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Does Crossfire scale better than SLI? because im getting a UD4P and its crossfire so i want to know if crossfire is a good option. also, can some one name some cards that are better than my 9800GTX+ and cheaper than it?


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with that board all you can really do is SLI unless you get the SLI hack for it. so in this case, crossfire will scale better.
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Yup... for the original question... it depends.
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with that board all you can really do is SLI unless you get the SLI hack for it. so in this case, crossfire will scale better.
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Yup... for the original question... it depends.
hmm, so xfire dose scale better? is it even worth going xfire or should i just get one nice card, i really don't think i will eve see my self using 2 cards. especially when im just getting an antec earth-watts 650watt with 2 6+2 pin pci-e plugs. and if the UD4P was sli or single slot id love it 10x more. but its so epic i have to get it. dual bios? i mean common THATS 100% win. and a j-micron raid controller for 2 separate satas for raid 0 and -1 8hdds FTW
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Guess I shouldnt have bought my bugatti veyron then......ill never use all 1001 horsepower. According to your logic its not any better than my old civic.

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hmm, so xfire dose scale better?
How did you come to that conclusion? It depends on the application, settings, and resolution.
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The jmicron controller sucks for RAID. You will get way faster speeds using the 6 ports from the southbridge. It's really only there for extra peripherals if you must have more stuff plugged in.

Dual cards is up to you bro. I don't think one really scales better over the other. It depends on the cards and drivers used, and of course the game.
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After having several SLI setups and now using Crossfire, I would like to say OH YES, I dont have to play with it to get it to scale correctly

It just does its job like it should.


This is my oppinion, I think it scales better than SLI
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After having several SLI setups and now using Crossfire, I would like to say OH YES, I dont have to play with it to get it to scale correctly

It just does its job like it should.


This is my oppinion, I think it scales better than SLI
im glad my "trolling" inspired you to use my quote in your sig
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Guess I shouldnt have bought my bugatti veyron then......ill never use all 1001 horsepower. According to your logic its not any better than my old civic.

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