3870 Crossfire with different makes of cards, any info?

[nubian1]

I have an HIS HD 3870 and would love to get another one for crossfire but these days it's "Get what you can" because of out of stock issues. I know the HIS is basically an ATI reference design but would like to know if I can add a different make of card, being it Sapphire, Visiontech or whatever without any issues popping up?

What should I look out for? Is anyone else doing this??

 

[bryanW1995]

well, considering that hardware canucks ran a 3870 with a 256mb 3850 in xfire, you shouldn't have any problems with 2 3870's from different manufacturers. I don't know why nvidia is so particular on sli. iirc, you can run any of the 2900 and 38x0 series cards together in xfire.

 

[tvdang7]

what? u can? any links?

 

[mendocinosummit]

I have been hearing the same thing and I too would like some links. Also, if true AMD should capitalize on this.

 

[Nedder]

How about 3870 HIS + 2600XT Sapphire?

 

[taltamir]

Originally posted by: bryanW1995
well, considering that hardware canucks ran a 3870 with a 256mb 3850 in xfire, you shouldn't have any problems with 2 3870's from different manufacturers. I don't know why nvidia is so particular on sli. iirc, you can run any of the 2900 and 38x0 series cards together in xfire.

Because selling some sucker two video cards every year instead of one, as well as their own proprietary motherboard chipset (since they refuse to license it to other people) makes them a lot more money?

SLI and CF is a perfect came of marketing VS reality. Can they sell you some crappy, buggy, expensive, overheating, and doesn't work half of the time peice of crap for more then double what you should have paid.... Or will you resist the marketing crap and think with your head.

The one exception is if you are buying the fastest cards on the market for a very large resolution display and you have money coming out of your arse. In which case its merely an inefficient way of getting "more" regardless of cost