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saintjimmy · 06-24-2010, 03:21 AM

aliquidparadigm is right, if you want to be able to upgrade to multi-GFX cards in the future, you really should get a motherboard with multiple x16 slots. Mind you, it does come at a price.

Here are some:
MSI 890FX-GD70 with 4 full x16 slots
ASUS M4A89GTD Pro with 2 full x16 slots
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 with 2 full x16, one x8, one x4 slots

And that's just from the 3 biggest brands. But those are some of the most expandable AMD boards out there.

06-24-2010, 03:21 AM	#28
saintjimmy That's His Name so Don't Wear it Out! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Visalia, California, USA Posts: 127 Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 6770M/Intel HD 3000 switchable	aliquidparadigm is right, if you want to be able to upgrade to multi-GFX cards in the future, you really should get a motherboard with multiple x16 slots. Mind you, it does come at a price. Here are some: MSI 890FX-GD70 with 4 full x16 slots ASUS M4A89GTD Pro with 2 full x16 slots Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 with 2 full x16, one x8, one x4 slots And that's just from the 3 biggest brands. But those are some of the most expandable AMD boards out there. __________________ HP dv7-6195us CPU: Intel Core i7-2630QM RAM: 8 GB DDR3-1333 GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6770M/Intel HD 3000 Graphics (Switchable) SSD: Intel 330 Maple Crest 120 GB SATA 3 HDD: 1 TB 5400 RPM Western Digital Scorpio Blue drive Audio: HP Beats Audio (acceptable 4.1 on the laptop) and an Insignia 1000 watt 5.1 surround set Display: 17" 1600 x 900 (laptop) and Samsung 24" 1920 x 1080 (external) Blu-Ray reader 9 cell battery (7 hrs w/Intel graphics, up to 4 hrs w/6770M)