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Can I put an Ati card in a nvidia chip mobo?

manoz

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Sorry for the n00b question but I've used ATi since I started with computers and neva had a problem with them so naturally I want an ATi card. Trouble is I'm buying a mobo with a nvidia chipset(no alternative for my needs). Can I put an ATi card in it? I think I heard you can aslong as you aren't using crossfire but SLi will obviously work for it. I don't intend to use crossfire/SLi cos I don't own a screen which needs it. Can anyone confirm this for me so I can start looking for a mid-highend card.

Thanks for the help :)
 
Aahhh thankyou for the responses. I know recently graphics have become more specific to mobos. Just worried it woulda gone a step further but alas it didn't. Think it's a x1900sumthing for me then. :D
 
Manoz>Up until recently I had no idea you could do this. I thought you had to use nvidia cards with nvidia chipeset motherboards and the same with ATI boards and ATI chipset boards. I am such a DUHHHHHHHHH :)
 
Cheers, just don't know which one to get yet. I'll decide that near enough build time. :)

LoL at GoRedWings19. I just needed to be sure. Shame mobos have to be specific when it comes to crossfire and SLi. Virtually the same aren't they?(I know linkage is different)
 
manoz said:
Sorry for the n00b question but I've used ATi since I started with computers and neva had a problem with them so naturally I want an ATi card. Trouble is I'm buying a mobo with a nvidia chipset(no alternative for my needs). Can I put an ATi card in it? I think I heard you can aslong as you aren't using crossfire but SLi will obviously work for it. I don't intend to use crossfire/SLi cos I don't own a screen which needs it. Can anyone confirm this for me so I can start looking for a mid-highend card.

Thanks for the help :)
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NO!!!!... it will explode :eek: :D


















youl be fine. :p ;)
 
Whats the sudden concern that single gfx cards from a company won't work with another companies mobo. Common sence people! One company isnt going to cut off a large % of the market to make people buy there gfx cards if they have their mobos.

When going dual card then yes, as the cards communicate differently. But I think hacked drivers allow Crossfire/SLi on the opposite boards :eek: Which in theory is possible because they don't communicate through the board (much or at all?) but through the bridge.

So it will be fine.
 
I realise that companies don't want to cut off the other markets share of graphics compatibility but I just was unsure of the whole SLi/Crossfire thing. It's a bit like Power Supply companies labeling their PSUs "SLi Ready" when it'll work perfectly fine with a Crossfire setup. I guess it can confuse some?Maybe? ehh....and heck with AMD getting friendly with ATi, who knows?
 
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