my graphic card

[captininsano]

I have this graphic card    ( visiontek ati radeon hd 4550) and the box says its crossfire ready but no crossfire bridge port does that mean its not cross fire? or it is like hybrid through the mobo crossfire? i want 2 get another cause its working fine but im not if its not crossfire..   plz help me thx

[Got_Amm0]

is it this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129125

[Got_Amm0]

if that is it. it cant be.... theres no place for the crossfire bridge to connect

[Seraph]

More than likely it is meant to be used as a hybrid crossfire set-up. You would need to have a MB that supports that with an onboard graphics card on the MB.

[Got_Amm0]

yeah true.. sorry i forgot to post what you just said on my other post. thanks to the post lol

[captininsano]

Yes that is it dang i was gonna buy another thanks for helping me b4 i got another by mistake i dont no know should i stick with the one i have? buy 2 nice actual crossfire cards and water cool or buy 1 really nice card and water cool it??

[Schlup]

You'd be better off buying one card that is twice as good...I learned my lesson with the SLI/Crossfire stuff.  You don't get double the performance but you do get double the heat.  The only reason I would buy SLI now is if Monkey_grill bought the same card as me...since I vowed to always have a better computer than him.

Edit: Get this one, same price as what you were looking at but more than twice the power of it which means it will run better than if you had gotten Crossfire setup.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125253

...unless you want to really do it right and get a great card...this one will have more than 4x the power of the card I listed before (though it is 3x the price)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102868
but if you get the Vapor-X don't mess with the cooling, nothing you can do with water will cool as well as the Vapor-X system.

[captininsano]

How is this one cross fire? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125253   besides hybrid i dident see a crossfire bridge and the heat for 2 cards wouldent be a deal cause i would water cool them and put a pcie fan in the middle of them prob 2 get the heat out

[captininsano]

im thinking like 2 of these   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500134   or 1 of these  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161315

[Schlup]

im thinking like 2 of these   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500134   or 1 of these  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161315

You'll need to select an ATI card since that is what is compatible with your motherboard.  I'm saying go with 1 better card, you'll get more power/performance out of it than your Crossfire setup. 

[captininsano]

Ok ill take your word for it im gonna look for a really nice ati card dont want 2 spend 2much tho ill post another link when i think of one i want.... Thank you all for your help.

[captininsano]

actually i might need help looking for a card i know i want ddr3 or higher nothing less than 4550 and i dont want it 2 be past 100 bucks cause im broke all the time     o and id like 1gb but 512 will do either idk i will keep looking but if anyone sees anything around this plz link it and thank you.

[Schlup]

Here ya go!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102871

[FALLEN]

well first stay away from 128 bit catch speed is low look for 256 bit or higher and i would just get one really nice card and nvidia would be you best bang for your buck still will run on your board

[captininsano]

Ok ill look for one what do u think like a 9800? or so i really want if i do 1card 1gb and super fast eventually gonna water cool it

[captininsano]

I found a rockin card for alittle over my budget but it rocks http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5286097&CatId=3669

[tehfunk101]

I found a rockin card for alittle over my budget but it rocks http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5286097&CatId=3669

Going over your budget is worth it for that! the 9800gtx/250 's are great cards!

[Schlup]

Yeah but there are many many better cards on the market now...those cards are just about entry/mid level now.  I'd wait until the Fermi's are released and the price comes down on all the earlier cards.

[captininsano]

i dont want 2 but was wondering if anyone new if they made a water block for the   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129125   ? i looked dident see any just wondering if anyone else has seen any

[captininsano]

I want 2 get a new graphic card mine is running fine right now i just want a nice one so i dont have to worry about it in the future and i want 2 water cool it im on a very strict budget since my parents are going 2 buy 50% of the card i dont think i can afford one over 100 bucks and i dont know if i should go crossfire or buy 1nice one plz help. THX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Schlup]

Ok, I'm going to be blunt with you.  You can either get a crappy video card and water cool it for no reason...OR...you can get a decent video card and let it cool as it was intended and designed to cool with the stock setup.

If you decide to get a crappy video card and water cool it here is a universal GPU water block
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835108095
For the video card you can go to Wal-Mart and get anything they have on the shelf that you still have enough money to buy.

I've already made recommendations to you (several actually) on what card you can get and how it will run compared to others.  So here's what you need to decide, do you want your computer to just look cool or do you want it to perform good?  Because you can't really afford to do either one with your budget and definitely not both.

In any case your not having to worry about it in the future is simply not going to be an option for you.  You can spend $600 on the best card made right now and you'll still have to worry about it in the future, granted the future will be farther out than with a low end card.  That's the way of the electronics world, everything just keeps getting better.  That's how they make money.

[captininsano]

i want a performanceand card and let it air cool do you think i can find one in 100 dollar range?   

[Schlup]

Here ya go!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102871

Once again, this is the card you should get.  Don't listen to Fallen, he's incorrect in his statement about "128 bit cache speed", it has nothing to do with that, it's the memory interface, you can think of it as lanes on a highway.  However, you also need to think about memory type more than anything.  The memory type on the card I suggested is GDDR5 and the memory type on the card he suggested is GDDR2 which is much slower.  The ATI card is your better bang for the buck and will out perform an equally priced nVidia card which would be the GTS 250 which is still a higher price.

[captininsano]

Ok thx schlup for your time and help:)

[tehfunk101]

The ATI card is your better bang for the buck and will out perform an equally priced nVidia card which would be the GTS 250 9800gt which is still a higher price.

fixed

[captininsano]

This is my new gcard its gforce 8800 from fallenones rig he got a upgrade and gave me this. it rocks now playing mw2 with 88fps

[Schlup]

Very nice, do you think the game is easier to play with the higher fps?

[captininsano]

Yes... it runs smoother and looks awesome

[Schlup]

Good, glad to hear it...can't wait to knife you!

[Captin Insano]

good luck NOOB

[Schlup]

You logged into the wrong account noob!  I'll delete your old one so we don't get it confused anymore.

P.S. Find me online so I can learn you a lesson!

[captininsano]

OK now that im on the right account i can teach you old farts a lesson on how 2 not suck in cod

[FALLEN]

lol bring it kido ill show you how old farts pwn noobs like you all day long lol

[Schlup]

OK now that im on the right account i can teach you old farts a lesson on how 2 not suck in cod

The day you teach me how to game is the day I retire from gaming!

[captininsano]

When u retire from gameing the gameing world will have a relief saying wow im glad we dont have that ratard anymore lol.... P.S schlup why dont u post a pic of your pc i bet its a jungle of cables and mess ups lol

[Schlup]

First of all, either learn how to spell or use the spell check feature in the forums.  Secondly, there are pics of my PC in the forums, if you look around a bit you can find them.

[captininsano]

Anyone know how to hook up hybrid crossfire?