[SOLVED] Hello! GA-X48-DQ6 gigabyte board..

Re: Hello! GA-X48-DQ6 gigabyte board..

Thank You, I did some more reading in this forum. Im not to impressed
with the sli configuration/performance. The person Im assembling this
for is set on a dual video card installation. Will dual ati cards out
perform a single top of the line nvidia in the real world? Comments are
welcome, and suggestions, Im not a big ati fan, just looking for as
much bang for the buck I can get with this machine.
So far we have
qx9450 quad 2.66
GA-X48-DQ6, which we could change, but I did like the newer x48chipset.
2 gigs of corsair pc9600
vista ultimate
corsair 750watt psu, the one neweggs has with 60amps on 12v rail..
I may slide over to the dark side with ati,,
thanks...

Re: Hello! GA-X48-DQ6 gigabyte board..

My daughters boyfriend, I think its more of a status thing. Spoiled kid
with a pocket full of money.
From reading one of lindermans posts Im not very impressed with
the stability and performance of a sli config. But I will probably go that
way. Created another post asking about the best sli motherboard/
chipset.
Toms hardware put the top ati card and the top nvidia card setup
in a dual mode config, pretty close. But from what Lindermans posts
state which I cant refute, because of his knowledge, that he only
sees %25 percent increase if that in a sli enviornment, plus instablity.
Not enough bang for your buck when you shell out 300 bucks plus
per card...
Thanks for your input,,,and bring on some more,,,,wish I had money
to burn,,,,lol

Re: Hello! GA-X48-DQ6 gigabyte board..

SLI and Crossfire are in my opinion still a new concept and still need more time to work out the bugs and let other hardware/software catch up. Lets not even go into the 3x video card boards...

Ask yourself this, will this kid be knocking on your door, taken up your time because of the instability of sli/crossfire? Are you ready to troubleshoot if needed if and when you are called to do so?

If it was me I would build the kid his computer on either a SLI or Crossfire ready board. Build it as if you were going to have 2 cards in it. But then explain to him, a single great card will work nearly as good with a lot less hassle. Two 300.00 cards will not out last a single 500.00 card. Because when its time to upgrade it will only cost another 500.00. Not the price of two new cards because he didnt go big enough in the first place. So go ahead and do the one card for now and if in a few months, if he wants to upgrade, fine.

If he still wants the SLI/Crossfire now, I will always pick Nvidia. If only because they have a greater support staff the ATI. More and more hardware is being built with Nvidia in mind.


P.S. Agree 100% for your mobo manufacturer pick. I always choose Gigabyte. Asus is good also but for support, Gigabyte can not be beat. Also Gigabyte boards for the most have great layouts. Now this is not to say a Gigabyte SLI board is going to have any room. When you SLI you are likely to lose a PCI port or two no mater what board you use.

Sorry Manic I am late for your party ........... my bad :4-thatsba




I have been installing and using single video cards that are dual core :wink:

they are far more stable and I believe they out pace the most any SLI system / they certainly have alot less quirks

the ati 3870 X2 is a great value

the 9800 GX2 is another super choice for someone who doesnt mind burning some cash

for my money and value = ati 3870 X2 it slightly out paces a single 8800 GTX that aint an easy feat


you will drive yourself nuts with the troubles with nforce chipsets and sli .......... if you dont mind pouring hours galore into trying this and trying that while chasing stability....... then sli is for you

he will have all the bragging rights he wants with 9800 GX2 only KINGS can afford them >>>>>>> and you should better be looking for a 1000 watt PSU for that puppy

like the theramltake toughpower 1200 or I think corsair now has a 1000 and seasonic has a 900 ???? one of these for sure

and a three foot fan to keep that hog cooled !! :laugh:

the light bulbs in the living room are going to dim when he is gaming :grin: