Im curious if there are any limitations for using the gpu on the die of say an intel cpu at the same time as discrete GPU. Was this always supported or after some chipset.
I currently am rocking a 965BE phenom II that Im looking to replace with a i7 3770k,4790k etc.
building for a friend that isnt savvy enough to maintain an overclock even if i did it for him. His budget is super tight and Ive sourced most of the parts used off the forums already but finding a board in his price range has been difficult. He wants to use the system for 3ds max rendering...
MSI 990FXA-GD65 Vs ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=743637&CatId=7246
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3858040&CatId=7248
Same price MSI has the 990fx chipset and a rocky reputation...
Im most interested in the fact that both PS4 and next xbox will be based on AMD tech. So that means games should start to become more tuned for AMD hardware since alot of games are console ports.
I've seen this guy around alot looking for something for a low power NAS.
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/C60M1I/#specifications
What are you thoughts on it?
Other alternatives ?
I'm looking for a way to take all my storage and torrenting duties off my main pc.