Yes it has 2 pci-e slot for CF at x8 not x16. And yes on the dual get PhenomII x2.
Need Help Finding Micro ATX Mobo. with 2 PCI-E slots
Hello, sorry to bother you all but I could use some assistance in locating a motherboard for my new computer.
I am looking for a motherboard that is Micro ATX Form factor, and has 2 PCI-E Slots for Crossfire and socket AM3, but AM2/AM2+ could work if dual cores are still great for gaming, I dont have a clear answer most of the times. I know Quad Cores are great but is it a giant leap in the gaming area.
This is the motherboard that I am currently interested in, but I am wondering if there are others elsewhere that are good quality and maybe a little bit cheaper.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136068
Also, I know you guys probably get this a ton, and I'm still new here so I'll get to searching, but for gaming could I save a few bucks and get a nice dual core as opposed to a quadcore and still get great performance? I currently have an AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition, but I am working on selling this computer (to build my next one, of course
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) I feel like I spent a lil too much getting this Phenom and could have just stuck with my previous CPU or another good dual core (my previous one was an AM2 Athlon 64 X2 4600+)
I am looking for a motherboard that is Micro ATX Form factor, and has 2 PCI-E Slots for Crossfire and socket AM3, but AM2/AM2+ could work if dual cores are still great for gaming, I dont have a clear answer most of the times. I know Quad Cores are great but is it a giant leap in the gaming area.
This is the motherboard that I am currently interested in, but I am wondering if there are others elsewhere that are good quality and maybe a little bit cheaper.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136068
Also, I know you guys probably get this a ton, and I'm still new here so I'll get to searching, but for gaming could I save a few bucks and get a nice dual core as opposed to a quadcore and still get great performance? I currently have an AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition, but I am working on selling this computer (to build my next one, of course
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Is there any board that has x16/x16?
Originally Posted by dixson01974  Yes it has 2 pci-e slot for CF at x8 not x16. |
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No.
The performance isnt worth worrying about.
Originally Posted by Kvjavs I noticed that
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The performance isnt worth worrying about.
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Not for Micro ATX board. For CF you can CF like 2 5770 just fine at x8.
Originally Posted by Kvjavs I noticed that
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Yes it can. 600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for CF 4890.
Originally Posted by Kvjavs Ok, thank you Markisa, Master Chief & dixson. i was also curious if my power supply (Corsair 750hx) would be able to handle 2 Vapor-X 4890's in crossfire, if anybody might know. |
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IT can handle 3..
Originally Posted by Kvjavs Ok, thank you Markisa, Master Chief & dixson. i was also curious if my power supply (Corsair 750hx) would be able to handle 2 Vapor-X 4890's in crossfire, if anybody might know. |
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I'm pretty sure my PSU will be more than enough to power it. Also, I am looking at this now instead. Only because I don't see a huge NEED to upgrade to DDR3, and I already got 8gb of DDR2.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136056
I think that 8GB of DDR2 will hold me off for a while to save up for either DDR3, or switching to Intel (Not that I want to do, but there's just not many mATX AM3 boards with Crossfire, at least that I can find).
Originally Posted by anoobilis I just built a quad system with this DFI mobo. I am going to add a 5970 and a fermi card later on. If you get it make sure you get a high wattage psu, the board needs 300W by itself to run. Also it does not like 1600Mhz Ram very well, I got my 1600 Mhz mushkin to run at 1395Mhz with tighter settings and it is just as good if not better this way. Managed to overclock 965 C3 to 4.1 ghz 1.55V and CPU-NB 2.7GHZ 1.3875V 1hour linpack stable. Has good audio and good network chips. Get it it is really good but a little sensitive with the settings you use it with. Make sure you enable ACPI XSDT if you are using a 64 bit system or it will do all kinds of strange things. Hope this helps, anoobilis edit: you dont care about the 8x/8x crossfire, get crossfire-on-a-pcb like the amd 5970 or 5950 and use the other PCIe slot for something else, i believe they both run at 16x single mode - there are no other AM3 matx boards with 2 pcie slots out there, only some lower quiality ones but am2+ |
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136056
I think that 8GB of DDR2 will hold me off for a while to save up for either DDR3, or switching to Intel (Not that I want to do, but there's just not many mATX AM3 boards with Crossfire, at least that I can find).
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