am2 ati chpset?! where art thou?

ptsigas · Aug 3, 2006, 01:08 AM

Hello folks- my gal wants to make an upgrade.

pretty much 2 ati radeon 1900 xtx
am2 X2 4400
2gb ddr2

well anyways down to the problem. she wants ati cards..but we dont want to get a am2 board that is Nforce based...is there anything that is higher than the a8r mvp deluxe x3200 crossfire?

we dont want the performance loss..so we were wondering if there are any am2 boards for ati crossfire?

im still alooking..thanks in advance! -game on-

Iroth · Aug 3, 2006, 02:24 AM

I was looking at that a few weeks ago myself, I think she's going to have to wait a bit for it.

ptsigas · Aug 3, 2006, 02:32 PM

dammit asus DO SOMETHING!!!

i got the mvp deluxe but its only 939..i just didnt bother grabbing am2/ddr2 stuff yet.. i wouldnt mind dabbing into my wallet for any either ehehe..but i guess if shes going all out from scratch then, grab the newer stuff! i DID find a board that was am2 and crossfire BUT its from ECS..the reviews for it were very good..but the board is very basic it said= forget overclocking. now i dont think she cares about it so it seems like the best bet- any opinions?

>GSXR<mrbusa · Aug 3, 2006, 02:54 PM

ecs was a brand that i would have never touched a year ago.but when i was building a file server i needed some cheap parts fast and found a next to nothing combo deal that included an ecs board.it is a nforce 3 board so i dont have no experience with the latest stuff.i can tell you that my file server is up and running probably twelve to twenty hours at a time everyday for the last five months and i havent had one bsod or not even a hang of any kind.my voltages are very stable even with a ten to fifteen percent overclock.i also use that system to convert xvid to dvd and most here will know what that can do to a cpu.i will batch convert three or four movies at a time and the cpu can run at 100% for a very long time.still not one crash.i even leave it on over night when im downloading large files.i would still say wait for some higher end boards to come out on the platform you want if you are going to do any serious overclocking.

~~hackerx~~ · Aug 3, 2006, 04:57 PM

ECS should be releasing a AM2 crossfire board soon.
And that got a good review from bit-tech.

Judas · Aug 3, 2006, 07:54 PM

there is no AM2 4400+'s

ptsigas · Aug 4, 2006, 03:48 PM

ahhhhhhh holy HALF LIFE!!!!!!! why is amd doing this garbage...there ARE am2 4400...but...i went on pc canada and...it says soon to be discontinued..now there is the Am2 5000 2.4 ghz...

shes not overclocking at all, just gaming. now this ecs thing looks decent sounds good too thanks to some reviews and GSXR- thanks friend.

but i will see if asus or abit will announce/release something. just because she is gaming i would rather her use a motherboard designed for it.

thanks for the info folks! -game on-

common amd- bring out your secret BFCGPU

H3X4D3C1M4L · Aug 4, 2006, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ptsigas

ahhhhhhh holy HALF LIFE!!!!!!! why is amd doing this garbage...there ARE am2 4400...but...i went on pc canada and...it says soon to be discontinued..now there is the Am2 5000 2.4 ghz...

shes not overclocking at all, just gaming. now this ecs thing looks decent sounds good too thanks to some reviews and GSXR- thanks friend.

but i will see if asus or abit will announce/release something. just because she is gaming i would rather her use a motherboard designed for it.

thanks for the info folks! -game on-

common amd- bring out your secret BFCGPU

If you mean Primier as PCCanada.com, I know they don't have any 4400+'s in stock I was just in there the other day.... their website is either wrong or they lied to me.

ptsigas · Aug 5, 2006, 01:06 AM

whoa someone in toronto cool man! someone actually knows what pccanada is! that place is wicked i really like em..but they dont have the ECS mobo..my gf dont care for OCing so its perfect for her. again thanks folks for the input all was read considered and greatly appreciated!

Chaos · Aug 5, 2006, 09:32 PM

Have you looked at this?

http://www.hothardware.com/viewartic...leid=849&cid=3

ptsigas · Aug 6, 2006, 02:44 PM

i checked it out. thanks for the link. well since am2 is new i will have her wait a month and a bit. want the bios's and crap to be weeded out. thanks dude

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 6, 2006, 08:00 PM

only half decent AM2 crossfire out right now... is by the value board maker ECS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135024

DPGX · Aug 16, 2006, 02:18 AM

The ECS board is pretty nice ive had mine 2 weeks now, Im only running 2 * x1600xt in x-fire but I was just looking to try Crossfire out. Its just about as fast as my single x1900gt was in everything I've tried, but my CPU is likely a bottleneck, im looking to go dual core soon. Its stable, its fast, i just dont like the lack of a pci-e lock, and cas/commandrate timing settings but other than that its a solid mobo. One other thing, theres not alot of room between the two pci-e slots, i want to throw a pair of zalman vf900's on my cards but i dont know if theyll clear.

ptsigas · Aug 16, 2006, 03:54 PM

hey what about just grabbing the tidewater by thermaltake?

