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x1900xtx to pair with?

bimmerboii

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I just finished building my second rig, which has an x1900xtx 512mb card. I do not know what brand it is, (i got it with no box, and the cooler is the stock one so i have no idea which brand this is) Problem is, i do not know if this is crossfire compatible? Do master and slave cards still apply nowadays? Or do i just buy another x1900xtx card and pair it?

Since the x1900xtx is pretty hard to come by now, can i pair this with a different card? maybe an x1950xtx?

Also im running vista. Is crossfire supported in vista?

Lastly, what other stuff do i need to pair it? (crossfire calble?)

Sorry for the long list of questions, i want to make sure everything goes right when i do this
 
firstly the x1900xtx is crossfire 1 (assuming that it uses the same crossfire technology as the x1900xt) and the x1950 is crossfire 2. the 2 technologies are NOT compatable as crossfire requires the use of a master and slave card while crossfire2 just requires 2 cards. secondly i think quite a few people have used or are using crossfire in vista. also it might be better to just sell your x1900xtx and put the cash for the second card along with the cash from selling the x1900xtx to a 8800GT as they are only a bit slower then the 8800 gtx which are much faster then the x1900xtx (please wait for verification for if this is true against x1900xtxs in crossfire) and DX10 compatable. assuming that this is a gaming rig, then for games that dont support crossfire or sli, the 8800gt may be faster. also the 8800gt may draw less power as well.
 
to jack731. I already have a 2900 Pro in my main rig. If i buy the 8800 gt for my 2nd rig then this will perform better than my main lol. i just want to experience crossfire and i can get another x1900xtx quite cheap. so my main prob is how do i identify if what i have is slave or master? what other parts do i need to run it?
 
bimmerboii said:
to jack731. I already have a 2900 Pro in my main rig. If i buy the 8800 gt for my 2nd rig then this will perform better than my main lol. i just want to experience crossfire and i can get another x1900xtx quite cheap. so my main prob is how do i identify if what i have is slave or master? what other parts do i need to run it?
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If you buy an 8800GT put it in your main rig and put the 2900 in your other one.
 
bimmerboii said:
lol.. you guys are really pushing me to get the gt. this will hurt my pocket
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Maybe sell the 2900Pro and get the GT. Yeah, then I can see Willhub's and CloseRatio's point. I'd still get the other X19xx card for crossfire for your second rig though. All you need is the GT for the main rig as it will beat that 2900pro and then some.
 
J.D said:
Maybe sell the 2900Pro and get the GT. Yeah, then I can see Willhub's and CloseRatio's point. I'd still get the other X19xx card for crossfire for your second rig though. All you need is the GT for the main rig as it will beat that 2900pro and then some.
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I will have to agree with you. Ill sell my 2900pro to get the gt. but this is now a different story cos it wil be on my rig1.

for my rig2, ill keep the x1900xtx and get a 2nd card for crossfire. now can we go back to my original topic and find me a card to pair it with? :D
 
You can pair your x1900 with an x1950 XTX, you can either look for a proper master card (which is the best way of doing it), or just get another normal one, as Crossfire can also be done without the need of a mater card (all done in the drivers), but that is the worst way as there is quite a performance hit doing it that way.
 
LMAO yeah. You need I think at least 3 months on the forums and 250 posts to get into the MM (Members Market) as you could have most likely picked a card up in there most likely. It seems to be that you will have to go second hand and most likely the bay of E.
 
so let me get this clear.. with my x1900xtx, i can pair it with an x1950 series (as long as it is a master card)? will it matter if i choose xt/xtx/pro?

and would i need something like a crossfire cable to link the 2 cards? where can i get one?
 
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Doesn't have to be a master card no, its just best to use one, otherwise you get quite a hit on performance, as without the master card its doing software crossfire, so master card is best way, and you get the cable with the master card. :)

Can't be paired with a pro as those are the new crossfire 2, which are internally connected by bridges just like SLi, the 1900's are crossfire 1, which started out as mater cards and cables, but then they added it into the drivers so you didn't need a master card anymore if you didn't want to use one, and it can be either XT/XTX, as long as its a x1900/x1950.

make sure you have a crossfire motherboard to. ;)
 
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