XTX1900 crossfire

[miracleboy]

I bought the HIS ATi XT1900X 512MB a while back from OcUK and wondered what my options are graphics wise.

I have an AV8RMVP mobo so does this limit me to ATi cards?

Basically I want FSX and ArmA to run at full which they don't quite at the moment.

What would be my best option?

1) Buy another 1900 and put them in xfire?
2) Wait and buy an R600?
3) Buy a 8800 (is this even viable)?

I guess option 1) won't give me DX10 though.

 

[miracleboy]

Also is there any issue buying a graphics card in the US and bringing it back - I don't mean customs wise but will it work okay in the PC - power etc? Maybe getting the 1900 master card there is an option.

 

[miracleboy]

The other bits in my rig are;

X2 4800+
2GB Geil RAM
HIS XT1900X 512MB
Asus A8R32MVP
150GB Raptor 10k

The cheapest option would probably be the 1900 master card wouldn't it? Do you know if the FSX 1.1 patch will use both cards?

 

[miracleboy]

Which bits of my kit would I need to change out for that? Sorry bit uninformed, is Conroe the new Intel chip? Wouldn't I need to swap out the CPU, mobo and gfx card?

 

[miracleboy]

What is the appeal of MS FS? It's about as interesting as watching Big Brother.

And look at Big Brothers television audiences.

 

[miracleboy]

So how much performance improvement would I see by adding another 1900 to my current rig in crossfire mode?

 

[miracleboy]

I know FSX won't support it but was thinking about things like ArmA, COH, IL2, MTW2 etc.

 

[miracleboy]

Yeah probably, was thinking it might be a quick cheap upgrade.