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ajayashish

ajayashish

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U can use nvidia card in that... but cannot use 2 nvidia in once... for 2 cards u need to use ATI...

2 ATI = Crossfire
2 SLI = SLI

u can use one card of any one either NVidia or ATI in any of the chipset
 
channabasanna

channabasanna

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BULLZI said:
I am using 2 GB rite now. But will add another 2 GB soon when I install Vista.

32 bit OS can only detect upto 3 gb ram. Hence, dont go for 4 GB ram if u r using 32 bit XP SP2.
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Can you tell me the motherboard cost.
But does XP SP2 32 bit support the RAM's installed upto 4GB. Later i can update to vista.

I mean i have read in the net many say it shows 3GB if 4GB of RAM is there, because the Graphics Card take the 1GB memory......

I mean to say will it work if i have 2 2GB RAM installed in the motherboard. Even though it supports 3GB.

Please do tell me the cost of ASUS Maximus Formula motherboard.
 
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BULLZI

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I got mobo from newegg.com @ 13K. Dont know price here in India. According to www.theitwares.com the price is 15K+.

And you can use 4 GB ram in 32 bit OS but the OS will not detect extra 1 GB. Your machine will work well n good. Later u update to Vista.
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channabasanna

channabasanna

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BULLZI said:
I got mobo from newegg.com @ 13K. Dont know price here in India. According to www.theitwares.com the price is 15K+.

And you can use 4 GB ram in 32 bit OS but the OS will not detect extra 1 GB. Your machine will work well n good. Later u update to Vista.
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Thanks for the info. Then i will get 2 2GB 800MHz Kingston RAM's along with the motherboard.
 
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digitraju

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thanks Bullzi, can you suggest a good board preferably Asus, with P35 chipset and LG775 socket that is capable of SLI? I have now decided to go ahead with a full fledged gaming rig.

How about using two Asus nVdia 8800GTS 512 MB cards?
 
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BULLZI

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^^ U got the thing wrong mate.

Intel P35, X38, X48, P965 these chipsets dont support SLI, they support Crossfire. U will need Nvidia chipsets for SLI for example 680i SLI, 650i SLI, 780i SLI, 750i SLI, 790i SLi etc, etc. So u need to buy any motherboard that has Nvidia chipset for adding two Nvidia gfx cards in SLI
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digitraju

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I am buying E8400 processor and 4 GB RAM. Apart from that, I can spend up to 30K on motherboard and graphics cards.

I have two options now. 1. Go with Asus P5KC mobo and look for two ATI cards. 2. Opt for two GeForce 8800GTS 512 MB cards and get a mobo that will allow me to SLI.

So please suggest.
 
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BULLZI

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Most games are optimized for Nvidia gfx cards. Hence, u can opt for SLI instead of Crossfire if your pure intension is gaming.
I doubt if u can get dual 8800GTSs 512 MB + SLI mobo in 30 K range(Single 8800GTS costs abt 18K+). U can get dual 8800GTs from MSI @ 25K. But then also no headroom for decent SLI mobo.
Otherwise , better to get dual 9600GTs in SLI that has better performance than 8800GT SLI @ 21K.
Motherboard - get EVGA 680i/780i SLI but in that case u hv to extend ur budget to 33.

For crossfire u can get dual HD3850s @ 20K.
 
ajayashish

ajayashish

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^^^ i will be buying a single 8800GTS MSI 512MB... and MSI P7N Platinum... is there any better option which has/ or no SLI Support as well as supports the new CPU coming up soon
 
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digitraju

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Thanks Bulzi,

for now I shall go for a good SLI mobo and single 8800GTS 512MB. I can add another similar card later, can't I? So I will prefer a really good Asus mobo. Anything in mind?

A question. NVdia SLI chipsets, are they as good as P35 chipset in performance? I also do extensive photoshoping and some video editing.
 
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BULLZI

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@ajayashish
If u dont want SLI mobo, Intel X38/P35 chipset is the way to go. They are lot better in performance than 680i/780i chipset.
Asus P5KC is a really good motherboard i.e. P35 chipset.
Asus Maximus Formula is also really good one i.e. X38 chipset.
Dunno even X48 chipset is out in the market or not.

@digitraju

P35/X38 chipset is lot better than Nvidia 780i chipset. Nvidia 790i chipset is paper launched and it can outperform P35/X38 but then again X48 chipset is about to hit the market.
So the battle goes on and on and on......
:)
U get EVGA 780i SLI motherboard. EVGA is GOD in the world of computer components. They have really gr8 products.
 
channabasanna

channabasanna

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Is there any motherboard which supports, SLI and has PCI-E v2.0, DDR2 within 15-16k INR. Because i do use it mainly for Gaming purpose, also for my brothers autocad and 3ds max.
 
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ajayashish

ajayashish

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BULLZI said:
@ajayashish
If u dont want SLI mobo, Intel X38/P35 chipset is the way to go. They are lot better in performance than 680i/780i chipset.
Asus P5KC is a really good motherboard i.e. P35 chipset.
Asus Maximus Formula is also really good one i.e. X38 chipset.
Dunno even X48 chipset is out in the market or not.

@digitraju

P35/X38 chipset is lot better than Nvidia 780i chipset. Nvidia 790i chipset is paper launched and it can outperform P35/X38 but then again X48 chipset is about to hit the market.
So the battle goes on and on and on......
:)
U get EVGA 780i SLI motherboard. EVGA is GOD in the world of computer components. They have really gr8 products.
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I need a SLI Board for future upgrade
 
iChaitanya

iChaitanya

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BULLZI said:
Asus P5KC is a really good motherboard i.e. P35 chipset
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Hey thanks for the information. Yes, i liked the P5KC.
Can you please suggest me any other motherboard from ASUS which uses the P35 chipset? I am looking for a motherboard for about 10k.. :)

What about the P5K SE, P5KR? Any idea about their prices?
 
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