i think ive screwed up and need some advice from a hardware expert since i'm lost in a world of acronyms.
my 8800gts bit the dust the other day so i decided my pc could do with a new gfx card. something a bit more potent. i figured i could make one giant leap, for cheap, by upgrading to sli 9800gt, thus more than doubling my gfx performance. i am an avid gamer (bf2, bf2142, cs:s, racedriver grid, nfs shift etc.) and i do alot of 3d modelling in rhinocerous.
on ocuk i saw this card https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-096-BG and rashly ordered 2 of them so i could have sli. i had assumed that all i needed to do was plug the two cards into my mobo and hey presto, sli. however on reading an sli installation tutorial i think i may have been a bit naive.
my mobo is a P5W DH Deluxe http://uk.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=m4cR4iaPdABNLtQa on the Asus site it says the mobo is crossfire compatible but no mention of sli. i dont know much when it comes to chipsets and i have read some refereces (from back in 2006) where people say my mobo does not currently support sli but an update will make it available. can someone who knows their stuff please advise me on weather or not i need to cancel my order? if so, is there an equivalent (price and performance) ATI card you could recommend? (i have never had an ATI card so i dont 'get' their numbering system as well as i get nvidias.
do i need a bridge, or attachent component? if so where do i order one for my board?
my power supply is 750w + intel q6600. win xp sp3.
sincere thanks
david
my 8800gts bit the dust the other day so i decided my pc could do with a new gfx card. something a bit more potent. i figured i could make one giant leap, for cheap, by upgrading to sli 9800gt, thus more than doubling my gfx performance. i am an avid gamer (bf2, bf2142, cs:s, racedriver grid, nfs shift etc.) and i do alot of 3d modelling in rhinocerous.
on ocuk i saw this card https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-096-BG and rashly ordered 2 of them so i could have sli. i had assumed that all i needed to do was plug the two cards into my mobo and hey presto, sli. however on reading an sli installation tutorial i think i may have been a bit naive.
my mobo is a P5W DH Deluxe http://uk.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=m4cR4iaPdABNLtQa on the Asus site it says the mobo is crossfire compatible but no mention of sli. i dont know much when it comes to chipsets and i have read some refereces (from back in 2006) where people say my mobo does not currently support sli but an update will make it available. can someone who knows their stuff please advise me on weather or not i need to cancel my order? if so, is there an equivalent (price and performance) ATI card you could recommend? (i have never had an ATI card so i dont 'get' their numbering system as well as i get nvidias.
do i need a bridge, or attachent component? if so where do i order one for my board?
my power supply is 750w + intel q6600. win xp sp3.
sincere thanks
david