Judas · Aug 16, 2006, 04:47 PM

As far as i can see, the AM2 4400+ is nothing compared to the 4400+ 939 chip (1mb cache per chip vs the AM2 4400+ with only 512kb)

DPGX · Aug 17, 2006, 12:02 AM

Does the tidewater support x1600 models? I use to have an x1600 pro and installed a vf700 -- mounting holes didnt line up so im afraid this may happen again with a more expensive cooler. Anyone tried the tidewater or have a compat. list?

Aug 3, 2006, 01:08 AM	#1
ptsigas HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 206 Rep Power: 0	am2 ati chpset?! where art thou? Hello folks- my gal wants to make an upgrade. pretty much 2 ati radeon 1900 xtx am2 X2 4400 2gb ddr2 well anyways down to the problem. she wants ati cards..but we dont want to get a am2 board that is Nforce based...is there anything that is higher than the a8r mvp deluxe x3200 crossfire? we dont want the performance loss..so we were wondering if there are any am2 boards for ati crossfire? im still alooking..thanks in advance! -game on-

Aug 5, 2006, 09:32 PM	#10
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	Have you looked at this? http://www.hothardware.com/viewartic...leid=849&cid=3 __________________

Aug 6, 2006, 08:00 PM	#12
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	only half decent AM2 crossfire out right now... is by the value board maker ECS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135024 __________________

Aug 3, 2006, 02:24 AM	#2
Iroth DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 0	I was looking at that a few weeks ago myself, I think she's going to have to wait a bit for it.

Aug 3, 2006, 02:32 PM	Thread Starter #3
ptsigas HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 206 Rep Power: 0	dammit asus DO SOMETHING!!! i got the mvp deluxe but its only 939..i just didnt bother grabbing am2/ddr2 stuff yet.. i wouldnt mind dabbing into my wallet for any either ehehe..but i guess if shes going all out from scratch then, grab the newer stuff! i DID find a board that was am2 and crossfire BUT its from ECS..the reviews for it were very good..but the board is very basic it said= forget overclocking. now i dont think she cares about it so it seems like the best bet- any opinions?

Aug 3, 2006, 02:54 PM	#4
>GSXR<mrbusa im a FREAK Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,107 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	ecs was a brand that i would have never touched a year ago.but when i was building a file server i needed some cheap parts fast and found a next to nothing combo deal that included an ecs board.it is a nforce 3 board so i dont have no experience with the latest stuff.i can tell you that my file server is up and running probably twelve to twenty hours at a time everyday for the last five months and i havent had one bsod or not even a hang of any kind.my voltages are very stable even with a ten to fifteen percent overclock.i also use that system to convert xvid to dvd and most here will know what that can do to a cpu.i will batch convert three or four movies at a time and the cpu can run at 100% for a very long time.still not one crash.i even leave it on over night when im downloading large files.i would still say wait for some higher end boards to come out on the platform you want if you are going to do any serious overclocking.

Aug 3, 2006, 04:57 PM	#5
~~hackerx~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 494 Rep Power: 0	ECS should be releasing a AM2 crossfire board soon. And that got a good review from bit-tech.

Aug 4, 2006, 03:48 PM	Thread Starter #7
ptsigas HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 206 Rep Power: 0	ahhhhhhh holy HALF LIFE!!!!!!! why is amd doing this garbage...there ARE am2 4400...but...i went on pc canada and...it says soon to be discontinued..now there is the Am2 5000 2.4 ghz... shes not overclocking at all, just gaming. now this ecs thing looks decent sounds good too thanks to some reviews and GSXR- thanks friend. but i will see if asus or abit will announce/release something. just because she is gaming i would rather her use a motherboard designed for it. thanks for the info folks! -game on- common amd- bring out your secret BFCGPU

Aug 5, 2006, 01:06 AM	Thread Starter #9
ptsigas HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 206 Rep Power: 0	whoa someone in toronto cool man! someone actually knows what pccanada is! that place is wicked i really like em..but they dont have the ECS mobo..my gf dont care for OCing so its perfect for her. again thanks folks for the input all was read considered and greatly appreciated!

Aug 6, 2006, 02:44 PM	Thread Starter #11
ptsigas HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 206 Rep Power: 0	i checked it out. thanks for the link. well since am2 is new i will have her wait a month and a bit. want the bios's and crap to be weeded out. thanks dude

Aug 16, 2006, 02:18 AM	#13
DPGX DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	The ECS board is pretty nice ive had mine 2 weeks now, Im only running 2 * x1600xt in x-fire but I was just looking to try Crossfire out. Its just about as fast as my single x1900gt was in everything I've tried, but my CPU is likely a bottleneck, im looking to go dual core soon. Its stable, its fast, i just dont like the lack of a pci-e lock, and cas/commandrate timing settings but other than that its a solid mobo. One other thing, theres not alot of room between the two pci-e slots, i want to throw a pair of zalman vf900's on my cards but i dont know if theyll clear.

Aug 16, 2006, 03:54 PM	Thread Starter #14
ptsigas HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 206 Rep Power: 0	hey what about just grabbing the tidewater by thermaltake?

Aug 17, 2006, 12:02 AM	#16
DPGX DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	Does the tidewater support x1600 models? I use to have an x1600 pro and installed a vf700 -- mounting holes didnt line up so im afraid this may happen again with a more expensive cooler. Anyone tried the tidewater or have a compat. list?