HD 6870 compatible Motherboard?

[gamekraze]

I would like the few motherboards which are compatible with ATi HD 6870.

Motherboard should have HDMI and crossfire support as well.

[dma0991]

There is no such thing as compatibility of GC based on motherboards. AMD graphic cards(GC) will work on any Intel or AMD motherboards.

The exception however is that you can't SLi on a AMD chipset motherboard without modification and it is only possible to SLi on a now dead nForce chipset for AMD motherboards.

HDMI support is more dependent on the GC itself unless the motherboard has an IGP then it would make perfect sense for HDMI support for the motherboard.

[Soultribunal]

So long as the MB (any MB) has a PCI-e Slot that card will work.

Now if you are opting for Crossfire I would like a little more information from you if possible.

What CPU will you be using (so I know if I should go with a AMD or Intel motherboard choice) and what type of PSU are you running so I know if you'll have the juice to power a pair.

ST

[gamekraze]

Well im going to a buy a new pc , so i was going for good investment..so that i don't have to change the motherboard if i wanted to go for crossfire in future, or have hdmi support.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
Graphics Card: XFX Ati HD 6870
Motherboard : Need to find out(preferable hdmi + crossfire support)

[dma0991]

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Motherboards - ASUS M4A89GTD PRO

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3 - GA-890GPA-UD3H (rev. 2.1)

Either of these 2 boards will work just fine for a Crossfire of HD6870 and you'll need a beefy PSU in the range of 600-650W to support 2 cards. I advised that you get a 650W PSU instead of a 500W PSU so that you could make your rig Crossfire ready.

[gamekraze]

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3 - GA-890GPA-UD3H (rev. 2.1)

- theres one x16 slot n another is a x8 slot would that cause low performance when rigged for crossfire?

[gamekraze]

Thanks dma0991 i think i will go for ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Motherboards - ASUS M4A89GTD PRO :D

[Soultribunal]

Originally Posted by gamekraze

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3 - GA-890GPA-UD3H (rev. 2.1)

- theres one x16 slot n another is a x8 slot would that cause low performance when rigged for crossfire?

You'll be fine.

Losing maybe 1% at most in that configuration.

ST

[dma0991]

The PCIE_1 will run at 16x if it is in single GC mode. But when you Crossfire it where PCIE_1 and PCIE_2 is occupied then it will run at 8x8x. It won't run at 16x8x as it will drop to 8x8x at Crossfire.

Of course there are boards that run at the ideal 16x16x but they cost a lot more than this and performance drop from a 16x16x to a 8x8x is not that big and most of the time is not worth the money to get a 16x16x motherboard. Under most circumstances a board that can support Crossfire at 8x8x is sufficient.