HELP - WILL MY MOTHERBOARD CROSSFIRE?..

chreewebb · 8 Jun 2013 at 10:20

No one seems to be helping me over at the graphics sub forum so I'm posting the link to it here in hope some of you guys will help

Cause would like to order whatever I need to today so it comes monday, thanks guys

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18518508

panyan · 8 Jun 2013 at 10:28

HELP - I CANT TURN OFF CAPS LOCK!..

From the page that you linked:

Quad-GPU CrossFireX Support!

Flexible Multi-GPU solutions, Your Weapon of Choice!
F2A55 brings you the multi-GPU choice of CrossFireX™. Expect a brand-new gaming style you’ve never experienced before!

snitcher · 8 Jun 2013 at 10:29

im not really sure it would crossfire.

chreewebb · 8 Jun 2013 at 10:32

panyan said:
HELP - I CANT TURN OFF CAPS LOCK!..

From the page that you linked:

So you're saying that I can?

snitcher said:
im not really sure it would crossfire.

Why not? The APU and mobo are compatible by the looks? I've done loads of research that says 6670 is highest you can go with crossfiring on the A10-5800K.. ?

panyan · 8 Jun 2013 at 10:43

Just get that 6670

That way you can at least use the computer!

If it wont crossfire then you still have one card to use

Hicks · 8 Jun 2013 at 10:44

My advice would be to post a message in the Customer Service forum and ask "the idiots" at OCUK to help.

Let me know how that works out for you

chreewebb · 8 Jun 2013 at 10:49

panyan said:
Just get that 6670

That way you can at least use the computer!

If it wont crossfire then you still have one card to use

Yeah, I think I may well do that.. according to the internet it should crossfire and on my motherboard it says crossfire X on it or something so should work..? lol

Hicks said:
My advice would be to post a message in the Customer Service forum and ask "the idiots" at OCUK to help.

Let me know how that works out for you

if you have been through what I have then you would understand how "the idiots" is justified. Think I may well go for the asus 6670 1gb ddr5 and crossfire?

olivier renault · 8 Jun 2013 at 10:49

Yes for crossfire, with a HD6670, but take a GDDR5 card, not DDR3 card.

chreewebb · 8 Jun 2013 at 10:52

olivier renault said:
Yes for crossfire, with a HD6670, but take a GDDR5 card, not DDR3 card.

So my motherbaord.. http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/F2A55/
will work fine with my A10-5800K APU. and then I will be able to use this gpu as crossfire..? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-257-AS

olivier renault · 8 Jun 2013 at 10:58

That's what it says on the tin. But this one is way too expensive.

chreewebb · 8 Jun 2013 at 11:00

olivier renault said:
That's what it says on the tin. But this one is way too expensive.

Would you be able to link me one?

thanks for your help btw

olivier renault · 8 Jun 2013 at 11:04

chreewebb said:
Would you be able to link me one? thanks for your help btw

I can't (competitor), but it should be around £60. Maybe you can ask CS

Asus HD6670 1GB GDDR5 + P&P? Doesn't hurt to try. Else, just shop around, or take the hit (about a tenner, a fiver, all considered).

Hell I'd even take a look at the local purple shop. They might have that card in GDDR5 for around that price. And don't ask the dude in the shop, they are usually clueless and are a bunch of yes-men.

chreewebb · 8 Jun 2013 at 11:14

olivier renault said:
I can't (competitor), but it should be around £60. Maybe you can ask CS Asus HD6670 1GB GDDR5 + P&P? Doesn't hurt to try. Else, just shop around, or take the hit (about a tenner, a fiver, all considered).

Hell I'd even take a look at the local purple shop. They might have that card in GDDR5 for around that price. And don't ask the dude in the shop, they are usually clueless and are a bunch of yes-men.

nice one, yeah id pretty much blown all my budget and more with the original build so dont want to be spending much more now lol! Cheers for the help man, ill ring OcUK now

biuro74 · 8 Jun 2013 at 11:19

Geez.

People. In case of APU - AMD (and Asus in mobo desc) names using embedded card + external card coupled as "Dual Graphics" system and in such case best external (PCIe) graphic card to be paired with APUs unit is Radeon 6670:

http://www.amd.com/uk/products/technologies/dual-graphics/Pages/dual-graphics.aspx#3

CrossFire is when you use two cards in PCIe slots and in such case you might use typical graphic cards for CrossFiring: 7950+7970, two 7970.. upto quad-GPU cards, as advertised. It was confusing once AMD placed graphic chips into chipsets and let to use them with discrete cards as "Hybrid CrossFire", but it would be better now to everyone to differentiate CF and dual graphics.

Basing on this info - what you want ? CrossFire, or Dual Graphics ?

chreewebb · 8 Jun 2013 at 11:24

biuro74 said:
Geez.

People. In case of APU - AMD (and Asus in mobo desc) names using embedded card + external card coupled as "Dual Graphics" system and in such case best external (PCIe) graphic card to be paired with APUs unit is Radeon 6670:

http://www.amd.com/uk/products/technologies/dual-graphics/Pages/dual-graphics.aspx#3

CrossFire is when you use two cards in PCIe slots and in such case you might use typical graphic cards for CrossFiring: 7950+7970, two 7970.. upto quad-GPU cards, as advertised.

Basing on this info - what you want ? CrossFire, or Dual Graphics ?

I just want to add a gpu that will allow me to carry on using the apu graphics aswell? Is that called crossfire or dual graphics? Ive been recommended to hook my A10 5800K apu up to a 1GB GDDR5 HD6670? Simply because my mobo doesnt have any vga or hdmi ports to plug into my moniter so thats the reason why im getting another gpu because i dont fancy taking apart the computer and getting a new mobo now after it took me 6 hours to build the thing (im a newbie)