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I was thinking about upgrading my motherboard to support the new graphics card I was going to buy, a Radeon HD 4850, and had a question. Would it be more worthwhile in the long run to buy a motherboard without pci-e 2.0 but with crossfire support, or a motherboard with ...


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Old 24th Sep 2008, 17:03
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Default Going to upgrade motherboard, need advice

I was thinking about upgrading my motherboard to support the new graphics card I was going to buy, a Radeon HD 4850, and had a question. Would it be more worthwhile in the long run to buy a motherboard without pci-e 2.0 but with crossfire support, or a motherboard with pci-express 2.0 but no crossfire support?
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Old 24th Sep 2008, 18:33
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Default Going to upgrade motherboard, need advice

Neither really matters. Just get a P45.
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