Good Crossfire Mobo

[bolt14]

Hi all,
I am looking to build a new computer with 2 HD2900xt cards in crossfire.
Problem is, I am clueless on a good mobo. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
DE
PS - Video card choice is NOT up for debate!!

 

[justjc]

The only way currently to get PCI-e x16 on both lanes you have to go for a AMD Processor and a motherboard with the ATi Crossfire 3200 chipset(later renamed AMD 580X CrossFire™ Chipset). I personally like my MSI K9A Platinium. If you want it with Intel you'll have to wait till the Intel X38 chipset comes out later this year.

 

[korsen]

I dont have an answer to your question, which i would like to know myself, but i must tell you: The 2900XT 65nm refresh with better texture and AA performance will be releasing supposedly in Mid-August. I would put off my build until then if i were you.

 

[bolt14]

I was going to use Intel, how well does the P35 chipset do on crossfire? And when does the X38 come out?

 

[jwlangs]

The P35 chipset supports crossfire, but only at x16 and x4 (or x8 and x8 for asus boards with crosslinx). If you want a crossfire chipset to run full x16 and x16, then currently the only way to go is w/ AMD 580X like JustJC said. However, I've seen several different articles to suggest that both AMD and Intel are releasing their respective new top-of-the line chipsets next month (AMD 790X and Intel X38), and both of these chipsets will support crossfire at x16 and x16.

Plus, if you really have your heart set on the P35 chipset, Asus should be releasing several new Republic of Gamers Boards based on that chipset any day now.

One more thing, with the P35, X38, and 790X chipsets, you'll be able to take advantage of the extra bandwidth of PCIe 2.0 when compatible GPUs come out. This is the only disadvantage, in my mind, of the 580X chipset.