is £60-100 less than a 5970...
- the tessellation perfs are good compared to a 5870, even a 5970!
 

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I decided to cancel my order.
What scares me the most is power consumption.
And 5970s appear to have dropped price... and I realized I could maybe fit a 5970 with an accelero in my case...