anyone know an am2+ board tht has true crossfire and supports am3 processors out of the box?
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anyone know an am2+ board tht has true crossfire and supports am3 processors out of the box?
There is the 790X based Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD3P which can run Crossfire at PCI-E 2.0 8X:
http://www.scan.co.uk/TodayOnly/Index.aspx
The Asus M3A79-T Deluxe is a 790FX based motherboard which will run the cards at PCI-E 2.0 16x:
http://www.scan.co.uk/TodayOnly/Index.aspx
They are both on special offer until around midday on Monday so be quick if you want to get one!
i think i read the M3A79-T Deluxe needs a bios update to support am3 cpu...thts real good deal though!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH
Here is the CPU support list:Quote:
Originally Posted by morda8
http://asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=ufZUFHN96LlrLL9J
I suppose you could try getting the cheapest AM2 CPU you could get off Ebay like an AM2 Sempron for a few quid just in case you needed to update the BIOS.
would the GA-MA790X-UD3P really cripple a crossfired hd5770?
and if i would increase the speed of the pcie would it preform like a x16 pcie?
The Gigabyte would be perfectly fine with an HD5770.Quote:
Originally Posted by morda8
OTH,even the Gigabyte needs a later BIOS revision to support AM3 CPUs:
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M...3107#anchor_os
Perhaps it is worth asking Scan what BIOS revision the motherboards ship with and whether they will run OK with AM3 CPUs out of the box.
yh i think id do thtQuote:
Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH