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| Thread ID: 124929 | 2012-05-28 07:27:00 | Is SLI/Crossfire really worth it? | ChazTheGeek (16619) | Press F1 |
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| 1277934 | 2012-05-30 06:42:00 | I know, probably won't use SLI, just exploring the possibilities. I have 3 PCI-Ex16 slots, when running two way SLI they would run at 8x mode. Regarding the CPU issue, I would probably get a sandy bridge because I can't boot with a unsupported CPU unless I have an updated BIOS. If there is some how to update the BIOS with a unsupported chip that would be helpful. If I could I would get Ivy Bridge. |
ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
| 1277935 | 2012-05-30 06:56:00 | My previous system supported SLI and my current system supports Crossfire - "In case I needed it" - still haven't used either yet. I think a single good card is a better idea in most cases. |
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| 1277936 | 2012-05-30 07:01:00 | That sound sensible to me, I think a 2600K sounds good to me for a CPU choice unless there is some way to use a Ivy Bridge CPU. | ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
| 1277937 | 2012-05-30 07:41:00 | You have a board and no CPU so far? Maybe you could get a local PC shop to update the BIOS for you, no doubt for a fee. Often they will boot with an "unsupported" CPU but will detect it wrong and default to low settings until you flash the BIOS, no way to be sure though unless you contact the motherboard manufacturers tech support and ask them. At any rate ivy is slightly faster at stock speeds than sandy but doesn't overclock as well so ends up about the same for overclockers. And I'll say what I always do, there is no point buying an i7 for gaming, get an i5 and save some cash. Hyperthreading, a tiny bump in clock speed, and some extra cache, do not make games run faster. |
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| 1277938 | 2012-05-30 08:40:00 | Ok, still like the idea of i7 for the Hyperthreding, and extra cache, for future proofing also. Will consider an i5 though. Am contacting ASUS now... |
ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
| 1277939 | 2012-05-30 08:46:00 | Ok I sent them an inquiry on the Ivy Bridge CPU problem. Hope I get a straight forward answer... | ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
| 1277940 | 2012-05-30 09:26:00 | The solution will be: Buy a Celeron or Pentium then upgrade the bios OR get someone with a 1155 sandy bridge cpu to do it for you. | icow (15313) | ||
| 1277941 | 2012-05-30 09:43:00 | That's a good idea.......will look into it. Thanks | ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
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