Max video card for m2n-sli deluxe mobo ?

[Tattare]

I run a duel screen setup with 9600 gt card and its time to upgrade. FPS is alil low.
Whats gonna be the best/max card im going to be able to cram into this m2n-sli deluxe motherboard ?

Thanks,
Tattare

 

[jswjimmy]

Any pci-e video card... your power supply is more of a limiting factor here.

as always you have a lot of options, you could just go for a gtx260/280 card, or even a 2ed 9600gt. on the ATI side you have the 4850 and 4870 depending on how much you want to spend.

 

[will889]

SLI 2x 9600GT's - after all you do have an SLI mobo. Or, sell and get an HD4850. Make sure PSU is about 650W quality for SLI'ing 2 9600GT's. HD4850 can do fine on 1 quality 500-550W.

 

[jswjimmy]

Originally posted by: will889
SLI 2x 9600GT's - after all you do have an SLI mobo. Or, sell and get an HD4850. Make sure PSU is about 650W quality for SLI'ing 2 9600GT's. HD4850 can do fine on 1 quality 500-550W.

Actually he would run it as 2 cards not SLI. Remember he is running dual monitor.

 

[will889]

Well yeah, but you could do either (or). For Dual monitor specifically though you can't run SLI, but you can always toggle DM off and run the setup with SLI easily, but if the OP has no more than a 450-500W PSU it looks like a 4850-4870 would be best.

 

[Tattare]

Iv been reading alot about the 4870's and they have softer price range unlike some of the nvidia's iv been looking at.
Will this m2n-sli deluxe run crossfire ? say the 4870x2 that came out today.

 

[jswjimmy]

Originally posted by: Tattare
Iv been reading alot about the 4870's and they have softer price range unlike some of the nvidia's iv been looking at.
Will this m2n-sli deluxe run crossfire ? say the 4870x2 that came out today.

no it will not run xfire.

 

[will889]

Yes it will run the new single PCB 4870X2 in crossfire mode - the crossfire would be done via drivers. What it won't do obviously is run two separate 4870's in crossfire - you would need an AMD crossfire mobo for that.

 

[bryanW1995]

unfortunately it's NOT obvious that a 2 pci-e slot mobo doesn't run both xfire and sli. The only reason for it is nvidia's insistence on making their own chipsets and charging extra for the sli chip.