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Sean Darby wrote: > I recently found out there's an AMD chipset, which supports ATI's > Crossfire, though doesn't support NVIDIA's SLI... so I'm guessing I need > a motherboard with the NVIDIA chipset so I can use NVIDIA/SLI, though am > not sure how I can tell if the motherboard also supports AMD... > unless... it says "AM2+" on it? > > What are the similarities/differences between AMD's 9950 and 9850? > Someone recently suggested considering their 9850 instead of their 9950. > > In any case, this first build of mine is for gaming (though hopefully > capable of upgrading for better gaming later) and for producing music > (definitely - hopefully - capable of lots of upgrades later). > > I'm gradually narrowing things down. > > Here's an update to the list... There has been a similar discussion on the 64Studio mailing list. A couple of us have had a lot of problems with AM2 (and AM2+) series motherboards. I have personally wrestled with 4 different chipsets all supporting this platform (not for just a DAW). I am back to Intel now. Of course, you are free to make your own choice. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFI+a3dwRXgH3rKGfMRAulTAKCZvIYWNE364NvpbgX5MRAB3zha5QCfYCU6 eLYc2ngROMT22CshMwfmSe8= =pIoV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
