Graphics card for a Foxconn P45A01

[nzskiing]

Hi there,

These are my specs for my computer:
Foxconn P45A01
Intel Core Quad Q9400
8GB DDR2 Ram.
Geforce 9600 GT

Looking at the motherboard specs: http://www.foxconnchannel.com/ProductDetail.aspx?T=motherboard&U=en-us0000394

It says i can run ATI crossfire support. So does that mean I can only use AMD cards?

And if so would it be worth it to add 2 graphic cards into my computer?
What graphic cards would be good in ATI crossfire?

Thanks

 

[popatim]

Not at all.
That means you cant run SLI natively. It might be do-able using 3rd party software though if thats your interest.

You can run any SINGLE card you want.

 

[nzskiing]

Not at all.
That means you cant run SLI natively. It might be do-able using 3rd party software though if thats your interest.

You can run any SINGLE card you want.

Whats the difference?

 

[popatim]

Crossfire is running two AMD cards as 1 card.
SLI is running two Nvidia cards as one card.

both Technologies are two cards sharing the workload just with different names and using different processes to do it.

 

[nzskiing]

So if my Motherboard can only use ATI, does that mean i need to Amd graphic cards?

 

[popatim]

Only if you plan to use crossfire. My main rig only officially supports Crossfire (AMD) but I run single Nvidia GPU's in it. Yes I have two nvidia cards in it but thay are not in SLI.; they are for multiple monitors.