Does any AMD motherboard allow 2 Phenom cpus to be installed together?

[veg1992]

it is, you can Crossfire it with a HD3650 or HD3450 and get a pretty powerful graphics solution (well its got nothing on an 8800... but its pretty decent)

 

[ricanflow]

The 790G chipset has radeon Hd 3200 graphics, and is the most powerful integrated graphics solution ever. The chip is based off a 55nm process, and can be oc's from 500mhz to 900mhz core, and the reference board has a spot for board makers to put dedicated memory should they wish to do so.

 

[maroon1]

the Q6600 says 2X4MB L2 Cache and this one adds upto almost 4 mb per core?

It has 4MB shared cache for each two cores.

I recommend Q6600 because it performs better, consume less power and it cost only $239 on newegg

it is, you can Crossfire it with a HD3650 or HD3450 and get a pretty powerful graphics solution (well its got nothing on an 8800... but its pretty decent)

I pretty sure that one 8800GS can completely destroy any low-end video cards (such as HD3650 or HD3450) crossfired with any integrated graphic.

He can get XFX 8800GS for $99 after MIR
Newegg.com - XFX PVT88SFDF4 GeForce 8800GS 384MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics

 

[ricanflow]

I pretty sure that one 8800GS can completely destroy any low-end video cards (such as HD3650 or HD3450) crossfired with any integrated graphic.

Of course, but a 780G mobo and an HD 3450 consume less power and cost less $$$, great for someone who only does light gaming/htpc's.

Benchmarks - Warhammer, Prey And Supreme Commander - Tom's Hardware : AMD's New 780G Chipset Has Powerful GPU

And in the first test, the HD3200 + Hd3450 perform almost as well as an hd2600xt....pretty impressive for a $40 card and integrated graphics.

 

[veg1992]

It has 4MB shared cache for each two cores.

I recommend Q6600 because it performs better, consume less power and it cost only $239 on newegg


I pretty sure that one 8800GS can completely destroy any low-end video cards (such as HD3650 or HD3450) crossfired with any integrated graphic.

He can get XFX 8800GS for $99 after MIR
Newegg.com - XFX PVT88SFDF4 GeForce 8800GS 384MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics

thats assuming he has the cash for it

 

[blue-lynx]

well my aim is to get the "highest" possible gaming experience with the lowest power consumption while running a single gpu.

If I were to SLI, sure I could have gone for 2 gpus..

I like the performance promised by the 780g with the integrated graphics solution + a 3870 or the 9600gt on top wouldnt be that bad BUT I am not so
in love with the AMD's Phenom processors (compared to Intel's Quads).

So now I am left with a motherboard that offers excellent performance per dollar with an excellent integrated video solution but I cant use it with an intel's quad core...

 

[veg1992]

You know you can't Hybrid Crossfire with a Video card higher than a HD3650, because otherwise the HD3200 would cause a bottleneck

 

[ricanflow]

^^^

Actually, only certain cards work, and none of the 3800 cards will do hybrid-crossfire.

 

[veg1992]

thats why it auto disables right?

 

[blue-lynx]

hey Vernong, what do you think of the performance of a 3870 in terms of power and cooling compared to a 9600gt? (both running on stock)

I like the 790i sli motherboard but it only supports the ddr3 ram which kinda sucks.. but since I am not going to sLi or cross-fire anytime soon, i shouldnt bother as of yet..

is it possible to turn the integrated solutions off when using the discrete gpu or vice versa when gaming?