Crossfire question 2

[cenkaetaya]

Hey i was looking at this card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102697

Radeon x1800xl.

basically what i was wondering is are these cards in the generation where there isnt a master card needed

can i just have these two in pair for cross fire or would i need a master card?

ALso if there is a master card needed for these what two cards each under 315$ would yo think would work best in crossfire.


I think if these do not need master cards then it would be a good deal to get one. And get another one a year later for crossfire.

what do you think?


im just trying to find the least expensive best output crossfire card which i can get. Then a year or 1.5 later get the second pair to boost my performance.

 

[RichPLS]

That card you linked for $309 is a SAPPHIRE X1800XT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail ...

and you use a X1800 CF card with the X1800 series, which runs at XT native speeds (unless overclocked to XTX speeds) while the other card runs at its default (or overclocked) native speed.

 

[illicitsc]

lol x1800xt for less than 500 in canada is a joke.. they cost as much as the x1900s

 

[RichPLS]

So then $300 would be a deal!

 

[illicitsc]

if we could buy from newegg..

 

[RichPLS]

I don't know why you shouldn't be able to buy from them... I mean if the drug companies can mail presription narcotics to the US... stands to reason...

 

[illicitsc]

because they dont ship to canada?

 

[RichPLS]

Try bartering prescriptions! :lol: :lol:

 

[angry_ducky]

Try bartering prescriptions! :lol: :lol:

Let's not even begin to discuss the fu**ed up and money hungry drug industry in the U.S.

This is a hardware forum, after all

The X1800GTO's don't need a master card to run in CrossFire, though. Do you know if those will unlock? If they do, you basically have an XL for $50 off.

Meanwhile, I'll soldier on with my b3lov3d old x600 because my dad won't let me buy something better. I'll get copper VRAM sinks, and put the P4 heatsink/fan on it, and overclock to hell.

 

[cenkaetaya]

What in its description will let me know that it does not require a Master Card?

does anyone know?

it just sais crossfire ready just as on most others.

and this isnt a GTO this is a XT do only the gtos work with no mastercard or do the xts?

and where does it say this

 

[cleeve]

Yes, it requires a master card.

The most worthwhile multi-card setup is probably two 7900 GTs.

 

[cenkaetaya]

well my plan is this.

To buy one expensive card that does not reqire a master card now.


then in about 1-1.5 years to buy teh same card when it drops in price. Thus gaining a boost for less money.


i dont plan to buy the other card anytime soon, thats why i wuld like the lowest class card that doesnt require a master

is this the 1800xt or ?

 

[cenkaetaya]

anyone?

 

[krogoth1989]

1800 and 1900 require master cards, 1600 series doesnt,

for one that does not require a mastercard then the 7900gt would do, its 300 on newegg, gl finding it in stock though, last time i checked all 11 manufacturers were out on newegg

 

[oenomel]

Wow....

I thought that when ATI came out with the 1xxx series you didn't need a "master" card anymore.

I looked at their website and indeed that is true...18xx & 19xx need them....16xx doesn't......

IMHO they milkin the buyer.......

A shame...I hate when they do that....

A side note:
Me havin a 7800gt does not bias me.....first nvidia I ever bought.....was more mature....