From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1PuSnc-0004HF-GF for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:51:49 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 34BE71C017; Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:50:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-bw0-f53.google.com (mail-bw0-f53.google.com [209.85.214.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D475F1C017 for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:50:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwg12 with SMTP id 12so8592524bwg.40 for ; Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:50:10 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:message-id:from:to:subject:date:user-agent :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding :content-type; bh=8wY0Qg/vHXaGSZdFdD5Lz1hxjaY+m1MuNi86JhTdd7Y=; b=kFNs1F4LzAh7btTYXAMGe+WwggIlAsI/PmcqXsdMtqfTUbpK+hnu2qbon8i8DzVAEw OF78mtT9ViDGGh5TazGe8od7L+CNXZPBg8LaLiUHdgsp+lrNJ7xixDpIkAO9K/55n+IL nDnL6q64HE/aF9cACGr+pohQzjBdqqwKXNAWQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:from:to:subject:date:user-agent:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding:content-type; b=NBB+WCkrAZFe1eqcaL7DE0QzdlgJvbzuLIT0WiyKQ7T+JLfeZd1oR+qGWHTTPolsi0 HPoDVg7KkPElXStLlNT9cnI4+tC1biEF+FCBoNnWrzvplfcs6CdBLRx17oQGSHRrTTa2 jNLe9WLtaUW9UIiSDCWIbNOX5bZhc1S4OvYOY= Received: by 10.204.65.135 with SMTP id j7mr6237575bki.85.1298998210672; Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:50:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from energy.localnet (p4FC74A16.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [79.199.74.22]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b16sm3479078bkw.14.2011.03.01.08.50.07 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:50:09 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4d6d23c1.5097cc0a.3fe4.1e29@mx.google.com> From: Volker Armin Hemmann To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: mobo and Ati video Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:50:02 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/4.6 beta4 (Linux/2.6.36.3r4; KDE/4.6.0; x86_64; ; ) In-Reply-To: References: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: c3d77f5baba3b1f3b1c3d3ad43e8f5ef On Tuesday 01 March 2011 15:23:38 James wrote: > Hello, >=20 > I was not certain that this posting is OT, so > I labeled it that way, to keep everyone > happy by default. I've been scrounging > newegg to build a fast (AMD_ATI) workstation > that is also cost effect (much thanks to Dale). >=20 > I'm a bit obsessive, so be forewarned. >=20 > ISSUE: > Ati video (mux/mix)ing video cards: >=20 > Crossfire is but one ati video technology > that allows a mobo to mix(use) multiple > video processors (GPUs) on the same mobo. >=20 > I thought I had found my mobo: > http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3D3516#ov >=20 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=3DN82E16813128435 >=20 >=20 > This snippet gives me pause: >=20 > ATI Hybrid Graphics is a technology umbrella brand encompassing sever= al > technologies, such as ATI Hybrid CrossFireX=E2=84=A2, ATI SurroundVie= w=E2=84=A2, ATI > PowerPlay=E2=84=A2, etc. that allow both an AMD integrated graphics p= rocessor and a > discrete graphics processor to work co-operatively on an AMD based sy= stem > to provide enhanced gaming performance, productivity and platform > efficiency to the mainstream PC. > * Please use ATI Hybrid CrossFireX certified DX11 VGA card (i.e., ATI= Radeon > HD 5450, etc.), detail information please refer to AMD website. >=20 >=20 > But I want to use this fanless video card: > SAPPHIRE Ultimate 100289UL Radeon HD 5670 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI >=20 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=3DN82E16814102902 >=20 > Questions: >=20 > So will the onboard ATI 4290 work with the 5670, > under Gentoo? you can probably use both - just not in cf-x mode. Because it wouldn't = make=20 sense. usb3 will work 3x charge won't. All those nifty tools won't work. The b= ios fan=20 control is ok - could be better. It likes to err on the higher rpm side= which=20 means that the fans turn quicker than with fancontrol - or Asus boards.= On the other hand, GB boards do work unlike Asus.