Another Dum Q re SLI and Crossfire

[GreenBoy]

Hi

If i were to get an ASUS Commando motherboard, which is crossfire enables, but was unlikely to use more than one graphics card in it (been reading a lot and doesnt realy seem worth the expense to run multiple graphics cards) can i use an SLI graphics card in the slot, or do i need a crossfir board???

Simple question, but its things like this that cause the problems!!!

Thanks in advance

Dave

[mac124]

I don't quite understand the question BUT you can use any single graphics card in any motherboard with a matching graphics card slot. IE you can use a single nvidia card in a crosfire capable motherboard, and vice versa you can use a single ATI card in an SLI capable motherboard.

[GreenBoy]

Thanks mac124 - thats all i need to know.

Not that extreme a gammer to ever likely to 'need' two graphics cards.

Your answer has allowed me to not to worry about matching graphics cards to motherboards so much...

thanks again.

[Doctor 8Ball]

quite right mac,

x-fire mobos = any single card is fine (ATI/nvidia)
x-fire mobos = only use ATI x-fire compatible cards when rigging up dual graphics setup

SLI mobos = any single card is fine (ATI/nvidia)
SLI mobos = only use nvidia SLI compatible cards when rigging up dual graphics setup

i turst this also the information you seek but i have created it in geeky formulae mode.