HD 4850 Previews

[GGuyZ]

Wait a minute, does this mean I need to have two 16x pci-e lanes for a HD4850 crossfire setup to perform to its fullest???

I think the new P45 boards would be sufficient. Most of them only support 8x/8x mode but allow PCI-E 2.0 bandwidth. It's more or less the same as 16x/16x. Atleast in theory.

[perkam]

I think the new P45 boards would be sufficient. Most of them only support 8x/8x mode but allow PCI-E 2.0 bandwidth. It's more or less the same as 16x/16x. Atleast in theory.

The p45 was testing against the X48 with two 4850s in crossfire.

The results were herrendous results on the P45, which might just be the variation you are seeing in reviews too. Make sure you are using 16x/16x.

Perkam