HD4870 + MSI P35 Neo2-FR

The HD4870 is PCI-E X16 2.0 .

May i ask what is the diff between PCI-E 2.0 and 1.0,

Frogot to add something,

Will the MSI P35 Neo2-FR support it?

What about the Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Motherboard? (Not planning to Xfire)

May i ask what is the diff between PCI-E 2.0 and 1.0, skykiller95

the search feature is ur friend, use it, its been asked before.. :)

Frogot to add something,

Will the MSI P35 Neo2-FR support it?

What about the Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Motherboard? (Not planning to Xfire)

skykiller95

since its p35 chipset it should support it...

the p43 is excellent budget mobo...

id go with the p43 since its newer and i know what you meant but its not xfire, its crossfire cause xfire is a gaming thingy :D

and the 4870 is excellent choice for your graphic card :D

hope i helped

The P35 neo2 FR is actually the P35 platinum with a smaller heatpipe and a red sticker over the platinum sign o the motherboard, it's a great board, totally love it, but as of now there are P45 boards quite cheap and they are very simular to the price of the P35, if you're on a small budjet the P35 neo2 FR will be a great choise PCIe x16 is more than sufficient for that card in a single card configuration, I must say the Neo2 FR/FIR is a great OC'er capable of amacing FSB paired with a CPU that can stand the pressure.

But it has a flaw, the bios is quite tricky to swap, other than that the HD4870 will fit, but the Sata conectors sit a litlle near the VGA cards. (can post a pic if needed) But it's a great board.

I would not get a P43 before the P35 or P45.