Quick Question: ATi cards on Nforce boards

[holcar]

Can you expect to see a performance decrease in any way when using an ATi card on an motherboard with an nvidea chipset? Rather than using it on say... an intel chipset?

Thanks

 

[Track]

Can you expect to see a performance decrease in any way when using an ATi card on an motherboard with an nvidea chipset? Rather than using it on say... an intel chipset?

Thanks

No. Not as long as its the same exact plugin, as in its PCI-E x 16 and not x1 or something (if ur using a PCI-E card)

 

[holcar]

yer it will be PCI x16

 

[nottheking]

Can you expect to see a performance decrease in any way when using an ATi card on an motherboard with an nvidea chipset? Rather than using it on say... an intel chipset?

Thanks

Not at all; there is no such "sabotage-ware" present in either any of ATi/nVidia's chipsets and graphics cards.

In fact, I'd probably recommend using an ATi card with an nVidia chipset; nVidia's "nForce" chipsets tend to be the best-performing; ATi's "CrossFire Xpress" are in a close second, though.

The only limitation is that an nVidia SLi chipset cannot be used to have two ATi Radeon cards together, and an ATi CrossFire chipset cannot be used to have two nVidia GeForce cards together. That is all.

My current main rig uses a Radeon X800XT (AGP) with an nForce 3 150 chipset, and it runs like a dream.

 

[Grinch123456]

The only limitation is that an nVidia SLi chipset cannot be used to have two ATi Radeon cards together, and an ATi CrossFire chipset cannot be used to have two nVidia GeForce cards together. That is all.

There are hacks available that allow XFire on SLI motherboards and vice versa, but those are disabled each seperate driver release.

In regards to your question, this has been asked very often here, but I'm taking the liberty you were stretched for time and just had to make a new post. All single card configurations run on all motherboards, provided they have the right interface (PCIx16, AGP, ect).

 

[sirheck]

i agree my brother has a msi k8neo 4 sli mobo.
before that the same board only 1 pci-e
it has an amd 3500 socket 939 clawhammer
ati x800xl pci-e.

it works great. i use to have that board with a 3700amd and a 6800gt
i now have the same but with an asus a8n 32sli deluxe.

they are the same performance wise

i had mine overclocked <3700> from 2.2 to 2630mhz for six months
or more i have just recently set it back to stock

my brother doesnt over clock.