Supported memory

1. If a mobo's memory standard is DDR2 1200, does this mean it can still support DDR2 800?



2. Also, does anyone know if this particular motherboard supports SLI?



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131219



I know it has 2 PCIe x16 slots, but it's either SLI or CrossFire, but not both, right?



3. And one last question: if a board says this:



1 x PCI-E X16, 1 x PCI-E X16 (x4 bandwidth)



Does that mean it has two slots and is SLI/CrossFire enabled, or does that mean something else?



Thanks.

Looking for SLI board by Asus? Look for the NVidia nForce type chipset like seen on the models at the link here. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...TabStoreType=1

For Crossfire setups you have to have a Radeon chipset or now AMD type. If the board supports either that will be displayed in the product information if not seen in the model number's text line. Models having a 4x along with the PCI--E 16x simply allow the use of the early PCI-E 4x cards.

So there are no X38 boards that support SLI?

They only support crossfire.

Well shoot! So do I *have* to get an nVidia chipset for SLI? Or do any Intel chipsets support it?

SLI is NVidia method for a dual card setup with two matching cards. You have to go by chipset there for this type of setup. ATI now owned by AMD would be needed for a Crossfire setup. The information on any model looked over will show whether or not it does or doesn't support either.

A lot of the specs on newegg don't mention SLI or CrossFire, which is why I asked. It makes sense that nVidia's chipset supports SLI, but I wasn't sure if Intel did as well. Seems weird that they would support the AMD technology. Of course, they are competing with nVidia too I suppose....

You simply have to look over information provided at a vendor but better yet the manufacturer's site for details and specifications. Certain boards will specify whether they are SLI or Crossfire ready when looking at those.