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ATI Question: Master Vs Slave

Domo

Domo

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Looking at getting a single X1950XTX 512.
Are there performance differences between the Master and Slave cards? In a single card setup I'm not sure which one to choose - I'm assuming it really doesn't matter?
Sorry - total noob question :o
 
Don't think there is any performance difference between master and slave. Can I ask, why would you get that when an 8800 GTS is only £30 more and has DX10 and loads better performance? :confused:
 
Which leads me onto a second noob question then (sorry!).
I have a Asus cross fire motherboard. I understand I won't be able to SLI Nvidia cards but will a single Nvidia card work ok?

Wish I knew more about CF and SLI - I just assumed CF mobos were designed with ATI cards in mind (i.e. in terms of chipset compatibilty etc).

Could be talking out of my backside though :o
 
Domo said:
Which leads me onto a second noob question then (sorry!).
I have a Asus cross fire motherboard. I understand I won't be able to SLI Nvidia cards but will a single Nvidia card work ok?
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Yes, all PCI-E motherboards accept all single PCI-E graphics cards.

Domo said:
Wish I knew more about CF and SLI - I just assumed CF mobos were designed with ATI cards in mind (i.e. in terms of chipset compatibilty etc).

Could be talking out of my backside though :o
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Crossfire is two ATi cards, SLi is two NVidia cards, but in both cases there are two cards rendering the same image. There are plenty of settings to play around with, but that's it basically. Two card solutions give you up to twice as much power as a single card. A lot depends on the games you run. Unless you are doing it for a project, or have an unbelievable price for a second card, then go for the single card - more powerful, cheaper, faster, cooler and less power required.
 
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