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Page 5 of 5 Conclusion 
Well, we discovered a few noteworthy
things here. First, Crossfire scales quite well on the P965 chipset
despite it's very different implementation of PCI-E lanes relative to
the 975 chipset. Though we haven't finished our own comparison to the
975 (specifically the Abit AW9D review, which is forthcoming), tests
and comparison's by our colleagues (with a specific nod towards
The TechReport here) show there's little lost with Crossfire on the
965.
Secondly, the x1600xt is a decent
performer for the price when in single card mode. It scales well in
Crossfire mode, and that certainly opens up the option for an
upgrader who wants to add another card to gain some additional
performance later on down the road. Still, if you were deciding on
buying two x1600xt's from the get-go, you'd probably be better off
buying a single x1950. It'd cost less, and outperform the twin
x1600xt's.
Scott's Opinion: It's good to see "cable-less" Crossfire this easy to implement. Nvidia's definitely had the advantage in the way of chipset support and ease of implementation up to this point. Going forward with the R6xx generation, and upcoming chipsets from AMD/ATI and Intel, this situation is bound to get even better. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           
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