Intel Core Quad 6600 and Crossfire... Which mobo to get?

[Krueger81]

I just bought an ATI 4890 and would like to grab a second one just to make things right...

which mobo would I need to look at if I already have a Core Quad 6600

Thanks
Phil

 

[RallyMaster]

Asus P5Q Pro or Gigabyte EP45-UD3P

 

[ashishmishra]

Originally posted by: Krueger81
I just bought an ATI 4890 and would like to grab a second one just to make things right...

which mobo would I need to look at if I already have a Core Quad 6600

Thanks
Phil

I would say grab this Foxconn Blackops x48 instead. The x48 chipset provides you with two 16x PCIe 2.0 slots in crossfire mode as opposed to two 8x PCIe 2.0 slots in crossfire mode for all the P45 based motherboards.

 

[PCTC2]

Originally posted by: ashishmishra

Originally posted by: Krueger81
I just bought an ATI 4890 and would like to grab a second one just to make things right...

which mobo would I need to look at if I already have a Core Quad 6600

Thanks
Phil

I would say grab this Foxconn Blackops x48 instead. The x48 chipset provides you with two 16x PCIe 2.0 slots in crossfire mode as opposed to two 8x PCIe 2.0 slots in crossfire mode for all the P45 based motherboards.

If you want to save some money OP, the Gigabyte EP45-UD3P is a great board and you can usually pick it up for around $115AR.

 

[Krueger81]

the gigabyte board looks yummy.

I also have 4 x 2GB Sticks of PC6400 Gaming Memory that should work fine right?

Phil

 

[NinjaJedi]

Originally posted by: PCTC2

Originally posted by: ashishmishra

Originally posted by: Krueger81
I just bought an ATI 4890 and would like to grab a second one just to make things right...

which mobo would I need to look at if I already have a Core Quad 6600

Thanks
Phil

I would say grab this Foxconn Blackops x48 instead. The x48 chipset provides you with two 16x PCIe 2.0 slots in crossfire mode as opposed to two 8x PCIe 2.0 slots in crossfire mode for all the P45 based motherboards.

If you want to save some money OP, the Gigabyte EP45-UD3P is a great board and you can usually pick it up for around $115AR.

From what I have read and understand running PCIe 2.0 @ 8x/8x is equivalent to running @ PCIe 1.1 16x/16x speeds even if I'm understanding it wrong I have gotten the impression it wont impact performance Running @ 8x/8x. Please correct me if I'm not on that point. That ep45-udsp is an awesome OC from what I've read and I plan to get one myself soon.

 

[lopri]

You're correct, NinjaJedi. They are not exactly the same but practically the same. I will update the sticky later today.