4850 ati cards and what I need?

Mcninjaguy · 06-23-2008, 09:44 AM

I currently have:
BFG 8800gts 320 mb OC
AMD 6000+
m2n sli Deluxe
750 watt corsair PSU
Creative Audigy soundcard
1 x 320gig, 1 x 750gig hard drives
2x LG 16xDVD Burners
6 cooling fans
- 5x 120 mm fans
- 1x 200 mm fan

now I was wondering about crossfire/sli for now I think I may just buy one 4850 card and if my motherboard can handle ATI products???
this is where I shop for parts the card is = $203 (dirt cheap for awesome card)
http://www.pccyber.com/?v=product&i=VC-PC-HD4850

P.S. In about a year or less I will be upgrading to 780i or higher M/B

**emosun** · 06-23-2008, 10:50 AM

You should not mix ati and nvidia products. It can have weird and bad results. Stick with nvidia cards. Nvidia motherboards also do not support crossfire.

ebackhus · 06-23-2008, 12:15 PM

That particulat board is garbage. If you've managed to keep in running more than 2 weeks I'm impressed.

You can mix nVidia motherboards and ATI video cards but you can't do CrossFire on an nVidia motherboard.

**emosun** · 06-23-2008, 01:18 PM

When the nvidia boards have integrated nvidia video then they create problems with ati cards. There just not happy working with eachother. If it doesn' it might be ok.

Mcninjaguy · 06-23-2008, 08:23 PM

okay thanks for the advice. I was just wondering for future reference. I'll probably buy a 200 series card when I gots the moola

06-23-2008, 09:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	4850 ati cards and what I need? I currently have: BFG 8800gts 320 mb OC AMD 6000+ m2n sli Deluxe 750 watt corsair PSU Creative Audigy soundcard 1 x 320gig, 1 x 750gig hard drives 2x LG 16xDVD Burners 6 cooling fans - 5x 120 mm fans - 1x 200 mm fan now I was wondering about crossfire/sli for now I think I may just buy one 4850 card and if my motherboard can handle ATI products??? this is where I shop for parts the card is = $203 (dirt cheap for awesome card) http://www.pccyber.com/?v=product&i=VC-PC-HD4850 P.S. In about a year or less I will be upgrading to 780i or higher M/B

06-23-2008, 10:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,104 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: 4850 ati cards and what I need? You should not mix ati and nvidia products. It can have weird and bad results. Stick with nvidia cards. Nvidia motherboards also do not support crossfire. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list Last edited by Deleted090308; 06-23-2008 at 11:06 AM.

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06-23-2008, 01:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,104 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: 4850 ati cards and what I need? When the nvidia boards have integrated nvidia video then they create problems with ati cards. There just not happy working with eachother. If it doesn' it might be ok. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

06-23-2008, 08:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: 4850 ati cards and what I need? okay thanks for the advice. I was just wondering for future reference. I'll probably buy a 200 series card when I gots the moola