4870x2 in PCI-E 1

[Overslop]

Anyone know how much of a hit it takes yet?

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Doubt its worth worrying about tbh, plenty of people running 4850/4870's on those slots fine.

 

[Rroff]

Thats the equivalent of x8 PCI-e to each card... you will start to hit the bus bandwidth limitations but only very minor... maybe 5% loss when pushed to extreme.

 

[willhub]

Bit off topic.

But would it be risking it placing a 4870X2 in my rig with only a Corsair HX520W to power it?

 

[Nick1881]

You could wait til i try it next week lol

There could be a new crater in the midlands if things dont work out

 

[willhub]

You could wait til i try it next week lol

There could be a new crater in the midlands if things dont work out

Yea I'll wait untill you try it

I'm sure if it dont work out I'll hear about it on TV then

 

[Nick1881]

lol I'm like a crash test dummy

Look out for my spec me a new psu thread, I trust the corsair's protection circuits will prevent damage to my cpu etc?

 

[sunderland]

mr_x_plosion keep us informed m8 as was wondering the same hope i dont have to buy another psu

 

[Deleted member 66701]

I did a test with my 4870 in a v1.0a mobo and then a v2.0 mobo - all other components exactly the same - same fsb/clock - less than 4% difference in benchmarks.

 

[mishima]

What's the predicted cost for this card?

 

[Durzel]

1.1 or 1.0a?

I'm intending to buy one of these cards to go in my Asus P5W64 which is PCI-E 1.0a. Bad idea?

I did a test with my 4870 in a v1.0a mobo and then a v2.0 mobo - all other components exactly the same - same fsb/clock - less than 4% difference in benchmarks.

Cool, although 4870x2 might multiply that difference.