Motherboard help

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  1. skyline

    skyline Regular member

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    hi i was wondering if i buy this motherboard
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    can i put a ATI radeon graphics card on it. i was wondering because i heard somewhere that you can only use ATI graphics cards on a Intel based motherboard, is this true
     
    skyline, Mar 4, 2007
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    can use the ati on that board as long as it is pci/e & not agp
     
    ddp, Mar 4, 2007
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  3. skyline

    skyline Regular member

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    so you mean i have to use a PCI express x16 slot and then the ATI will run without a problem
     
    skyline, Mar 4, 2007
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    sorry for the double post, but is this a good motherboard for a gaming computer and what kind fo processor do you recommend
     
    skyline, Mar 4, 2007
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    you can use a single card on any board regardless of the chipset. if you want a sli set up you need it to be a nvidia chipset and for a crossfire setup you need a chipset developed by ati.
     
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