nvidia better with nvidia?

RobertBruce · Aug 16, 2008, 05:18 AM

My motherboard is nvidia based. Would an nvidia card just 'work better'?
I don't need super high resolutions, I only game at 1680x1050 so I was first considering a 260, but now ati's 4850 looks like a bit better choice. Advice?

**kris23** · Aug 16, 2008, 05:23 AM

theres no difference in speeds if nvidia cards are used in nvidia motherboards vs any other motherboard on the market....

speeds are increased if the PCI-E bus frequency is increased but that is not recommended at all.

and the 4850 isnt as powerful as a GTX 260 but a 4870 is better than the GTX 260 so thats the card you want.

RobertBruce · Aug 16, 2008, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by kris23

theres no difference in speeds if nvidia cards are used in nvidia motherboards vs any other motherboard on the market....

I didnt think there SHOULD be, however i was wondering if any 'real world' tweaking shenannigans had shown up that I should be aware of.

**kris23** · Aug 16, 2008, 06:16 AM

the "tweaking" is just the increase of PCI-E clock speeds that nvidia put under some cute-fancy name like hyperlink or something......

OCing of the PCI-E clocks can cause unspeakable horrors.... just so you know.

CDsDontBurn · Aug 16, 2008, 06:55 AM

it was known as Linkboost, and it has since been removed of the 680i chipset boards. this feature was not introduced into the 780i/790i chipset boards.

but, it shouldn't matter which of the two you use, but it's recommended to keep the two the same for optimized performance and features. like you know....SLI

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but, technically, x-fire should work on an NVIDIA chipset MoBo because it's open sourceed hardware or something like that. i've never known of anybody who's had this tried on an NVIDIA chipset MoBo though.

Mofobishop · Aug 18, 2008, 07:26 PM

I build cmputers with both. No difference at all..

Aug 16, 2008, 05:18 AM	#1
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kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,018 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	theres no difference in speeds if nvidia cards are used in nvidia motherboards vs any other motherboard on the market.... speeds are increased if the PCI-E bus frequency is increased but that is not recommended at all. and the 4850 isnt as powerful as a GTX 260 but a 4870 is better than the GTX 260 so thats the card you want. __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

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kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,018 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	the "tweaking" is just the increase of PCI-E clock speeds that nvidia put under some cute-fancy name like hyperlink or something...... OCing of the PCI-E clocks can cause unspeakable horrors.... just so you know. __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

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Mofobishop DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	I build cmputers with both. No difference at all..