Quote Originally Posted by bhavv View Post
Well, I used my 3870 in both my 16x and 4x slot and I got this:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...vv/16xvs4x.jpg

So in a crossfire setup, wouldnt the second card also be crippled like this?

Death to 4x PCI-E slots please

There are a few X48's with two slots for around £150, but that is still a bit too much, and the X38's are terrible overclockers.

If I had the cash I would go ahead and buy an X48, but I am still hoping we can get a sub £100 budget version like the 650i / 750i but for crossfire.
No. Even if the number 2 card is crippled, you still get a nice Boost. Like some AMD Fanboy who says he doesn't like Intel's Business Practices, I don't like nVidia's. I don't like their chipsets either. Games are a sideline issue for me and I prefer Intel Chips over nVidia. I'll put up with Slower CF and AMD's open-ness about CrossFire over nVidia's BS any day. I don't really game enough to justify Intel or nVidia expensive boards or high-end Video Card/s.

Unless we're talking Xtreme Overclocking, then most (X38's) are not terrible overclockers. Many of us have 24/7 Air overclocks and never need higher FSB that Extreme Air, LN or chilled water needs I like other people racing the Cars and Computers while I drive both of mine safely.

My Cheap Gigabyte Boards is wayyyyyy better than the Foxconn P35A.

Last but not least, any 3DMarks is useless since it doesn't correspond to any real world Game.