X1950PRO xfire

[crydee]

I can find an ASUS X1950PRO non xfire version of the card at zzf for 199 and a Sapphire Xfire version of the X1950PRO at newegg for 199 but I can't find them made by the same manufacturer. Would it be better for crossfire to have them made both by the same manufacturer?

 

[FightTest]

As far as I know all X1950 Pros have Crossfire built in.

Page 3 of the Anandtech X1950 Pro review.

 

[MDE]

There aren't any master\slave cards for the X1950 Pro, just get two cards and you're set.

 

[Captante]

The reason Asus designates a model non-crossfire is because it doesn't include the internal bridge according to what I've read.

 

[NoStateofMind]

Originally posted by: Captante
The reason Asus designates a model non-crossfire is because it doesn't include the internal bridge according to what I've read.

Ding! We have a weiner!

 

[LittleNemoNES]

Originally posted by: crydee
I can find an ASUS X1950PRO non xfire version of the card at zzf for 199 and a Sapphire Xfire version of the X1950PRO at newegg for 199 but I can't find them made by the same manufacturer. Would it be better for crossfire to have them made both by the same manufacturer?

lol just use 2 like SLI

 

[crydee]

Don't laugh at me I crossfire has always been a bit trickier then SLI and I havn't built a xfire system yet I didn't know they finally changed that stupid design of xfire/non xfire cards. :x

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: crydee
Don't laugh at me I crossfire has always been a bit trickier then SLI and I havn't built a xfire system yet I didn't know they finally changed that stupid design of xfire/non xfire cards. :x

Better to ask the question then to make a potentially expensive mistake... don't let the occasional fun-poking shame into not asking next time!

Also as far as what brand card to go with for Crossfire, you might want to make sure you get a single-slot cooler model like the Sapphire for both cards to garantee you end up with at least one or two free PCI slots.. the Asus is a dual-slot design.

 

[40sTheme]

So you can buy any card and only run one, right? Cause i'm not looking for Xfire... And sorry if I kinda threadjacked, but there is no more master/slave.

 

[DeathReborn]

Originally posted by: 40sTheme
So you can buy any card and only run one, right? Cause i'm not looking for Xfire... And sorry if I kinda threadjacked, but there is no more master/slave.

Yup. Any X1950p can run solo. If you intend on using Crossfire though you should avoid the cards with the "cost saving" PCB that has no internal Crossfire Connectors.