thinking of a 775 board

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Hello, i'm thinking of a new Mobo a Asus P5Q Deluxe P45 little upgrade to go down the xfire road..is this wise? and then xfire over time. im on a budget of a good card that would play wow nicely and any first person shooter with, £170 is my budget, what would be a nice choice?.

just a suggestion..and wanting to keep my Q9400

Any help is Lovely.
 
The P5Q Deluxe is a nice board, but for crossfire it is not ideal. If you want to crossfire with a s775 chip then the chipset you want to go for is X48.

However, spending £100 on a end-of-life socket is not the best course of action IMHO. It would be better to spend the money on a current AM3 or Intel i3/i5/i7 system. However, from a performance perspective this still isn't a great investment (especially if you play games) and both of these technologies will be superseded early next year.

Even better - if your main reason for upgrading is improved graphics performance (presumably 5770 x2) then you would be better off simply selling your 5770 and buying a more powerful single card. The 5850 or 5870 would be the obvious choices - but the new ATI HD 6000 series is expected to be released next month, so it would be a smart idea to wait till then to see what you can get for your budget.
 
Yes it was for better performance..and keep the Q9400 a bit longer untill i could afford a better board chip and memory. if i did got a i3/i5 what would be a wise chip to buy..as the i7 is a little pricy for me..
 
Well the i5 760 is the best gaming chip - but in games it will hardly be any faster than your existing Q9400. You would also need to ensure you get a P55 board with at least x8x8 PCIe lanes for crossfire use, these usually cost £130+.

Instead, your best option (in my mind) is just to upgrade the graphics card (sell the old one) and keep the rest of your system as it is - for modern gaming it is more than sufficient.
 
OK thank you, was a little confused on what road i should go on..

ohh my current 5770 is a foulty card..try to OC it cant so had to underclock it and it works..not enough power i think..so yeh a new graphics card would do the trick...so cant really sell it.
 
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Have you tried an RMA on the 5770?

If it doesn't work at stock speeds then you are entitled to a replacement (which would be much easier to sell on).
 
No i havent tryed that..don't know how that works..never looked in it to..wish i kept my 4870 now 1GB DDR5 that was a nice card..
 
Ah, in that case it would be worth your while going down that line (even if you do just sell it in the end and buy something more powerful). Modern graphics cards are covered by a warranty of between 1 and 5 years - this varies depending on the manufacturer. However, with a 5770, you are almost certainly still covered by the warranty and entitled to a free repair/replacement if the card does not run at the speed it is meant to. You will only need to pay the cost to ship it to the company or retailer and you will be charged around £10 if the card is found to not be faulty.

The main questions are:

- What company manufactured the card?
- What is the full model number of the card?
- Did you buy the card from OCUK? (probably best to keep this yes/no, as we aren't allowed to mention OCUK competitors here)
 
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The best place to look is the box, the online invoice or online product page. This software should also tell you. The card itself may also say it, but it won't be easy to read.

I have assumed that you are the original owner of the card (ie you bought it direct from an online shop), is this correct?
 
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