Crossfire question

[Pulsar_GTI]

Hi all,

Can i crossfire my x1900gt with a x1950pro (on special offer at the mo)?

Thanks

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Afraid not, x1900 GT can't be paired with the pro as the pro is Crossfire 2 which uses the new internal bridges like SLi, the x1900 GT is the old Crossfire 1 which did Crossfire the master card way.

x1900 GT :-

x1950 pro :-

Notice the 2x gold connectors at the left of the top edge, x1900 GT doesn't have those so can't be connected.

 

[Tute]

Interesting, so does the X1950 Pro have no support for the old dongle style Crossfire?

 

[Pulsar_GTI]

Ah i see

Didnt know about crossfire 1 & 2

Can i only really crossfire it with another 1900gt?

Thanks for your help

 

[Mul]

Yeah, you'll either have to source another X1900GT (I believe later drivers allowed "masterless" and "Dongleless" Xfire with this card) or an X1900 Master Card. Crossfiring with an X1950 Pro or GT is completely impossible, due to the mentioned Crossfire2. More importantly the X1950Pro/GT use a completely different Core.

Mul

 

[0Shorty]

Sorry to hijack this thread, but im also thinking about getting the x1950 pros for crossfire. Do i need a crossfire 2 board (is there even such a thing) or just so long as the board is marked as supporting crossfire?

 

[Mul]

Sorry to hijack this thread, but im also thinking about getting the x1950 pros for crossfire. Do i need a crossfire 2 board (is there even such a thing) or just so long as the board is marked as supporting crossfire?

Any motherboard that supports Crossfire, along with a Crossfire bridge if you havn't got one already