Name: Anonymous 2010-12-29 9:06
I have a M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 motherboarad which only supports crossfire. While I have managed to perform a SLI hack in order to get my two GTX 470 cards to work together in SLI mode I can't say I'm easily impressed with the overall improvement.
What I did was run the benchmark that was built into Lost Planet 2, and while the first benchmark got 60 fps (an improvement from only 48 or so fps) at a resolution of 1920 x 1080, the second benchmark only got 48 fps at 1920 x 1080. The only problem is with the second benchmark; 48 fps was what I was getting with only one graphics card. Now, while I appreciate the improvement from the first benchmark, I can't understand why there is no improvement at all when I run the second benchmark. As a result I was wondering if purchasing a ASUS M4N98TD EVO would be a good idea?
A GTX 470 is a ridiculously powerful card, and having two of them being in SLI mode should be enough to handle almost anything being thrown at them. Therefore would there be any noticeable improvement if I purchased a motherboard that naively supports SLI, or should I just stick to the SLI hack that I'm currently using?
Also as for my computer specs here they are:
CPU: Phenom II X6 1055T
RAM: G.Skill Flare DDR3 SDRAM 1600 (4 x 2GB)
Motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3
Graphic's card: 2x GTX 470
What I did was run the benchmark that was built into Lost Planet 2, and while the first benchmark got 60 fps (an improvement from only 48 or so fps) at a resolution of 1920 x 1080, the second benchmark only got 48 fps at 1920 x 1080. The only problem is with the second benchmark; 48 fps was what I was getting with only one graphics card. Now, while I appreciate the improvement from the first benchmark, I can't understand why there is no improvement at all when I run the second benchmark. As a result I was wondering if purchasing a ASUS M4N98TD EVO would be a good idea?
A GTX 470 is a ridiculously powerful card, and having two of them being in SLI mode should be enough to handle almost anything being thrown at them. Therefore would there be any noticeable improvement if I purchased a motherboard that naively supports SLI, or should I just stick to the SLI hack that I'm currently using?
Also as for my computer specs here they are:
CPU: Phenom II X6 1055T
RAM: G.Skill Flare DDR3 SDRAM 1600 (4 x 2GB)
Motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3
Graphic's card: 2x GTX 470