Graphics Card + Motherboard Compatibility

[WildGoose]

just a quick one

if youve got an SLI or Crossfire motherboard, does this mean that you can only use nvidia or ati cards respectively

for example, my motherboard is SLI, A8N-32 deluxe to be precise

ive got a 6800 GS in there, if i wanted to upgrade to a better single card, would I have to use Nvidia or would i be able to use ATI, would nvidia work better on an SLI motherboard that AtI would?

also, if i wanted to use dual graphics cards, would they have to be two nvidia cards on an SLI motherboard

cheers, sorry if this question is obvious to some
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[Rob W]

If you have SLi you can ONLY have nVidia cards, same with Crossfire.
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[Rob W]

Let me rephrase that.

If you want SLi you can only use two nVidia cards, you cant get two ATi cards and run them Crossfire, you'd need a X-Fire capable motherboard.

As for whether an ATi card will run better on an nForce motherboard (and yes it will run, to answer your question), I doubt it. But ATi are shit anyway to be honest.
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[bazza]

For single use, either Nvidia or ATI will run, but you're looking at expensive 7800/7900 cards for a performance kick.

For SLI, you'll need another 6800 GS - you can't mix GPUs. Expect up to 40% performance increase with 2 x 6800s.
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