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guys sorry for the question but i am not sure...

anyways, i have 4870 visiontek 512mb card i want to add 4870 but i have a deal for cheap 4870 1gb asus card
question is can i do crossfire like that even whem my motherboard says hybrid crossfire..
thank you guys
 
Solution
No, it's not a big issue, you just wont use the extra memory on the 1gb card. It would be the same as crossfiring two with 512mb.
Hybrid crossfire is crossfiring with the onboard graphic and it is mostly useless outside of perhaps laptops. To crossfire HD4870s you will need a fully crossfire capable motherboard that has 2 PCIEx16 slots. Some motherboards that claim to be crossfire and have two slots have the second slot actually function at x4 speeds which severely limits the advantages of a second card. So it is only a good idea if you have 2 slots and they both function at at least x8. When using 2 cards with a different amount of memory they with both function with the lower amount of memory(512mb in this case.)
 

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i have 2 crossfire slots.. and one is x16 other is x8 so if i connect second they both will work as x8 i know that, but like i said is 512 mb and 1 gb difference is an issue?
 

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yup.. i have 27'' HP + 22'' Hannspree i am more musician, but sometimes playing games when i am bored ;]]]