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Hi All ...
I was looking at the Saphire 4870 1Gb Card in my build (and no, if anyone remembers my first thread from some time ago, i still havent decided
) ...
But anyway, I'm now looking at the possibly of 2x XFX 4830's instead, both for the slight increase in performance based on current reviews and opinions (20-30%) but also because I've never had an SLi or CFx set-up and just really want to try one.
However, most boards both Intel and AMD side from P35/P45 to 770/790GX all run CFx @ 8x/8x and some even @ 16x/4x ...
Would this set-up see noticeable reductions in performance over say X38/X48 or 790FX which run them at 16x/16x ...?
Main reason is cost, most boards that run @ 16x cost around £150 minimum, where I could get a nice P45 or 790GX board for around £80-£100 etc ...
Any help appreciated on this matter and maybe i will finally decide on a build.
Thanks in advance.
I was looking at the Saphire 4870 1Gb Card in my build (and no, if anyone remembers my first thread from some time ago, i still havent decided
) ...But anyway, I'm now looking at the possibly of 2x XFX 4830's instead, both for the slight increase in performance based on current reviews and opinions (20-30%) but also because I've never had an SLi or CFx set-up and just really want to try one.
However, most boards both Intel and AMD side from P35/P45 to 770/790GX all run CFx @ 8x/8x and some even @ 16x/4x ...
Would this set-up see noticeable reductions in performance over say X38/X48 or 790FX which run them at 16x/16x ...?
Main reason is cost, most boards that run @ 16x cost around £150 minimum, where I could get a nice P45 or 790GX board for around £80-£100 etc ...
Any help appreciated on this matter and maybe i will finally decide on a build.
Thanks in advance.