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SLI or Crossfire?

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slash_89 Original post #1
Jun 2, 2007 at 9:46 AM
which is better?
my budget is 7k or below for a mobo,
so suggest some mobos within this budget having these chipsets,
which are better overclockers>>>SLI or Crossfire?

and does crossfire boards have an AM2 or LGA775 socket?

plz answer all my queries.

sheesh cant anyone help me out.
darklord
darklord #2
Jun 2, 2007 at 10:06 AM
slash_89 said:
which is better?
my budget is 7k or below for a mobo,
so suggest some mobos within this budget having these chipsets,
which are better overclockers>>>SLI or Crossfire?

and does crossfire boards have an AM2 or LGA775 socket?

plz answer all my queries.

sheesh cant anyone help me out.
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SLI is more mature than Crossfire.Better driver support.Xfire isnt bad by any means.
in 7K you wont get SLI nor XFire boards.
There are many SLI and CF chipsets out there so its confusing to tell which one clocks well,here are some examples,

SLI - 590SLI, 680i SLI, 650i SLI, NF4 SLI
Crossfire - ATI RD580, Intel 975X, Intel 965

SLI boards are there for Socket 939, AM2, LGA775
Crossfire boards are there for Socket 939, AM2, LGA775.

I hope this helps you.
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gannu_rox #3
Jun 3, 2007 at 12:41 AM
darklord said:
in 7K you wont get SLI nor XFire boards.
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Oh yeah,

so hw much fer d ASUS P5N-E Sli?? :D
praka123
praka123 #4
Jun 3, 2007 at 12:44 AM
ASUS P5N 32 E SLI Intel CPU (Socket 775) 13500
@theitwares site
darklord
darklord #5
Jun 3, 2007 at 11:09 AM
gan12320021 said:
Oh yeah,

so hw much fer d ASUS P5N-E Sli?? :D
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P5n-E SLI is for 8-9k
XFX 680i LT SLI = 9-10k

Those are the cheapest SLI boards i am aware of.
napster007
napster007 #6
Jun 3, 2007 at 11:21 AM
i suggest u go for an xfire mobo. cus at ur price range it is the best option. there is an advantage on xfire boards - it can run any 2 gfx's which support xfire irrespective of there models. sli cant do that it needs both of them as same models. but in xfre if u connect 2 they'll both run at the speed of the gfx which is a lower model.