Pegatron motherboards

[BennisTheMennis]

I have the Pegatron motherboard that came in my HP computer, it is one of the higher models and socket 2011.

 

I know Pegatron used to make ASUS's motherboards, correct me if I am wrong

 

I was wondering what the consensus might be as for the quality of these motherboards, I looked over the internet and couldnt really get an answer

 

 

 

 

The board has two pcie 16x slots but i cant find anywhere on the internet or on the board itself as for it being sli or crossfire capable, and suggestions for how to find out?

[scaryjam823]

If it doesn't say it on the board then chances are it isn't. Google the model number of the board and find the specs to find out for sure.

[DirkaFat]

You will probably find the model number in the BIOS of the motherboard. Use that to search the specifications.

[flibberdipper]

Nope, ASUS makes Pegatron boards. They're usually pretty good boards. And it probably is, as long as they're spaced normally.

[BennisTheMennis]

I've tried looking up the board and other than the basic stuff i saw nothing about sli or crossfire, should I call up HP and find out for sure? it doesnt seem to make sense that they would put 2 pcie lanes and not have at least one

[flibberdipper]

I've tried looking up the board and other than the basic stuff i saw nothing about sli or crossfire, should I call up HP and find out for sure? it doesnt seem to make sense that they would put 2 pcie lanes and not have at least one

What is the model of computer that you have (an example would be Pavilion P7-1234)?

[BennisTheMennis]

What is the model of computer that you have (an example would be Pavilion P7-1234)?

 

HP ENVY Phoenix 810-170st Desktop PC

 

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Desktops/HP-ENVY/E3W49AV?HP-ENVY-Phoenix-810-170st-Desktop-PC

[flibberdipper]

I'm at least 90% positive it's SLI capable.

 

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03132964&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en#N250

[BennisTheMennis]

I've looked at that page tons of times

I'm just wondering where did you get that info from?

Also a no on crossfire?

[flibberdipper]

I've looked at that page tons of times

I'm just wondering where did you get that info from?

Also a no on crossfire?

Under the graphics section, I'm assuming it means that it does. Not sure about Crossfire (without the bridge).

 

[Mentalguy]

Also a no on crossfire?

If it supports SLI, it should be able to handle crossfire too.

[Faa]

 

Nope, ASUS makes Pegatron boards. They're usually pretty good boards. And it probably is, as long as they're spaced normally.

 

No pegatron makes boards for Asus & Asrock. Asus owns Pegatron now and Pegatron owns Asrock. Basically theyre design wise just the same but the quality is just different and a bunch of gimmick features.

[flibberdipper]

   

No pegatron makes boards for Asus & Asrock. Asus owns Pegatron now and Pegatron owns Asrock. Basically theyre design wise just the same but the quality is just different and a bunch of gimmick features.

Pegatron is actually it's own thing now, but it makes ASRock boards. ASUS is totally seperate from them. Totally forgot about the spin-off in 2010 (or sometime around then).

[Grave]

If it supports SLI, it should be able to handle crossfire too.

I don't think I've seen a board that has no XF but supported SLI. Don't really know why this is, aside from NVidia possibly having specific requirements for SLI certification along with the licensing fee that people say companies have to pay to certify SLI, which the requirements already meet/exceed the ones for licensing AMD crossfire (which is free).

But yeah, it's safe to say that if it can SLI, it can more than likely (99.99999% sure on this, but it could be the .00001% that I'm wrong) crossfire AMD/ATI cards.

I looked into the motherboard a little bit and it seems that it's just OEM and can't overclock, so it's very likely it can't SLI and I doubt it can crossfire either. Could be wrong, but I'm almost positive this is the case. They're pretty cheap motherboards compared to mid-range (and even some lower price range) Asus/MSi/Gigabyte/even ASRock boards, and my opinion is that ASRock is below Biostar and maybe ECS which are pretty tiny compared to the top 3. ECS/Biostar just don't sell higher end motherboards (likely because they lack the fab to guarantee durability).

Edit: I recommend you swap to a new, better motherboard if you really want SLI or XF. Give that 4820k (if the page you linked is accurate) a better home. Edit again: If the above post is true, well now you know why that board is so cheap seeming to me, haha.

[BennisTheMennis]

I don't think I've seen a board that has no XF but supported SLI. Don't really know why this is, aside from NVidia possibly having specific requirements for SLI certification along with the licensing fee that people say companies have to pay to certify SLI, which the requirements already meet/exceed the ones for licensing AMD crossfire (which is free).

But yeah, it's safe to say that if it can SLI, it can more than likely (99.99999% sure on this, but it could be the .00001% that I'm wrong) crossfire AMD/ATI cards.

I looked into the motherboard a little bit and it seems that it's just OEM and can't overclock, so it's very likely it can't SLI and I doubt it can crossfire either. Could be wrong, but I'm almost positive this is the case. They're pretty cheap motherboards compared to mid-range (and even some lower price range) Asus/MSi/Gigabyte/even ASRock boards, and my opinion is that ASRock is below Biostar and maybe ECS which are pretty tiny compared to the top 3. ECS/Biostar just don't sell higher end motherboards (likely because they lack the fab to guarantee durability).

Edit: I recommend you swap to a new, better motherboard if you really want SLI or XF. Give that 4820k (if the page you linked is accurate) a better home. Edit again: If the above post is true, well now you know why that board is so cheap seeming to me, haha.

the computer is already more than i really need so i probably wont be doing anything motherboard or cpu wise for a while, i was just wondering if I'd be able to crossfire my 7870 in the future, I'd probably call HP to make 100 percent sure before i bit the bullet though (I have my doubts)