Hello again! Before reading this please be well informed that I am a Crossfire n00b, and only an amature computer tech at best.
I recently have ordered more or less a new computer (upgrades, but everything I need to make a new PC... case/PSU, mobo, ram, HDD, GPU etc.) and the mobo I have coming is the MSI MS-7548 (Aspen). It comes with the Radeon HD 3200 IGP which from what I have read is the best IGP on the market. I also own a Radeon HD 4350 PCI-E card. I know the latter supports crossfire and I hear that the 3200 does as well so I would really like to make that happen! However, this is where I need some help and questions answered. I would assume that the 3200 and the 4350 require different sets of drivers, right? If so, how do you get both chips to run at the same time? I have never used Crossfire or SLI so the whole concept is exciting but confusing. From what I have seen and read, most people use Crossfire or SLI with duplicate cards (2 HD 4850s, or 2 9800GTs.) so to make a stand alone card work with an IGP is confusing.
Also, I would really like to OC my HD3200 IGP. I have seen some amazing videos of what a 3200 can do on it's own NOT OCd and when OCd can handle some newer games albeit at low settings. From my understanding the core clock speed is 500MHz default, and is OC-able to 1000MHz, but most people seem to stay within the 750-950MHz range. How do I overclock this chip? I thought I saw something about an OC tool being in the Catalyst Control Center, but as I don't have any ATi cards right now, I can't look for myself.
Thank you for your time, and any helpful response is very, very much appreciated!
--Rob.
I recently have ordered more or less a new computer (upgrades, but everything I need to make a new PC... case/PSU, mobo, ram, HDD, GPU etc.) and the mobo I have coming is the MSI MS-7548 (Aspen). It comes with the Radeon HD 3200 IGP which from what I have read is the best IGP on the market. I also own a Radeon HD 4350 PCI-E card. I know the latter supports crossfire and I hear that the 3200 does as well so I would really like to make that happen! However, this is where I need some help and questions answered. I would assume that the 3200 and the 4350 require different sets of drivers, right? If so, how do you get both chips to run at the same time? I have never used Crossfire or SLI so the whole concept is exciting but confusing. From what I have seen and read, most people use Crossfire or SLI with duplicate cards (2 HD 4850s, or 2 9800GTs.) so to make a stand alone card work with an IGP is confusing.
Also, I would really like to OC my HD3200 IGP. I have seen some amazing videos of what a 3200 can do on it's own NOT OCd and when OCd can handle some newer games albeit at low settings. From my understanding the core clock speed is 500MHz default, and is OC-able to 1000MHz, but most people seem to stay within the 750-950MHz range. How do I overclock this chip? I thought I saw something about an OC tool being in the Catalyst Control Center, but as I don't have any ATi cards right now, I can't look for myself.
Thank you for your time, and any helpful response is very, very much appreciated!
--Rob.